Early Childhood Education Social Worker

City of Vantaa, Education and Learning, Early Childhood Education Ylästö Day Care Centre Ahokuja 2, 01690 Vantaa Employment duration: Permanent 01.09.2026 or by agreement - Hello, you passionate early childhood education social worker, welcome to work in Vantaa! Welcome to our development-oriented atmosphere to build multidisciplinary cooperation between early childhood education social workers and early childhood education teachers together with the entire work community. In Vantaa, we support you in your job description, and as an early childhood education social worker, you will also be able to develop your own role. Working and succeeding together. As an early childhood education social worker, you will participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of pedagogical activities together with other professionals. You will be responsible for educational cooperation with families. Your duties also include strengthening community and inclusion in cooperation with guardians and other child family service providers. You will have the opportunity to develop services and new operating methods from the perspective of promoting the well-being and community of children and families. You will be responsible for promoting children's well-being and providing guidance to children, families, and guardians. The open position is located at Ylästö Day Care Centre. Ylästö Day Care Centre is a 6-group daycare located near Ylästö School, with good and spacious facilities to provide high-quality early childhood education. The daycare is surrounded by nearby playgrounds and forests, as well as great outdoor opportunities in the riverbank nature reserve. We regularly utilize the opportunities provided by the immediate environment in our activities. In the coming term, you will work in a group for 2-4 year olds together with an early childhood education teacher and a childcare worker. We focus on children's peer and emotional skills as well as the child's participation. For us, it is also important to have unhurried encounters between the child and parents, sensitivity, and the building of interaction. Our daycare employs 17 early childhood education professionals and a varying number of assistant staff. Ylästö Day Care Centre is part of the Ylästö operational unit, which includes three daycares. Our unit is managed using a parallel leadership model, where one daycare director is responsible for personnel and another for pedagogy. Our unit implements inclusive leadership, where space is given to your professional expertise. In our work community, we want to create a communal, inspiring, encouraging, relaxed, and committed atmosphere where everyone feels good working. We are looking for early childhood education social workers with a positive and professional approach that emphasizes children's strengths. We hope you are a flexible, positive, and passionate team player. You listen to the child with a sensitive ear and are genuinely present in the child's everyday life. You notice the child sensitively as an individual and as a member of the group in even the smallest everyday situations. You give the child the opportunity to influence matters concerning them. You see the child's growth, development, and learning as a positive path that you get to walk together with the child, parents, and the entire team in cooperation. Our operational culture is developed based on impactful research evidence. Our unit uses the ProVaka operating model to support children's social skills. As an employee, you commit to acting according to the principles of the operating model - together with the rest of the unit's staff. Interested? Submit your application, and we will contact you! We can start interviews during the application period, and selection can be made as soon as a suitable person is found. Why choose Vantaa? Vantaa is a bold and relaxed employer that offers an open working atmosphere and the opportunity to try new ways of working and operating. You will receive support for your work, as you are surrounded by a wide multidisciplinary cooperation and support network. Read more and explore the experiences of early childhood education professionals in Vantaa [here.](https://www.vantaa.fi/fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/toissa-vantaalla/toihin-vantaan-varhaiskasvatukseen) You get all this in Vantaa: - good training opportunities to develop your own work and professionalism - a peer meeting group for early childhood education social workers to support your work - a safe and equal operating environment - versatile personnel benefits, such as sports, well-being, and culture benefits, lunch benefits, and commuting benefits. We support staff well-being by enabling and supporting an active lifestyle. City employees can utilize, among other things, discounted services from swimming pools, gyms, group exercise, and massage companies. Additionally, discounted tickets to cultural events are often available. Are you graduating soon? Please apply - in addition to experience, we also value fresh perspectives. Employment details Eligibility requirement: Early childhood education social worker (eligibility as an early childhood education social worker according to the Early Childhood Education Act) Terms of employment are determined in accordance with the Municipal General Staff and Government Employees' Collective Agreement (KVTES) Salary: 3113-3218 eur/month. Experience-based salary increase is 3-8%. Required permits: The selected person must present a valid criminal record extract; a tuberculosis clearance for selected persons working with children under school age will be checked (Communicable Diseases Act § 55). Number of positions: 1 Probationary period: A 6-month probationary period applies to the position Full-time/Part-time: Full-time Type of employment: Employment contract Working hours: 38 h 15 min/week Contact information: Daycare Director Pekkola Suvi 0503124574 suvi.pekkola@vantaa.fi Available Mon-Fri 8:00-14:30 Vantaa is a responsible employer. We support our employees' well-being and expertise as well as a good atmosphere in work communities. We continuously develop our supervisory work. For us at the City of Vantaa, equality and equity in the work community are important. We hope to receive applications from people of diverse backgrounds, such as different ages, genders, and different language, cultural, and minority groups. Send your application via the recruitment system