Early Childhood Education Teacher

We are looking for an early childhood education teacher to join a work community that values cooperation and open interaction. With us, you will be able to utilize your strengths and develop your skills through training and collaborative learning. We have a positive attitude toward change and want to develop together for the benefit of the children and the team. Duration of work: 17.8.-31.12.2026 Group: You will work in a group of 3-4-year-olds Workplace: Hintsankuja Day Care Centre Your duties: - You will work in a children's group together with another early childhood education teacher and three childcare workers. The group is further supported by a special education teacher in early childhood education. - Your work includes regular time for planning, evaluation, and development of activities. This position is suitable for you if: - your interaction with children can be described as encouraging, caring, and gentle - you enable the child's participation and value children's initiatives - even in challenging situations, you see the child's needs behind the behavior and find positive, supportive ways to support the child in everyday life - you want to learn and gain insights together with the work community - you value teamwork and your thinking is solution-oriented Eligibility requirements are determined according to the Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018) § 26 / § 27. The person selected for the position must provide the employer with a criminal record extract as referred to in Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Act on the Verification of the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children 504/2002). As employment benefits, the City of Turku offers, among others: - diverse training - a Föli commuter card for discounted bus travel - a Tyky-bracelet for the City of Turku's sports and cultural services To promote equality and impartiality, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, open questions in the job application should not include information such as age, native language, or gender. Although some of this information is asked for in the background information, this information is not visible to the recruiting manager in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant's professional competence and work experience. Workplace address: Hintsankuja 4, 20610 Turku