Early Childhood Education Social Worker, Nummenpuistokatu Daycare Center - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Finland

We are seeking an early childhood education social worker for Nummenpuistokatu Daycare Center starting from August 3, 2026, in a group for children under 3 years old. In addition to you, the group includes an early childhood education teacher and a child caregiver. As an early childhood education social worker, you will participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating your child's group activities together with your team, as well as supporting children's individual learning in collaboration with the special education teacher. The role emphasizes cooperation with children's guardians and supporting families in their educational tasks. The group has a clear daily structure, small group activities, and uses pictures and sign language as needed. We value genuine and respectful interactions with both children and guardians. Your working hours are generally between 6:45 AM and 5:00 PM, with weekly time allocated for planning, evaluation, and development of activities. You will have regular training during working hours, and the work community meets to develop our daycare's operational culture and pedagogy together. Qualifications are determined according to the Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018) section 27; The qualification requirement for early childhood education social worker positions is at least a degree from a university of applied sciences in social and health care, including at least 60 ECTS credits in early childhood education and social pedagogy, or a social worker degree supplemented with these studies. Applicants must submit a criminal record extract as specified in section 6, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Records Act (504/2002). Preferred skills include: Knowledge of communication support methods Proficiency in English Employment benefits offered by the City of Turku include: Diverse training opportunities Discounted public transport with Föli travel card Tky wristband for city sports and cultural services To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku favors anonymous recruitment. This means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, applicants should not include information such as age, native language, or gender in their open questions. 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: Nummenpuistokatu 1, 20540 Turku