The aim of the research was to expand knowledge about the social risks in primary school from the perspective of professional school associates and gain insight into the competencies of professional associates, sources of support and work challenges they face. The research was conducted with 5 professional associates of primary schools in the Sisak-Moslavina County. Data were collected by the method of semi-structured interview, and processed by the method of thematic analysis. The results of this research indicate that the social risks of students from the perspective of professional associates are poverty, insufficient parental competencies, unstable family situation, domestic violence, non-attendance at school and belonging to minority groups. Some of the experts also mentioned some new risks they noticed, like self-harm, starvation, underage pregnancy and risky sexual behaviors. The competencies that professionals use the most are action, professional, personal and social. When reporting on sources of support and challenges in work, there is an overlap of concepts, so professional associates conside parents, teachers, students and representatives of institutions as a source of support but also as a challenge in work.