The social educator is defined as an agent of social change who coordinates social groups through educational strategies that help citizens to understand and participate in their social, political, economic and cultural surroundings, and to fully integrate in society.
Social educators work in highly diverse contexts in an endeavour to respond to the need of all collectives of the population to gain access to culture, welfare and participation in society. Their job has two very marked aspects: that of training and welfare, and that of caring for people.
Social educators are responsible for those fields in education that do not have specific regulations, in which they undertake educational intervention actions with marginalised people, people who have social problems or difficulties in adapting to their surroundings.