Teacher in Early Childhood Education, Kungsgårds Daycare and Preschool - Espoon kaupunki - Espoo, Finland

We work to foster a strong sense of community with the child at the center. Social sustainability, the child's language development, and everyday skills are close to our hearts. Starting from autumn 2025, we have begun developing play responsiveness in our unit. We value genuine interest in developing and evaluating pedagogy together with the entire staff. At Kungsgårds Daycare and Preschool, we have a high proportion of qualified teachers and child caregivers in early childhood education. As a teacher in early childhood education, you are responsible for the pedagogical activities in your group together with the rest of your team. Your role also includes functioning as a team leader and as a pedagogical colleague to the leader. The preschool has an established collaboration with schools and student health services. The daycare consists of 7 daycare groups and 2 preschool groups. You can find us in Köklax with good transportation connections. We operate in two buildings: Kungsgårds Daycare, which houses our 0-3-year-old groups, and our new building, Kungsgårds Daycare and Preschool, which contains our 3-5-year-old groups and preschool groups. We see the size of the daycare as a strength, as there is always collegial support available and someone to bounce ideas with. Our versatile spaces, including the school gym and craft room, as well as a dedicated library and proximity to nature, provide opportunities for an educational and inspiring learning environment. We offer you a learning and engaged work community where we support each other in developing our professional competence, including through studies alongside work. In our unit, qualified teachers in early childhood education have an annual working time, which means that some planning time is outside working hours and compensated with time off. As a newly recruited member of our team, you will be assigned a mentor to guide you in starting your work with us. Welcome to Kungsgård, where colleagues are our greatest strength. Workplace and address: Kungsgårds Daycare and Preschool, Kurtbyvägen 42 Working hours: 38h 15min/week The position is permanent. Area of employment: UKTA Municipal Service and Employment Collective Agreement for Teaching Staff The position will be filled as soon as a suitable, qualified applicant is found. This workplace is accessible. Qualifications requirements: Qualification in accordance with the Act on Early Childhood Education (540/2018). At least a Bachelor's degree in pedagogy including training for kindergarten teachers, or a vocational degree in health and social care (early childhood education). Applicants who are about to graduate in early childhood education are also considered. Excellent oral and written skills in Swedish. We also require: The selected candidate must present a criminal record extract according to section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (770/1993). The Infectious Diseases Act requires assessing the risk of tuberculosis transmission among social and health care sector employees and those working with children under school age. We value: Your pedagogical knowledge, flexibility, teamwork skills, and ability to organize your work. Esbo, the city of pioneers - courage to innovate, ability to develop Esbo is a city of pioneers. Our employer promise - courage to innovate, ability to develop - is reflected in our everyday work as smooth operations, long-term competence development, and smart management. Together, we build a city where the importance of work is clear and expertise is appreciated. We support your professional development and your opportunities to flexibly combine work and private life. Our operations are based on openness and trust, and we meet each other with respect. We are committed to promoting equal treatment and welcome professionals of different ages, backgrounds, and languages. For questions regarding the task and application process, you can contact the person providing more information about the position. For questions regarding special needs, contact: keha.rekrytointi@espoo.fi. We treat these inquiries confidentially. Read more: https://www.esitteemme.fi/espoonrekry/MailView/