Early Years Teacher

Päiväkoti Lorupussi is a private voucher-based daycare in Lapinrinteellä. Our core values are sensitive interaction, presence with children, and community. We support each child’s growth and development through child-led pedagogy that emphasizes each child’s strengths. Our team is active, idea-driven, supportive, and easy to join. At Lorupussi we offer: functional facilities including a gym and spacious outdoor areas with varied play equipment; a work community where people help each other and work collaboratively, with a rotating substitute for vacancies; wellbeing benefits such as regular morning coffee discussions, ergonomic work conditions, and opportunities to influence; approachable supervisors close to everyday life; pedagogical routines that enhance pedagogy, including team pedagogy groups and unit-level pedagogical plans; occupational health services and opportunities for further training and education; a meal allowance and paid lunch break; additional perks such as paid wellness sessions, coffee and tea breaks, car heating space, work clothes, and opportunities for activities outside work hours. We require relevant education for the role. For those who meet the qualification, we pay a contractual salary. Interviews start as applications arrive and we fill the position when a suitable candidate is found. The successful candidate must present a criminal record extract as per the Finnish Criminal Records Act 6.2 §. If you feel you are the right person to immerse yourself in Lorupussi’s child-centered world, please send your application to toimisto@paivakotilorupussi.fi and we will contact you. For more information: Heidi Kenttälä, daycare director, phone 050 3665 188.