Hourly Paid Teacher

We are seeking a vocational teacher in textiles and fashion for a fixed-term public-service employment relationship. The position starts on 4 January 2027 or as agreed and continues until 31 December 2027. The main workplace at the start of employment is the Aninkainen campus of Turku Vocational Institute. As a teacher, your duties include teaching vocational subject modules in the basic and vocational qualifications in textiles and fashion. Your duties include responsible-teacher tasks, guidance and assessment of workplace learning, and cooperation with stakeholders. The work also includes tasks related to students’ individual guidance and support, as well as teaching planning. The position requires versatile vocational competence and work experience in accordance with the qualification requirements for the textiles and fashion sector, especially in making clothes and accessories and working in the fashion industry. Teaching requires good IT skills, command of digital teaching methods in the field, and fluent use of Adobe Illustrator in teaching. Experience using the Grafis pattern-making program is an advantage. We also value your ability and experience to work with different people in a multicultural learning community, good problem-solving and teamwork skills, and willingness to develop the education sector. WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM YOU AT TURKU VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE? A genuine desire to work in upper-secondary vocational education and interact with students. Communication, guidance and teamwork skills; working together is important to us. Willingness to learn and develop; problem-solving ability, project skills and cooperation with working life are central to our work. Language skills (Finnish, English, Swedish). Recruitment interviews will be conducted during weeks 47–48 of 2026. Candidates invited to interview will be sent a preliminary assignment, which must be returned before attending the interview. Pay and terms of employment are determined in accordance with section C of OVTES. Working time varies between 800 and 1,700 hours per planning year. Eligibility requirements are determined by Decree 986/1998 on the qualification requirements for teaching personnel. The selected candidate must provide and present a criminal-record extract as referred to in the Act on Checking the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children (504/2002). WHY JOIN US? Meaningful work in education and teaching. Stability and security with a large employer in a growing urban region. Varied duties and the opportunity to influence your own work. A multicultural and open work community that values diversity. Strong support and networks; we work as a team and develop together, including internationally. A pioneer in cooperation with working life, participating in projects and development initiatives. Development of career paths; grow and develop. To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku favours anonymous recruitment. In practice, during the first stage of the recruitment process, applicants should not include information such as age, native language or gender in the open-ended questions of the application. Although some information is requested in background details, it is not visible to the recruiting manager in the anonymous applicant report. Anonymous recruitment aims to focus attention on applicants’ professional competence and work experience. Workplace address: Turku Vocational Institute, Aninkainen campus, Aninkaistenkatu 7, 20100 Turku. Turku Vocational Institute is the region’s largest provider of vocational education and an active participant in international networks. You can join a meaningful education and teaching community where everyone is valued and has a voice. The Turku region is growing, and the Taitokampus, to be completed in Kupittaa in 2028, will bring Turku Vocational Institute’s service sectors together in a modern, multidisciplinary learning environment. The aim is to strengthen the appeal of vocational education and offer a first-class working environment. With knowledge, skill and feeling—join us in shaping the future!