Early Childhood Education Support Coordinator

The main duties involve coordinating and developing support processes in early childhood education. The support coordinator is responsible for allocating structural support across the city and assessing its implementation. Duties include making decisions on support for children and acting as the supervisor of early childhood special education teachers in cooperation with another early childhood education support coordinator. Duties may include managing processes related to early childhood education for children whose first language is not Finnish. The eligibility requirement for the support coordinator position is the qualification required of a director responsible for daycare operations: eligibility for a teacher or social services professional position referred to in sections 26 or 27 of the Early Childhood Education Act, at least a Master of Education degree, and adequate leadership skills. The transitional provision concerning personnel in section 75 of the Early Childhood Education Act will be taken into account when assessing eligibility. Experience in supervisory work and/or studies in special education are considered an advantage. We offer you an interesting range of duties and meaningful work that brings new daily challenges and opportunities to develop as part of a large organisation. We also offer a good introduction to the role, the possibility of partial remote work by mutual agreement, and opportunities for continuous learning. Benefits supporting your stamina and well-being include, for example, ePassi, a commuting subsidy, the staff well-being card and occupational healthcare. Working time for the position is 36.25 hours per week. The position-specific salary is €3,851.80 per month. The probationary period is six months. The person selected for the position must provide an acceptable medical certificate concerning their state of health within 30 days of being notified of the selection decision. The application period ends at 12:00 on 26 October 2026. In-person interviews for the position will be held at Valtuustotalo, Suokatu 42, between 6 and 20 November 2026. The City of Kuopio encourages anonymous recruitment, and this recruitment is being conducted anonymously. The aim of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant’s motivation for the role, professional competence and work experience. Complete the application form as usual. Information that has been anonymised will not be visible to those processing applications during the application period. When writing your application, ensure that it follows the principles of anonymity. The supervisor will select candidates for interview based on an anonymous summary that does not show the applicant’s name, age, gender or mother tongue. Anonymity ends once applicants have been invited to interview, after which the recruiting supervisor may review the invited candidates’ information in more detail.