Teacher

Come work with us in basic education! The oldest Finnish-language teacher training institution in Finland, other university fields, and other educational institutions train education professionals, many of whom have stayed and even more would like to stay in Jyväskylä for work. It can be said with good reason that the school staff in the basic education of the City of Jyväskylä is among the best in the country. Especially important things in our teaching work are well-being, inclusion, and an interactive operational culture, as well as the utilization of information and communication technology in learning. Now we are looking for a PART-TIME HOURLY TEACHER (Somali as native language) for a fixed-term position from 1.9.2026 to 31.7.2027. For language and culture group teaching. The language and culture group teaching unit includes the planning, development, and coordination of language teaching and teaching for different culture groups. The activity coordinated by the unit is aimed at every student in the city. The unit employs multicultural and multilingual employees whose job description essentially involves visiting different schools. Language and culture group teaching offers a versatile, multilingual, multicultural, and varied working environment. Your duties include the teaching of the native language for students who speak Somali as their native and home language, in accordance with Appendix 3 of the basic education curriculum. Students are 6-16 years old. Teaching is provided 2 hours a week and the teaching school is Puistokatu Kindergarten School. Eligibility for the position is the qualification of a class teacher, special education teacher, special class teacher, or language teacher in accordance with the Decree on the Qualifications of Teaching Staff 986/1998. The applicant must attach certificates proving eligibility to the application. If the applicant's native language is other than Finnish, the Finnish language must be at least at YKI 5 level. In the absence of applicants meeting the eligibility condition, an applicant with sufficient education and the skill required for the task may be considered. The task requires good interaction and cooperation skills. We require you to speak Somali as your native language and master the language both orally and in writing. We value knowledge of the Finnish school system and the ability to operate in a multilingual work community. The terms of the employment relationship are determined in accordance with the Municipal Teaching Staff's Official and Collective Agreement (OVTES). Position-specific salary at 100% working time starting from 3168.39–3393.61 €/month. In addition, possible salary increases according to OVTES are paid. Working time at the start of work is 8%, and the work is part-time. Start date in the position is 1.9.2026 or by agreement. Within 30 days of receiving the selection decision, the selected person must present an acceptable certificate of their health status and a criminal record extract as intended by the Act on the Clearance of the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children (504/2002), which must not be older than six months. Application and further information: The position is primarily applied for by filling out the application form attached to this announcement. The application must be submitted before the application period ends. Please note the emphases mentioned in the job announcement and present your expertise related to them in your application. We value the diversity of the work community and work for equality. We hope for applicants from different backgrounds. Further information about the tasks is provided by service manager Pia Bärlund, tel. 0405455257, pia.barlund@jyvaskyla.fi as well as Heritage language learning https://peda.net/id/86b61b6cfa4