Luokanopettaja, Wäinö Aaltosen koulu - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Finland

We are seeking a class teacher, primary location: Wäinö Aalto School. The position is temporary, from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027. In this role, you will teach 3rd grade of basic education, including music lessons for several classes at our school, as well as accompanying and managing music performances at school events. Wäinö Aalto School is an elementary school with approximately 420 students in grades 1-6. Each grade level has one class that teaches in accordance with the CLIL method, including English language instruction. The school is named after the visual artist Wäinö Aalto. As a result, the school has strong traditions in arts and craft education. Wäinö Aalto School is located on the cozy Hirvensalo island, close to nature. Despite this, downtown Turku is only 5 km away, and public transportation provides easy access to the school. We offer new team members thorough orientation and collegial support, which have been appreciated. Qualifications are based on the decree on qualifications for teaching staff (986/1998). The selected candidate must provide a statement of health (KVhL 7 §) and a criminal record extract in accordance with section 6, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Records Act (2002/504). The employment relationship includes a trial period. We expect you to: - Treat students as individuals and support their growth - Be linguistically aware and consider students’ language backgrounds in teaching - Have good cooperation and interaction skills - Be active and development-oriented team player. Additional advantages include: - Qualifications and suitability for teaching music and ICT skills - Ability to support group formation and classroom discipline. Turku schools offer the benefits of a large city: - Support from colleagues and a strong community - Effective multidisciplinary cooperation with student welfare professionals - Opportunities for job rotation and career development - An active development culture and teamwork. In the service of the City of Turku, you will receive: - Diverse training opportunities - Discounted public transport with Föli travel card - A Tyky wristband for city sports and cultural services. Join us in a school where learning is joy and encounters are valuable! To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, you should not include information such as age, native language, or gender in your open questions. Although some background information is requested, these details will not be visible to the hiring manager in the anonymous applicant report. Workplace address: Wäinö Aaltosen koulutie 3, 20900 Turku.