Unit Group (L4) 2352

2352 — Special Needs Teachers

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L4 CODE: 2352
2 PROFESSIONALS → 23 Teaching Professionals → 235 Other Teaching Professionals
Summary
Special Needs Teachers (KeSCO 2352) supports outcomes in the Education & Training sector by applying job-specific knowledge, standards, and tools to deliver quality services or outputs. Duties and complexity vary by employer, work setting, and seniority level, but the occupation generally requires reliability, competence, and continuous learning.
Minimum entry
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree
Future outlook
Future trends such as digital transformation, automation, climate resilience, and changing consumer needs are shaping most occupations. Workers who continuously upskill (digital literacy, quality standards, safety, customer service, and modern tools) are more resilient and competitive.
Sectors
Education & TrainingProfessional ServicesPublic SectorPrivate SectorNGO/DevelopmentSpecialised Practice
Description
Special Needs Teachers (KeSCO 2352) supports outcomes in the Education & Training sector by applying job-specific knowledge, standards, and tools to deliver quality services or outputs. Duties and complexity vary by employer, work setting, and seniority level, but the occupation generally requires reliability, competence, and continuous learning.
Employment prospects
Prospects depend on national and county demand, sector investment, policy priorities, and supply of trained workers. Job seekers improve prospects by gaining practical experience, building a portfolio or track record, earning relevant certifications, and being flexible on location and sub-sector.
Tasks
  • Prepare schemes of work, lesson plans, and learning resources
  • Deliver instruction using learner-centred and competency-based approaches
  • Assess learners through tests, assignments, practicals, and observation
  • Provide feedback, remedial support, and mentorship to learners
  • Maintain learner records, attendance, and performance reports
  • Manage classrooms/workshops and ensure safe learning environments
  • Support co-curricular activities, guidance, and career development
  • Participate in curriculum review, departmental planning, and moderation
  • Use ICT and digital learning tools where applicable
  • Engage parents/guardians or stakeholders where required
  • Support inclusive education and special needs accommodations
Skills
Communication (verbal and written) | Teamwork and collaboration | Problem-solving and critical thinking | Time management and prioritisation | Attention to detail and accuracy | Customer service orientation | Integrity and ethical conduct | Adaptability and continuous learning | Decision-making and judgement | Documentation and record-keeping | Digital literacy (basic) | Safety awareness and compliance mindset
Core skills
  • Communication (verbal and written)
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Time management and prioritisation
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Customer service orientation
  • Integrity and ethical conduct
  • Adaptability and continuous learning
  • Decision-making and judgement
  • Documentation and record-keeping
  • Digital literacy (basic)
  • Safety awareness and compliance mindset
Technical skills
  • Lesson planning and curriculum interpretation
  • Assessment design and marking
  • Classroom/workshop management
  • Learner engagement methods
  • Competency-based training approaches
  • Inclusive education strategies
  • ICT integration in teaching
  • Guidance and counselling basics
  • Learning resource development
  • Performance tracking and reporting
Transferable skills
  • Leadership and supervision (as one progresses)
  • Negotiation and stakeholder management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Presentation and public speaking
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Planning and organisation
  • Resilience and stress management
  • Service mindset and empathy
  • Networking and relationship building
  • Analytical thinking
  • Professionalism and work discipline
Certifications
  • Trade test / competency certification (where applicable)
  • Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) certification (strongly recommended)
  • Equipment-specific operator certification (where applicable)
  • First Aid certification (recommended in many workplaces)
Education
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Education or subject area + teaching qualification | Teaching practice / practicum | Progression through teaching roles → senior teacher/head of department → leadership | Continuous development in pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, and inclusion
Pathways
  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Education or subject area + teaching qualification
  • Teaching practice / practicum
  • Progression through teaching roles → senior teacher/head of department → leadership
  • Continuous development in pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, and inclusion
Relevant courses
  • Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary)
  • Diploma in Education / TVET Trainer programmes
  • Educational Psychology
  • Curriculum Studies
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Special Needs Education
  • Guidance and Counselling
  • ICT Integration in Education
  • Competency-Based Education/Training (CBE/CBT)
Institutions
  • Universities (accredited public and private universities offering relevant programmes)
  • National Polytechnics and TVET institutions (diploma, certificate, artisan programmes)
  • Technical Training Institutes and Vocational Centres
  • Professional Colleges and Accredited Training Academies
  • Sector Training Authorities and Recognised Centres of Excellence
  • Employer-based Academies and Apprenticeship Programmes
  • Online Learning Platforms (supplementary; verify recognition for regulated fields)
  • Industry Associations and Professional Bodies (short courses/CPD)
Minimum requirements
  • Minimum education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree
  • Basic literacy and numeracy (reading, writing, and basic calculations)
  • Good conduct, reliability, and professional behaviour
  • Ability to follow instructions, procedures, and workplace rules
  • Basic digital literacy where the role uses computers/phones
  • Physical/medical fitness where the role is physically demanding or safety-sensitive
  • Regulatory registration/licensing where required (profession-dependent)
  • Background checks/clearance for sensitive roles where applicable
Work context
Workplace policies | Team collaboration | Quality standards | Classroom | Training centre | Learning facilitation | Assessment | Teaching & mentoring
Where they work
  • Schools, TVET institutions, universities, training centres and education programmes.
Work setting
Not specified.
Schedule
Full-time commonDaytime hours commonDeadlines possible
Employment type
Formal employment possible
Earnings
Entry level
KES 50,000 – 120,000
Mid level
KES 120,000 – 250,000
Senior level
KES 250,000+
Entry-level typical range (illustrative): KES 50,000 – 120,000 | Mid-level typical range (illustrative): KES 120,000 – 250,000 | Senior/experienced typical range (illustrative): KES 250,000+ | Earnings vary by employer (public/private), location, allowances, commissions, overtime, risk factors, and scarcity of skills
How to become one
Study education or a teaching subject at university or TVET, complete teaching practice, meet Teachers Service Commission or employer requirements and apply for teaching posts.
Career progression
  • Entry/Intern → Junior Practitioner → Mid-level → Senior Specialist
  • Senior Specialist → Team Lead/Principal → Manager/Head of Unit (where applicable)
  • Some pathways include consultancy, research, training, or policy roles
Related occupations
  • Other occupations within the same KeSCO major group
  • Support roles in the same sector/industry
  • Supervisory roles related to this occupation’s work area
  • Specialist variants of the same occupation (where they exist)
Occupation titles
2352-17 — Special Education Teacher
Special Education Teacher is responsible for provides different types of special education disciplines rehabilitates the learners towards normal learning processes such as color blindness evaluate student’s needs, abilities, strengths to create tailored ieps modify normal curriculum to make it accessible for learners with different cognitive, physical and sensory disabilities monitor and keep progress reports for learners prepare learners for transition to higher grades or from school to vocational or independent life within the education sector.
2352-11 — Special Needs Teacher
Special Needs Teacher is responsible for teach physically or mentally handicapped children, young persons or adults, or those with learning difficulties, at a given level of education; promote the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of their students within the education sector.
2352-12 — Teacher of the Blind
Teacher of the Blind is responsible for teaches visually impaired pupils and students using teaching aids such as braille writers, typewriters and optacons assists with the enhancement of the other senses within the education sector.
2352-14 — Teacher of the Deaf
Teacher of the Deaf is responsible for they adapt the national curriculum to make it accessible to the deaf learners use sign language (ksl) and total communication within the education sector.
2352-15 — Teacher of the Mentally Handicapped
Teacher of the Mentally Handicapped is responsible for assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional impairments, employing special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition, and memory; establishing teaching academic subjects, and practical and self help skills to students with hearing, sight and other impairments; stimulating and developing students’ confidence interests ealy identification and assessment of learners with disabilities develop, implement and monitor ieps which are tailor made to specific abilities of each child modify normal/regular curriculum content as well as teaching methods into smaller within the education sector.
2352-16 — Teacher of the Physically Handicapped
Teacher of the Physically Handicapped is responsible for specializes in teaching those with physical impairment so as into integrate them in normal school life and subsequently in social collaborate with specialists, parents and administration to develop, implement and update ieps for each learner teachers conduct functional, motoric and academic assessment so as to identify special limitations of each child tracking and documenting progress so as to adjust instructional methods and goals as necessary life within the education sector.
2352-13 — Teacher, braille
Teacher, braille is responsible for conduct and interpret functional vision assessments conduct and interpret communication skills and learning media assessments in reading, writing, and listening, identify the most appropriate technology configurations for individual students; recommend appropriate reading and writing media for the child with visual impairments within the education sector.
2352-18 — Teacher, learning support
Teacher, learning support is responsible for identify students with learning needs by observing and assessing design and implement customized ieps with clear measurable goals modify learning materials and apply specialized teaching techniques to suit student needs recommend instructional methods to teachers within the education sector.
2352-21 — Teacher, of gifted children
Teacher, of gifted children is responsible for assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional impairments, exceptional intellectual gifts, confers with students, parents, head teacher and other relevant professionals involved in the students’ care to develop individual educational plans designing or modifying curricula and preparing and delivering programs, lessons and activities adapted to students’ abilities and needs within the education sector.
2352-22 — Teacher, of the hearing impaired
Teacher, of the hearing impaired is responsible for developing individualized education programs (ieps) maintaining students records and tracking assessment and academic progress using ksl and total communication methods for effective and accessible learning modifying lessons teaching methods and reducing learning barriers working with parents, specialists and moe to improve learning outcomes teaching academic subjects, and practical and self help skills to students with hearing, sight and other impairments within the education sector.
2352-23 — Teacher, of the sight impaired
Teacher, of the sight impaired is responsible for .a teacher for the visually impaired(tvi) or teacher of the blind teach braille and technology and conduct assessments functional vision/learning media .adapt curriculum into braille large print/tactile formats .educate classroom teachers, aids and parents on the specific needs and abilities of the student .advise on lighting, seating and reducing glare to maximize residual vision within the education sector.
2352-24 — Teacher, remedial
Teacher, remedial is responsible for work within the school system to identify and diagnose students with learning gaps or disabilities to understand their specific needs conduct extra lessons in the morning, evening or weekends to boost students performance teachers and tutors offer personalized in person remedial lessons for students during holidays work with a student's regular classroom teacher to determine what kind of help a student needs within the education sector.