Daycare Director to help build the future of early childhood education - Verkanappulat Oy - Vaasa, Finland

Would you like to lead a daycare where daily activities are consciously built for the benefit of children, staff, and the community? We are looking for a daycare director who genuinely wants to develop early childhood education responsibly, boldly, and collaboratively. For us, early childhood education is more than care and pedagogy. It is a societal task that lays the foundation for a child's well-being. We manage daycares so that children's linguistic and social skills are strengthened, staff well-being is supported, and community is built through everyday actions. **Brief overview of the role** As the daycare director, you will be responsible for the comprehensive management of your unit. You will lead smooth daily operations and develop pedagogy partly through group activities. You will be part of the regional daycare directors' team and receive strong support in your leadership work. **Key responsibilities** - Staff management and work ability: guiding, supporting, and developing staff, participating in recruitment, and managing work ability - Building a learning and encouraging corporate culture: strengthening a psychologically safe, inclusive, and continuous learning environment together with staff - Operational management: daily smoothness, resource management, safety, procurement, and organizing catering and cleaning - Pedagogical leadership: developing pedagogy, quality, and assessment, ensuring group responsibilities and support processes - Customer relations and collaboration: family and municipal cooperation, monitoring child numbers and occupancy, and reporting to the regional manager **What we offer you** - A meaningful and impactful leadership role - Effective structures and team support - New, comfortable, and functional facilities - Competitive employee benefits - Opportunity to influence your job description - Comprehensive onboarding and support at the start **Who we are looking for** - You have the qualification to be a daycare director - You have experience in supervisory work, early childhood education, and change management - You understand pedagogy and result-oriented operations - Leadership at the immediate supervisor level and daily management are your strengths - Your Finnish and Swedish language skills are fluent **Why Verkanappulat?** We believe that children's well-being is the foundation of society. We develop early childhood education based on community-oriented pedagogy, where linguistic, social, and emotional skills are strengthened through daily interaction. The daycare director plays a central role in realizing this.