Class Teacher

Are you a flexible Swedish immersion teacher inspired by teamwork and leading a team? Do you value a competent and helpful work community? If you answered yes, you may be the person we are looking for. Welcome to our wonderful team to work for the benefit of our shared students! We are now seeking a class teacher for Swedish immersion education at Uomarinteen School. Job description: Uomarinteen primary school, located in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, is a learning community of nearly 700 students and 100 adults. Our school is a diverse learning center that, in addition to basic education, provides Swedish immersion, special, and preparatory education. The reconstruction of our school has enabled teaching and learning according to the new curriculum in modern facilities. We are developing our operational culture and various forms of co-teaching. Multidisciplinary cooperation supporting learning and an established culture of working together create a good working atmosphere in our school. Uomarinteen School is a ProKoulu, and the work community is committed to guiding students according to the ProKoulu spirit. Important values for us are safety, community, trust, equality, and respect. These values also influenced Seure in choosing us as their work site for 2024 and 2025. Open interaction, trust, and shared goals support students' well-being and learning. Cooperation between home and school is important to us. We encourage guardians to participate actively in school daily life. More information and recruitment progress: We will start individual interviews already during the recruitment process. Why choose Vantaa? Vantaa is the fourth largest city in our country, with the courage to do things in new ways and the skill to operate in cooperation in diverse networks. The city is a secure employer that offers staff extensive opportunities for competence development. In our modern educational institutions, internationalism, multiculturalism, and community are valued in addition to high-quality education and teaching. Become a teacher in Vantaa! Learn about the teacher's work at Vantaa.fi. The City of Vantaa offers its employees diverse personnel benefits, such as sports, well-being, and cultural benefits, lunch benefits, and travel benefits for the use of public transport. We support staff well-being by enabling and supporting an active lifestyle. City employees can utilize discounted services of swimming pools, gyms, group exercise, and massage companies. Additionally, discounted tickets to the city's cultural events are often available for employees. Employment details: Eligibility requirement: Eligibility according to Decree 986/1998 on the qualifications of teaching staff. Sufficient language skills according to the National Board of Education's regulation on the language proficiency required of a teacher in pre-primary and basic education given in a language other than the school's language of instruction (25/011/2005). In addition to the eligibility requirement, we require: Experience in immersion education, good interaction skills, and the ability to act as an active member of a grade-level team. We consider as an advantage: Flexibility, innovation capacity, and the ability to work in a team-like manner in a multidisciplinary work community. The terms of the employment relationship are determined according to the Municipal Teaching Staff's Official and Collective Agreement (OVTES). Salary: OVTES Required permits: The selected person must present a valid criminal record extract Number of positions: 1 Probationary period: A 5-month probationary period applies to the position Full-time/Part-time: Full-time Form of employment: Official relationship Working hours: According to the applicable official and collective agreement Contact information: Principal Janne Autinen, 0503145607, janne.autinen@vantaa.fi (Available weekdays 8-16) Laura-Maria Wirkkala, Deputy Principal, lauramaria.wirkkala@vantaa.fi, 0405340612 Vantaa is a responsible employer. We support our employees' well-being and competence as well as a good atmosphere in work communities. We continuously develop our supervisory work. Equality and equal opportunity in the work community are important to us at the City of Vantaa. We hope to receive applications from people from different backgrounds, such as different ages, genders, and different language, cultural, and minority groups. Submit your application through our recruitment system. Vantaa applications close at 16:00. Video interviews may be used in the recruitment process. Application period starts: 31.07.2026 12:00 Application period ends: 14.08.2026 16:00