La Roda announces a vacancy for a Social Educator with a job bank

The La Roda City Council has announced a free competitive examination process (concurso-oposición) to fill one Social Educator position (group A2) on its permanent staff, as well as to establish a job bank for potential substitutions. The rules were approved by the Local Government Board on August 13, 2026, and modified by agreement of the same body on September 24, and are published in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete number 114, dated September 30, 2026 (announcement 24.956). The deadline for submitting applications will be twenty business days starting from the day following the publication of the summary announcement of the call in the Official State Gazette.

One position included in the 2026 Public Employment Offer

The vacant position corresponds to position number 43 of the Job Position List, with a Special Administration scale, a destination supplement level assimilated to 20, and a selection system by free competitive examination. It is budgetarily funded and included in the 2026 Public Employment Offer of the La Roda City Council, published in the Official Gazette of the Province number 78, dated July 8, 2026.

The call is supported by Article 97 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the Bases of the Local Regime, and by Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of October 30, which approves the revised text of the Law of the Basic Statute of the Public Employee, together with Law 4/2011, of March 10, on Public Employment of Castilla-La Mancha.

Requirements and submission of applications

Applicants must meet the required criteria by the last day of the application submission period:

• Spanish nationality, without prejudice to the provisions for nationals of other European Union Member States.
• Physical and psychological capacity and aptitude for the performance of the position, be at least sixteen years old, and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.
• Higher degree (Grado or Diplomatura) in Social Education, titles recognized as equivalent, or legal authorization by an Official College of Social Educators.
• Not have been dismissed through disciplinary proceedings from the service of any public administration, nor be in a situation of absolute or special disqualification.

Processing will be exclusively electronic through the municipal electronic office (laroda.sedipualba.es); paper applications will not be accepted, and each person may only submit a single application.

Two examination exercises and merit scale

The competitive examination phase is valued at 75 points and consists of two exercises: a questionnaire of 60 questions plus five reserve questions, with four alternative answers and a penalty for errors, and the resolution of two practical cases on the specific part of the syllabus. In both cases, it is necessary to obtain at least 5 points to pass.

The merit phase adds up to 25 points, distributed as follows:

• Professional experience: up to 15 points, at a rate of 0.5 points for each month worked in the Public Administration as a Social Educator and 0.2 points for each month in third-sector entities or private companies.
• Higher qualifications: up to 10 points, with 6 points for a doctoral degree, 6 points for a degree other than the one required for access, and up to 4 points for complementary training, valued at 0.0025 points per hour and without counting courses shorter than 30 hours.

Qualifying Tribunal and job bank

The Qualifying Tribunal shall be a collegiate body and will be composed, at a minimum, of five titular members with an equal number of substitutes, always in an odd number, career civil servants or permanent contractual staff. Their appointment will be made public in the Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete along with the final list of admitted and excluded applicants.

The job bank derived from the process will be valid for three years, extendable for one more, and will be used to cover substitutions due to service needs, with prior communication to the members and a period of three days to accept or reject the appointment.

The call opens a stable public employment route within the social services of La Roda for those with degrees in Social Education from the region, who will also have a job bank valid for three years to access temporary substitutions in the municipality.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete, no. 114, September 30, 2026, Third Section. Local Administration, pp. 34-45 (official reference: 24.956).