Madrid Civil Service Exams 2026: 22 Positions for Teachers and Occupational Therapists

Key data

The Madrid City Council is calling 22 municipal public employment positions through civil service exams in open competition, published in the Official Gazette on May 28, 2026. The positions belong to the Special Administration scale, Technical subscale, and are distributed in two specialties: Early Childhood Education Teacher and Occupational Therapist.

The process is governed by the bases published in the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council no. 10121, of May 7, 2026. That bulletin is the mandatory reference for knowing access requirements, syllabi, structure of tests and complete procedure.

What does this regulation establish?

The Resolution of May 11, 2026 from the Madrid City Council calls the following positions through civil service exams in open competition:

The access system is open competition civil service exam, which means that any person who meets the requirements established in the bases can apply, without needing to be a previous civil servant of the City Council.

The complete bases —including qualification requirements, syllabi, structure of exercises, minimum scores and application procedure— are published in the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council no. 10121, of May 7, 2026. All subsequent announcements of the process (lists of admitted candidates, exam dates, results) will be published as provided in those same bases.

Economic and operational impact

For applicants, this call represents an opportunity to access stable public employment in the Madrid City Council. The positions in the Special Administration scale, Technical subscale, correspond to qualified professional profile positions, with the remuneration and stability conditions typical of Madrid municipal public employment.

For the Madrid City Council, filling these 22 positions responds to the need for specialized personnel in two areas of municipal services directly to citizens: early childhood education in municipal centers and occupational therapy in social or health services of municipal ownership.

From an operational perspective, the calendar is tight: the application deadline closes approximately in mid-June 2026, leaving less than three weeks from the Official Gazette publication to prepare and submit the required documentation.

Who does it affect?

• People with qualifying credentials to work as Early Childhood Education Teachers who wish to access municipal public employment in Madrid.
• People with qualifying credentials to work as Occupational Therapists who wish to access municipal public employment in Madrid.
• Civil service exam candidates and exam preparation instructors in the educational and socio-health field who work with candidates targeting the Madrid City Council.
• Academies and civil service exam preparation centers that need to update their programs with the bases of this call.
• Professionals currently working in the private sector or in other administrations who consider switching to Madrid municipal public employment.

Practical example

An occupational therapist currently working in a private clinic in Madrid decides to apply for the 12 positions called by the City Council. The resolution was published in the Official Gazette on May 28, 2026, so the 20 working day deadline begins on May 29. Discounting holidays and weekends, the application submission deadline closes approximately in mid-June 2026.

Her first step is to download and read the complete bases from the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council no. 10121, of May 7, 2026, where she will find the required qualification requirements, the structure of the exercises and the documentation to provide. If she meets the requirements, she must submit her application before the deadline closes. Any subsequent announcement —list of admitted candidates, date of the first exercise, results— will be published as provided in those bases.

What should applicants do now?

1. Download the complete bases from the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council no. 10121, of May 7, 2026, to know the exact qualification requirements, syllabus and procedure for each specialty.
2. Verify compliance with requirements before submitting the application: qualification, nationality, age and any other specific requirement included in the bases.
3. Calculate the application deadline: 20 working days from May 29, 2026 (day after publication in the Official Gazette), with closing approximately mid-June 2026. Do not wait until the last day.
4. Prepare the required documentation according to the bases: qualification, ID, certificates and any other document required for registration.
5. Submit the application within the deadline through the channel indicated in the bases (electronic office of the Madrid City Council or other enabled means). Applications submitted after the deadline will be excluded.
6. Stay alert for subsequent announcements of the process (lists of admitted candidates, exam dates), which will be published as provided in the bases themselves.

Official source

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-11531