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Early Childhood Education Childcare Worker – come and join the people of Hämeenlinna in building an attractive city for families with children. We have two fixed-term early childhood education childcare worker positions open from 1.9.2026 to 30.5.2027. Early Childhood Education Childcare Worker – join a warm-hearted work community at Idänpää Day Care or Solvikki Day Care. We are looking for two early childhood education childcare workers for groups of children aged 1-5. You will work as part of a professional, warm-hearted team together with an early childhood education teacher and another childcare worker. For us, every day is an opportunity to support a child's well-being. We meet children and families with respect and without rush. We cherish play in everyday life. We create an atmosphere where every child can grow at their own pace and shine as themselves. Idänpää Day Care is located with good transport links in the immediate vicinity of the city center. We are surrounded by great hiking terrains, which our children's groups utilize actively. Solvikki Day Care operates in newly completed facilities in the middle of nature. For us, the forest and nature serve as a learning environment daily. You have good interaction skills and a desire to collaborate. You have a genuine desire to build a good life for children. You are a good colleague and spread positivity around you. You are proficient in the Finnish language. By becoming part of the people of Hämeenlinna, you will receive: - flexible working opportunities that support work-life balance - pleasant and competent colleagues - a team where everyone can be themselves and where we help each other - the opportunity to grow into a top expert in your field - meaningful work and opportunities to influence - enabling management to support your career - occupational health services that support your well-being and health - Epassi well-being balance - extensive well-being and sports services and benefits for staff - the opportunity to develop, experiment, and make mistakes - a developer-friendly work community - employer support for competence development and training - a workplace where it is safe to work In the operational culture of the people of Hämeenlinna, we value the diversity of the work community and work towards equality. Everyone can be themselves. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including different ages, genders, and representatives of different population, language, and cultural groups. This recruitment is carried out as an equality-promoting anonymous recruitment. Applications will be processed in the first stage of the recruitment process without the applicants' identifying information such as name, photo, date of birth, gender, contact information, or native language. Avoid presenting identifying information in the open questions of the application form. The anonymity of the search ends when the decision on who to invite for recruitment interviews has been made. Please enter all essential information on the application form. CV information will be available to the recruiting line manager only after the decision on who to invite for recruitment interviews has been made. We want to be a pioneer in promoting staff well-being and have invested in promoting an active lifestyle for staff in many different ways. As evidence of this, the City of Hämeenlinna has received the Finland's Most Active Workplace certificate. Interested? Send your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2.8.2026. If you have any questions, you can contact Roosa Meriläinen starting from 27.7.2026 via email roosa.merilainen@hameenlinna.fi/hmledu.fi or by phone p.0440845126 Recruitment interviews will be held for invited candidates starting 20.8.2026 at 15:00. Eligibility requirements, permits, and certificates: The eligibility requirement is qualification in accordance with the Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018). The selected person must also present a criminal record extract in accordance with the Act (504/2002) to verify the criminal background of those working with children. A tuberculosis clearance for those working with children under school age (Communicable Diseases Act Section 55) is checked during the application phase (at the interview). The tuberculosis questionnaire and interpretation guidelines prepared by the Finnish Occupational Health Care (Työterveyslaitos) are used. You can find the forms on the Työterveyslaitos website under Tuberculosis-related health checks. Probationary period: A 4.5-month probationary period applies to the position.