Trujillo opens the application period for a permanent social educator position

The Mancomunidad Comarca de Trujillo has opened the application period to fill one position for a Social Educator (PAF) for the Family Program as permanent labor personnel, through a competitive examination process (concurso-oposición). The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres no. 0186, dated September 29, 2026, and grants twenty business days to submit applications. The announcement carries the official reference BOP-2026-4520.

The hiring was approved by Mayoral Resolution no. 2026-0017, dated September 22, 2026, signed by the president of the entity, Antonio Ruíz Gómez. The position is included in the 2026 Public Employment Offer and is processed under file no. 582/2026, with a start date of August 13, 2026. There is a single vacancy, for which a Degree or diploma in Social Education is required.

An indefinite full-time position

The contract is indefinite and full-time, regulated by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015 and Royal Decree 1424/2002. The working day will be 37.5 hours per week, from Monday to Friday, with the possibility of morning and afternoon shifts according to service needs.

The remuneration set in the guidelines is 1,985.76 gross euros per month in fourteen payments. The assigned functions include the detection and prevention of risk or social exclusion situations, the preparation of socio-educational reports, social, cultural, and educational mediation, and referral to other professionals and specialized services.

Competitive examination in two phases

The selection process consists of an eliminatory examination phase and a merit phase:

• Examination: two multiple-choice tests, one theoretical with 40 questions and one practical with 20, valued at a maximum of 3 points each and a minimum of 1.5 points to pass.
• Merit: training up to a maximum of 1 point and experience up to 3 points, with 0.05 points per month in Public Administration and 0.025 points per month in private companies.
• Final score: sum of the examination (6 points maximum) and the merit phase (4 points maximum).

The qualifying tribunal will consist of five members—president, three vowels, and secretary—with their corresponding substitutes, in addition to the union observer. In the event of a tie, the result of the draw held on March 5, 2026, by the General Directorate of Public Service of the Junta de Extremadura, which set the letter Ñ, will be applied.

Requirements, syllabus, and job bank

Applicants must meet, among other conditions, Spanish nationality or that of a member state of the European Union, the functional capacity to perform the position, be at least sixteen years old and not exceed the compulsory retirement age, and possess the required qualification. The application shall be accompanied by:

• Photocopy of the DNI (National ID) and Type B driver’s license.
• Photocopy of the required qualification.
• Work history certificate from the General Treasury of the Social Security.
• Evidence of professional experience and accreditation of training of at least 40 hours.

The syllabus, contained in Annex II, consists of 21 topics and covers Decree 74/2022, which regulates the Family Care Programs in Extremadura, Law 14/2015, on Social Services of Extremadura, and Organic Law 8/2021, on the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents against violence. Additionally, a job bank will be established with those who pass the process without being hired, ordered by score and with a minimum of 1.5 points in each exam of the competitive examination.

The call for applications and its rules will be published on the electronic office of the Mancomunidad, and they may be challenged by an optional appeal for reversal within one month or a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Cáceres.

The call reinforces the staff of the regional social services with a stable, full-time position, in a context of high temporality in family care programs. For social education professionals in the region and the rest of the province, it represents an opportunity for access to permanent public employment through a regulated competitive examination process, with previous experience in family care programs as the primary merit.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0186, of September 29, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, page 22152 (official reference: BOP-2026-4520).