Childcare Worker

We are looking for a childcare worker for a fixed-term position at Friisilä Day Care Centre. Our day care centre has 6 different groups. You will work in the Tähdet group for children under three years old. Our day care centre strongly emphasizes communicativeness, commitment, and cooperation skills. If these things inspire you, you will fit in perfectly. As an early childhood education childcare worker, you will ensure together with your team that every child is genuinely encountered during their early childhood education day. Strong teamwork is an important part of your work. In cooperation with other early childhood education staff, you will ensure the growth and development of every child in a positive atmosphere. You will be able to influence the content of your own working days by brainstorming suitable activities for children together with other educators, children, and guardians. According to your future colleagues, the most rewarding part of working as an early childhood education childcare worker is seeing the children's growth and development. You know you have succeeded in your work when the children welcome you happily every working day when you arrive at work. Your future team: Your closest colleagues will be Ainu, Keiju, and Elias. In daily work, you will be supported by other early childhood education childcare workers and early childhood education teachers in the day care centre. We have an enthusiastic and development-oriented work community. During the working day, we maintain team spirit through positive feedback and by encouraging others. We value versatile expertise, and various types of work experience are beneficial in this position. You can also be a career changer; we orient all our employees to their tasks. We are very happy to support the development of your expertise and enable degree studies alongside work. Workplace name and address: Friisilän päiväkoti, Friisinniityntie 21-23, 02240 Espoo Working hours: 38 h 15 min/week The position is fixed-term until 31.5.2027. We will consider all applications received during the application period. We may process applications and start interviews during the application period. Selection will be made after the application period ends and interviews have been completed. The planned interview times for this recruitment are in week 33. This workplace is accessible. Eligibility requirement: Eligibility in accordance with the Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018, Section 28, Decree 753/2018 Sections 3 and 4). A vocational qualification in education and guidance, a vocational qualification in social and health care, or another equivalent degree suitable for the position, which includes or which you have supplemented with sufficiently extensive modules on childcare, education, and teaching. E.g., childcare worker, day care worker, and practical nurse (child and youth care and education training program). The person selected for the position must present a criminal record extract as referred to in Section 6.2 of the Criminal Records Act. The Communicable Diseases Act requires the clarification of tuberculosis infection risk for those working with children of preschool age. We value the ability to encounter children and their parents individually, appreciatively, and sensitively. Welcome to join us in raising a responsible and caring new generation! Pioneers' Espoo - courage to innovate, skill to develop Espoo is a city of pioneers. Our employer promise - courage to innovate, skill to develop - is reflected in our daily work as smooth operations, long-term development of expertise, and smart management. Together we are building a city where the meaning of work is clear and expertise is valued. We support your professional learning and development, as well as the balancing of work and other life with flexible practices. Our operations are based on openness and trust, and we treat each other with respect. We are committed to promoting equality and hope for experts of different ages, backgrounds, and languages in our work community.