Early Childhood Education Traveling Childcare Worker, 4 positions - Taivalkosken kunta - Taivalkoski, Finland

Taivalkoski has a strong will, community spirit, and the power to shape the future. Our strengths are based on unique nature, renewable natural resources, long-standing traditions, and entrepreneurship. We are located at the geographical center of Finland. Here, there is purity, sustainability, safety, and peace of mind, as well as forests, reindeer, and fish-rich waters. Our themes for creating the future are vitality, life force, and natural power. We are hiring two (2) traveling early childhood education childcare workers for permanent positions and two (2) for fixed-term positions starting from 1.8.2026. Taivalkoski’s early childhood education is part of the cultural services. Our unique future strength is built on the pillars of well-being, community, sports, nature, and culture. We offer residents safe environments for growth and learning, where encounters and a sense of community are possible. A new daycare building, Pikkupeikko, was completed in March 2026, and from 1.8.2026, we will transition from group-based activities to a daycare model. Group-based activities will continue at Hutun group daycare. As a traveling childcare worker in early childhood education, you will join a creative and developing community, working with motivated colleagues who are dedicated to working with children. Your work locations will be Pikkupeikko Daycare and Hutun Group Daycare, and your role is to act as a childcare worker as part of the team covering for different staff members. Your work will be varied, and you will interact with all early childhood education groups, staff, and children. The job may include shift work, requiring readiness for evening and weekend work, as well as occasional solitary work. Use of a personal vehicle is required. We value the ability to meet children and their families individually, respectfully, and sensitively. Good teamwork skills and enthusiasm for developing our daycare operations are also appreciated. Knowledge and interest in nature education and a valid medical license are considered advantages. The minimum qualification is a basic degree in education and guidance, social and health care, or an equivalent qualification, including or supplemented with sufficiently broad studies in child care, education, and teaching (varhaiskasvatuslaki 540/2018, §28, regulation 753/2018 §§3-4). Salary is determined according to the municipal collective agreement. The standard working hours are 38.25 hours per week. Applicants must submit an acceptable medical certificate of health and a criminal record extract in accordance with law 504/2002 within 30 days of receiving the employment decision. For permanent positions, a six-month probation period applies; for fixed-term positions, four months. Applications must be submitted electronically via Kuntarekry.fi by 10.6.2026 at 15:00. Application code 728412. The application must include a CV and copies of certificates proving qualifications and work experience. For questions about the position, contact the daycare coordinator on Thursday, 28 May, from 13:00 to 14:00, and Tuesday, 2 June, from 9:00 to 10:00, at 040 518 2568.