Practical Nurse

We are currently seeking a fixed-term instructor for the period 24.8.2026 - 31.12.2026 to join our professional team at Salpakankaan Service Home in Hollola. Special housing in Building B of Salpakankaan Service Home provides long-term housing for adults with intellectual disabilities and customers on the autism spectrum. Customers require strong support and intensive guidance. Job duties include assisting and guiding in all activities of daily living. Customers' challenges in interaction and emotional regulation require instructors to have good interpersonal skills, calmness, perseverance, and a readiness to handle challenging situations. We walk a lot regardless of the weather, so physical fitness for this is expected. We expect a readiness for individual guidance, as well as flexibility to adapt your own work as part of the team's operations to ensure a safe environment for both customers and colleagues. You have a genuine desire to work with customers on the autism spectrum. You want to be involved in developing the unit's operations and possess a solution-oriented mindset. Previous experience working with customers with intellectual disabilities and on the autism spectrum is considered an advantage. We are looking for a team-oriented person who meets customers without prejudice. The work is primarily a 2-shift system, but occasionally night shifts may be required. You are important to us, which is why we provide comprehensive occupational health services and personnel benefits to support your well-being at work. As a member of our work community, you will receive: - A work community proud of its profession and an encouraging atmosphere that helps maintain motivation - Smooth integration of work and daily life; we participate in the Family-Friendly Workplace program by the Family Federation of Finland - Occupational health services and the associated Health App We offer holiday benefits as well as community events and recreation days. Every employee is a member of the employee association Pähe ry. Pähe has several leisure sections from a choir to floorball, and it often manages to negotiate cheaper tickets to regional events and discounts for various services. Just a 10-minute drive west from Lahti via Hämeenlinnantie and you are in Hollola. The landscapes of Salpausselkä and the proximity of Lahti's services are good reasons to settle in Hollola. In the new social and health center, social and health services are combined for everyone from babies to the elderly. In winter, skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts enjoy the Salpausselkä trails and the Messilä ski resort. We require a vocational qualification in social and health care, registration in the Suosikki or Terhikki professional registers maintained by the License and Supervision Authority, a hygiene passport, and vaccination protection according to Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act. Medication permits are considered an advantage, but you can also complete them at the work unit upon starting employment. Our working language is Finnish, so we expect fluent oral and written Finnish skills (at least B1 level). For employment contracts lasting at least three months, those working with disabled persons must present an acceptable criminal record extract as referred to in Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care 741/2023 28§). We review applications during the application period and will fill the position once a suitable person is found, so please submit your application soon. Further information about the position is provided by the unit supervisor Petra, who will be happy to answer questions by phone or email. Let your story continue in Päijät-Häme. Welcome to our professional team!