Director (Practical Nurse) for our Child Welfare Unit at Vaajakoski Validia Home - Validia - Jyväskylä, Finland

Join us in creating your life story. We are currently seeking a practical nurse to act as a director at Vaajakoski Validia Home. We are looking for a practical nurse who is enthusiastic about genuine interaction, building everyday life together, and supporting children's well-being. At Vaajakoski Validia Home, you will become part of a warm and professionally strong team where humor, collaboration, and caring are visible every day. We offer a structured orientation, skilled colleagues, and work where every encounter matters. Vaajakoski Validia Home is a seven-bed specialized child welfare unit that provides a homely, safe, and caring environment for psychologically and neuropsychiatrically symptomatic youth aged 12-17. As a director, you will oversee daily guidance, upbringing, and care for the youth, being present in everyday activities and walking alongside them. The work is planned and goal-oriented, based on each youth's individual care plan. We approach each youth individually and work with an emotional understanding, focusing on their needs and feelings. You will serve as the personal supervisor for designated youths and work closely with their families, social services, and other networks. Daily life is built around activities such as cooking, outdoor activities, and shared moments, as well as situations where challenging issues are addressed and resolved. The youth are supported in succeeding and strengthening their self-image and self-esteem. The work is a shared journey of growth and learning among the youth, families, and the work team. We value neuropsychiatric, attachment, and trauma understanding, as well as a desire to develop one's skills. The work involves three-shift work including on-call duties, and also includes routine domestic tasks. The start date is flexible according to your situation, and it is possible to begin after July or August holidays. Learn more about our unit at Vaajakoski Validia Home. At Validia, our guiding values are Respect, Competence, Smoothness, and Responsibility. We believe every child and family is unique, and we build support based on their needs. In daily work, we listen, involve, and discuss to provide the best possible support. We offer you orientation tailored to your skills and strengths, support from a professional, humor-filled work community, salary according to the Social Services Sector Collective Agreement, work health services emphasizing work ability and exceeding statutory requirements, work benefits such as Epassi culture, sports and commuting benefits, and accident insurance during free time, training opportunities. We require from you a suitable social and health care qualification, practical nurse registration, vaccination against infectious diseases and tuberculosis screening, criminal record extract, hygiene passport, B driver's license, and Sote card. If you want a job where you can be part of a small, caring community filled with laughter and warmth every day, join us! Send your information via the application form to be considered in the recruitment process. We will conduct interviews during the application period, and the position will be filled once a suitable candidate is found. For more information, contact unit manager Merja Mäkinen at 040 6612102 or merja.makinen@validia.fi.