Consulting Special Education Teacher in Early Childhood Education - Folkhälsan Välfärd Ab - Helsinki, Finland

Would you like to work in a team of skilled educators and have the opportunity to develop the learning environment for children in need of support and guidance? Folkhälsan Welfare Ltd is recruiting a consulting special education teacher in early childhood education for our daycares and some of our afternoon clubs in the Helsinki region and on language islands. The position is a full-time permanent employment. The work begins by agreement, preferably in August 2026. Your duties as a special education teacher include active collaboration with the child's guardians, early childhood educators, and other experts regarding the child's growth and learning. Together with your colleague in the Åbo region, you will work for children at our daycares and afternoon clubs. Folkhälsan's daycares offer Swedish-speaking early childhood education and preschool teaching, as well as language immersion activities for Finnish-speaking children. We offer: - A pleasant work community at the largest social and health organization in Swedish-speaking Finland - Opportunities to develop the operations - Effective occupational health services - Well-being activities (e.g., ePassi) - Salary according to the collective agreement for private early childhood education with the possibility of personal supplements - Training days We hope you have good collaboration, communication skills, and promote a positive working environment. Since we operate health-promoting daycares, we also value a health-promoting approach. Flexibility and suggestions for development are also appreciated. The qualification requirements include a qualification as a teacher in early childhood education and, in addition, completed studies providing professional skills for the role of special education teacher or a Master of Education in pedagogy with a specialization in special education (training for special education teachers in early childhood education). Candidates must present a criminal record extract according to section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act, and a tuberculosis examination according to section 55 of the Infectious Diseases Act. Folkhälsan is a smoke-free workplace. You can read more about us here: Folkhälsan Daycare & Folkhälsan After-school Interested? Feel free to contact the head of children's services, Lena Wallin-Oinonen, by email at lena.wallin-oinonen@folkhalsan.fi or by phone at 044 788 5976. Please submit your application using the electronic application form. We wish to receive your application no later than 27.7.2026 at 14:00. Interviews will be held in early August, and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. At Folkhälsan, we work together for a good everyday life for children and adults. We are a health-promoting organization and a family-friendly workplace. As an employer, we are flexible and reliable. We actively promote equality, value diversity in our workplace, and encourage people from different backgrounds and minorities to apply. Come and work with us!