Day Activity Instructor

Taitola hoivapalvelut Oy organizes daytime activities for people with intellectual disabilities and other disabilities. We currently operate in Jyväskylä, Äänekoski, Tampere, Helsinki, and Joutseno. The goal of our activities is to support genuine everyday life skills. In daytime activities, regular rhythms of work and leisure are practiced, and an individual journey toward goals and dreams is initiated. Our activities are guided by an individual plan that considers the person's strengths, interests, and development needs. Our task is to provide high-quality content for everyday life through sports, art, handicrafts, and expressive arts. In organizing services, we follow quality criteria that promote inclusion and employment. Our clients are referred to us through the wellbeing services county's disability services. We are looking for instructors (2 positions) for the Taitola Tampere daytime activity unit for permanent employment Work is available flexibly on a part-time and full-time basis according to your life situation and our clients' needs. In addition to permanent employment, we are also looking for on-call staff for short-term contracts. In your work, you will strengthen the client's ability to make their own choices and their everyday skills. Our clients have many different support needs. In addition to instructional work, the job includes basic care. Our activities are individual and simultaneously communal, taking into account the clients' resources, alertness, and strengths. Your job description includes planning and developing activities together with the work group and clients. We require from you: - at least a vocational qualification in the social and/or health field (e.g., practical nurse) - experience working with people with intellectual disabilities and people on the autism spectrum who require significant support - willingness to participate in basic care - experience and ability to act in challenging and unexpected situations - excellent teamwork skills - good Finnish language skills You must have vaccination protection in accordance with Section 48 of the Communicable Diseases Act and a tuberculosis screening (Section 55) completed before starting work. The position also requires the presentation of a criminal record extract (Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care 741/2023, Section 28). Salary: Instructor salary class from 1.9.2026 G24D, 2811.09 € - 3071.09 € / month In addition, we value: - diverse experience in disability work - a positive attitude toward development and a positive work approach - diverse expertise, e.g., in the fields of art and sports - completion of valid medication administration training (LOP + PKV + Calculation) is considered an advantage - MAPA or AVEKKI training At Taitola, work is done with a joyful approach, and our values are visible in practical work. They are: Genuine client-centricity – Individually valuable everyday life – Inclusive community – Ecologicality. Why work for us? At Taitola, you will get: - diverse experience in instructional work - a functional work environment that seeks new ways of operating - an opportunity to develop daytime activities and your own work together with the work group. - a training-positive atmosphere - regular daytime work - Other varying personnel benefits If you want to implement modern daytime activities in a workplace that genuinely values your expertise, send a free-form application with a CV to taija.leivo@taitola.fi. Please state in the subject line of the application "Hakemus, Ohjaaja, Taitola Tampere". Interviews will be held on Mon 24.8 and Tue 25.8. Start date in September or by agreement. Further information about the position can be obtained from 10.8 onwards on weekdays between 9-15 from unit manager Taija Leivo, tel. 044 493 8493. From 31.7. to 7.8 on weekdays between 8-14.30 from service manager Aija Iljinen 044 5101269