Early Childhood Education Social Worker

Welcome to Vantaa! We are looking for an enthusiastic early childhood education social worker to build multidisciplinary cooperation between social workers and teachers. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, you will participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of pedagogical activities. You are responsible for educational cooperation with families and strengthening community and inclusion with guardians and other child-family operators. You will develop services and new ways of operating from the perspective of promoting the well-being and community of children and families. You are responsible for promoting children's well-being and guiding children, families, and guardians. The position is at Ylästö Day Care, a 6-group daycare near Ylästö School with spacious facilities and great outdoor opportunities. In the coming term, you will work in a 2-4 year old group with a teacher and childcare worker. We focus on children's peer and emotional skills, participation, sensitivity, and interaction. The daycare has 17 professionals and varying support staff. It is part of the Ylästö unit, managed by a parallel leadership model (personnel and pedagogy). We seek social workers with a positive, professional, strength-based approach. We hope you are flexible, positive, and an enthusiastic team player who is genuinely present in the child's everyday life and sensitive to the child as an individual and group member. Our culture is based on research evidence, and we use the ProVaka model for social skills support. Why choose Vantaa? Vantaa is a bold and relaxed employer offering an open atmosphere and the chance to try new ways of working. You get support from a wide multidisciplinary network. Benefits include training opportunities, a peer support group for social workers, a safe and equal environment, and personnel benefits such as sports, wellbeing, culture, lunch, and commuting benefits. Eligibility: Early Childhood Education Social Worker (according to the Early Childhood Education Act). Terms are based on the Municipal General Civil Servants and Employees' Collective Agreement (KVTES). Salary: 3113-3218 eur/month. Experience bonus: 3-8%. Required: Criminal record extract and tuberculosis clearance. Probation: 6 months. Full-time, 38 h 15 min/week.