Special Education Teacher

Work that matters – apply to Spesia as a special education teacher! Ammattiopisto Spesia is a growth-oriented and value-based vocational special education institution where work is experienced as meaningful. Everyone gets to shine – both students and employees. Our guiding stars are the appreciation and success of students and employees, a diverse working life, and an equal society. We are looking for a full-time SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER for training for work and independent living (TELMA) in Jyväskylä for a permanent employment contract. Work starts as soon as possible after a suitable person is found. As a special education teacher, your tasks are: - to be overall responsible for the teaching and guidance of your own students, the progress of studies, and the personalization of studies - to be responsible for the leadership and implementation of pedagogy in accordance with the TELMA training bases, implementation plans, and strategy. Your core skills are to evaluate which appropriate methods achieve the best learning outcomes. Timely and individual guidance enables the development of our students' personal skills. Learning by doing is our natural way of learning, and skills are acquired in diverse learning environments at the institution and in other possible operating environments, including workplaces. TELMA training is part of the student's overall rehabilitation and is implemented in multidisciplinary cooperation with the student's close network, rehabilitation services, and other operators. Your work team includes a teaching instructor and other guidance staff according to the students' personal needs. As an applicant, we hope for: - experience in guidance and teaching work with neuropsychological, autism spectrum, and most severely disabled students - good pedagogical and guidance skills - a responsible and developing approach to work - good cooperation and interaction skills - versatile industry knowledge and working life networks. At the core of your expertise are teaching planning, implementation, and evaluation skills. For a permanent employment contract, we require a qualification as a vocational special education teacher suitable for the teaching task (Decree 986/1998 on the qualification requirements for teaching personnel). Success in the position also requires knowledge of speech-supporting and alternative communication methods and up-to-date digital skills. We may consider hiring an unqualified person on a fixed-term basis for a maximum of one year. At Spesia, you will become part of a great multidisciplinary work community in socially meaningful work. As an employer, we want to ensure that everyday life runs smoothly, we encourage each other, we dare to try new things boldly, and we constantly develop our own work and skills. In remuneration and other terms of employment, we follow the collective agreement concerning the private education sector. The teacher's annual working time is applied in the position. The salary range for the position is approximately €4,158 – €5,559 / month. The monthly salary paid for the position depends on the person's education and previously accumulated work experience that brings essential benefit to the position. The mentioned salary range applies to persons who meet the required qualification. The person selected for the position must provide a criminal record extract in accordance with the Act on the checking of the criminal background of persons working with children and youth (504/2002). We are a smoke-free employer. If you have any questions about the position, feel free to contact our education service manager Mari (Mari Räsänen, mari.rasanen@spesia.fi / p. 040 841 3596) or our principal Jaana (Jaana Myyryläinen, jaana.myyrylainen@spesia.fi / p. 040 560 9750). We look forward to receiving your application, which we ask you to send by August 14, 2026, via the application link in the announcement (not by email). Please note that the processing of applications and interviews will begin during the application period, and the position may be filled as soon as a suitable person is found, even before the application period ends. Welcome to shine at Spesia!