Early Childhood Childcare Worker

Your presence brings security—come and help create a happy childhood! We are looking for an early childhood education childcare worker for Touhula Jaani in Turku. For us at Touhula, children and families are close to our hearts. Together with them, we create a happy childhood and a good working life—a much-loved daycare centre that belongs to us all. We believe early childhood education is one of society’s most important expert roles. We want to meet every child, guardian and colleague who comes through our daycare doors warmly, respectfully and professionally. We are looking for a defender of childhood and play who wants to help build high-quality early childhood education with the rest of the team. As a childcare worker, you are an important part of children’s everyday lives. You help ensure a safe, inspiring environment that supports children’s development and participate in educational activities with the team. We value someone who meets children warmly, takes an active role in the work community and understands the importance of small moments. We hope you bring a positive attitude, collaborative skills and a genuine desire to create meaningful days for children. Touhula Jaani—what kind of daycare centre? Touhula Jaani is a five-group daycare centre with a physical activity theme and a cheerful, energetic atmosphere every day. Our development-minded and enthusiastic community values high-quality early childhood and pre-primary education in a safe daycare environment, with an unhurried daily routine and the child at the centre. Your responsibilities as an early childhood education childcare worker: You are an important part of a team creating a safe, inspiring everyday life that supports children’s learning. You take part in supporting children’s growth, development and learning together with the team, families and the wider work community. Your work focuses on: - Implementing pedagogy: You participate in planning and evaluating high-quality early childhood education as part of the team, using your strengths. You implement small-group and full-day pedagogy in accordance with Touhula Rytmi. - Responsibility for your own small group: You are responsible for your group’s activities and participate in pedagogical documentation and preparing children’s early childhood education plans with the team. - Maintaining the learning environment: You ensure that the children’s learning environment is diverse, safe and tidy. - A positive customer experience: You build trust and open communication with families. You create a positive emotional atmosphere that comes through in every interaction. We take care of you: In return, we offer a work community where you can grow professionally, learn new things, use your strengths and influence your work. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or already experienced, we work to make Touhula the best place for you to do meaningful work for children’s futures. We offer, among other things: - Occupational healthcare through Pihlajalinna - An Epassi benefit (€200/year) - A wellbeing fund for shared recreational and workplace wellbeing days (€80/year) - Thorough induction - High-quality pedagogical work tools - Diverse training opportunities and further-training scholarships - An encouraging culture that embraces experimentation, where you can influence things with your ideas The salary offered to an early childhood education childcare worker working full-time is €2,449.58–€2,749.79/month. The final salary depends on years of work experience and any role-specific or personal salary supplement. What we expect from you: - The qualification for an early childhood education childcare worker required by the Early Childhood Education Act. - The ability to build open and professional interactions with all stakeholders. - A responsible approach to work and the courage to try new ways of working while actively developing your professional skills. - A criminal record extract required by law and a report required under the Communicable Diseases Act. Would you like to know more? Feel free to contact Johanna Merikallio, daycare director, tel. 010 325 8611. Touhula Jaani Telephone: 010 325 8611. Email: johanna.merikallio-ronneberg@touhula.fi. Location: Tähtimönkatu 2, Turku.

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