Class Teacher

Martinlaakso School is a comprehensive school for grades 1-9 with approximately 1,000 students. About 130 adults work in our school community. Our school is located in Martinlaakso, with good transport connections. We operate in a modern school building with up-to-date teaching equipment. Our school's diverse immediate environment offers excellent opportunities for learning and movement. Our school's goal is to be a pedagogically unified comprehensive school where learners of different ages meet. Class teaching and subject teaching are located close to each other in the school, and the school's adults collaborate with each other, which supports the idea of a unified comprehensive school and enables students to have a coherent school path from the first grade to the end of basic education. We develop our school according to the ProKoulu operating model, which means common goals and operating methods for the entire adult community to guide student behavior using positive feedback. We require the applicant to commit to educational work according to the operating model. Pedagogical expertise and differentiation: Ability to plan and implement teaching that takes into account learners of different levels. Mastery of diverse teaching methods. Multicultural sensitivity: Readiness to meet students from different language and cultural backgrounds with respect. Understanding of the needs of S2 teaching and support for students. Good interaction and cooperation skills: Ability to build trusting relationships with students and guardians. Active participation as part of a team. Holistic support for the student: Interest in students' well-being and the smooth progress of schooling. Readiness to participate in the school's community operating models. Flexibility and solution-orientation: Ability to operate in changing situations and with a diverse group of students. Positive attitude towards development and learning. We offer you modern learning spaces that support teacher collaboration, up-to-date tools, and a competent work community. In our school, we emphasize staff community and well-being. We have teacher mentors to support new teachers. Further information and recruitment process: Based on the number of students whose native language is other than Finnish (S2), teaching staff who meet the requirements for the position may be paid a salary supplement of approx. 250 eur/month in our school. Interviews may be started during the application period. Why choose Vantaa? Vantaa is the fourth largest city in our country, with the courage to do things in a new way and the skill to operate in cooperation in various networks. The city is a secure employer that offers staff extensive opportunities for competence development. In our modern educational institutions, internationalism, multiculturalism, and community are valued in addition to high-quality education and teaching. City of Vantaa offers its employees diverse personnel benefits, such as sports, well-being and culture benefits, lunch benefits and travel benefits for the use of public transport. We support staff well-being by enabling and supporting an active lifestyle. City employees can utilize, among other things, discounted services of swimming pools, gyms and group exercise as well as massage companies. In addition, discounted tickets to the city's cultural events are often available for employees. Employment details: Eligibility requirement: Eligibility in accordance with Decree 986/1998 on the eligibility requirements for teaching staff. We consider it an advantage: Readiness to teach music for lower grades in addition to one's own teaching group, also for other groups if necessary. Terms of service are determined in accordance with the Municipal Education Personnel Official and Collective Agreement (OVTES). Salary: OVTES Required permits: The selected person must present a valid criminal record extract Number of positions: 1 Probationary period: A 6-month probationary period applies to the position Full-time/part-time: Full-time Form of service: Official relationship Working hours: According to the applicable official and collective agreement Contact information: Principal Snellman Ursula, 043-824 9039, ursula.snellman@vantaa.fi Jasse Nordlund, deputy principal, 040-534 0601 Application period starts: 28.07.2026 12:00 Application period ends: 13.08.2026 16:00