Youth Worker

City of Vantaa, Urban Culture and Wellbeing, Youth and Community Services Substitute School Youth Worker Employment period: Fixed-term 01.09.2026 - 30.04.2028 Do you want to be part of supporting the wellbeing, participation, and equality of young people in school and during their free time? Is your dream that every workday is different? With us, you will perform versatile and occasionally fast-paced work that requires flexibility and the ability to operate in changing situations. In return, we offer a meaningful role where you can concretely see the impact of your work on the wellbeing, participation, and individual growth of young people. Good cooperation skills are emphasized in this role, as you will work closely with school staff, guardians, and various partners. Your workdays include, among other things: - Meeting and supporting young people during the school day - Grouping and strengthening community spirit - Planning and implementing small group activities - Cooperation with school staff, guardians, your own team, and networks - Promoting the participation and equality of young people - Outreach during evening and night hours on streets and in shopping centers - Camp and trip activities - Various planning and reporting tasks Our team consists of nine school youth workers and two project workers for an equality project. The primary frameworks for our work are sections 2–4 of the national core curriculum for basic education and the professional ethical guidelines for youth work. Success in this work is supported by: - An enthusiastic and goal-oriented approach to working with young people - Professional education in the youth field and work experience in the sector - Ability to plan, structure, and evaluate work goal-orientedly, as well as time management skills - Awareness of one's own professional role and the boundaries of the work - Ability to link daily work to broader goals - Strong workplace community skills - Sufficient IT skills - Driver's license We offer you: - Meaningful work promoting the wellbeing and participation of young people - An encouraging, competent, and cooperation-committed work community - A versatile and varied job description where you can utilize your creativity - Support for professional development The work includes evening and weekend work. The working language is Finnish, but we value broad language skills. The position is located at Länsimäki Upper Secondary School. A substitute may also be hired for the period 8.9.26-31.12.2026 at Lehtikuusi School. We use video interviews as part of the recruitment. Actual interviewees will be selected based on the video interviews. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 19.8 at 8:00 and 9:00, and Friday 21.8 at 12:30, 13:30, and 15:00. Please be available at these times and provide references during the interview. For more information, contact Arja Lehikoski on weekdays 9–15 at 043 8266922 or arja.lehikoski@vantaa.fi Vantaa is a great place to be Approximately 8,300 experts from various fields work for the City of Vantaa, together building a functional city and a smooth everyday life for those living, working, and visiting Vantaa. With us, you can do versatile and interesting work and develop your professional skills. Vantaa has an open, relaxed atmosphere based on equality, as well as support from supervisors and the work community. We are a responsible and safe employer. Vantaa is a well-managed city and a pioneer in developing municipal services. Vantaa has good transport connections both within the municipality and to neighboring municipalities. The employer supports your wellbeing, for example, with sports and culture benefits, commuting benefits, and lunch benefits. We support staff wellbeing by enabling and encouraging an active lifestyle. City employees can utilize discounted services at swimming pools, gyms, group exercise, and massage companies. Discounted tickets to cultural events are also often available. If you are still wondering what Vantaa has to offer you, [read more reasons to choose Vantaa on our website.](https://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/toissa-vantaalla/johtaminen-tyohyvinvointi-ja-henkilostoedut) We hope we have piqued your interest. Submit your application today and #vantaudu as our colleague! Welcome to work with us! Employment details Eligibility requirement: Professional degree suitable for the position Terms of employment are determined in accordance with the Municipal General Staff and Salary Agreement (KVTES) Salary: 2773.04 euros/month (including the August general increase), plus a possible 3-8% increase based on previous work experience. Required permits: The selected person must present a valid criminal record extract Number of vacancies: 2 Probationary period: A 6-month probationary period applies to the position; for shorter substitutions, the probationary period is half the duration of the fixed term. Full-time/Part-time: Full-time Type of employment: Employment contract Working hours: 38 h 15 min/week Contact information: Supervisor of School Youth Work Lehikoski, Arja 043 8266922 arja.lehikoski@vantaa.fi Available on weekdays 9–15 Vantaa is a responsible employer. We support our employees' wellbeing and expertise as well as a good atmosphere in work communities. We continuously develop our supervisory work. Equality and equal opportunity in the work community are important to us at the City of Vantaa. We hope to receive applications from people of diverse backgrounds, such as different ages, genders, and those belonging to different language, cultural, and minority groups. Submit your application through our recruitment system. The application period for Vantaa ends at 16:00. Video interviews may be used in the recruitment process.