Early Childhood Education Teacher, Monitoimitalo Riimin Daycare - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Finland

Monitoimitalo Riimin Daycare is looking for an early childhood education teacher to serve as the language and culture teacher at the daycare. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and developing pedagogical practices that enrich language and appreciate cultural diversity, in collaboration with teams. You will support children's language development and promote participation and equality in daily activities. We value pedagogical expertise, language-aware working approach, good interaction skills, and enthusiasm for developing our unit's activities. We offer meaningful work, a skilled work community, and opportunities for professional development and pedagogical influence. You will receive support from other early childhood education language teachers through joint meetings and development days. The employer provides various training opportunities, a work phone and iPad as work tools, and a weatherproof coat and footwear suitable for outdoor activities. We work in a multi-purpose building opening in summer 2024, which includes 8 early childhood education groups, a family and play club, a library, health clinic, parish, and youth services. We have dedicated dining and multi-purpose rooms, diverse equipment, and materials for high-quality work. A good knowledge of language-aware pedagogy and the ability to work flexibly between different groups are required. Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted during the application period. Qualifications are based on the Finnish Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018) §§ 26 and 27. The qualification requirement for early childhood education teachers is at least a Bachelor's degree in Education, including professional studies in early childhood education, which can be specified further by government regulation, or supplemented with such studies. Applicants must submit a criminal record extract as specified in the Criminal Records Act § 6, subsection 2. Employment benefits offered by the City of Turku include: Various training opportunities, Discounted public transport card for Föli buses, TerveysRanneke (wellness wristband) for city sports and cultural services. To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. This means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, personal information such as age, native language, or gender should not be included in the open questions of the application. Although some background information is requested, these details will not be visible to the hiring manager in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus on professional skills and work experience. Workplace address: Stoltinkatu 9, 20360 Turku