Early Childhood Education Teacher

Welcome to Havukallio! We are looking for an early childhood education teacher for a permanent position starting September 1, 2026, at Havukallio Kindergarten. Havukallio Kindergarten is located in a nature-rich and forested residential area with good transport links. Nature is an important part of the children's learning environment, and we utilize the immediate surroundings extensively in our activities. The multiculturalism of the area enriches our everyday life and brings different perspectives, experiences, and cultures to our activities. Five children's groups operate at Havukallio Kindergarten. The premises of our kindergarten have just been renovated, so you will get to work in updated group spaces and together with other staff build functional and inspiring learning environments. At Havukallio, we want to build a safe, happy, and playful everyday life for children. It is important to us to meet each child individually, notice children's strengths, and encourage and praise. Play is an important part of our activities, as is children's participation, interests, and wondering together. Our pedagogy emphasizes supporting emotional and interaction skills and children's language development. We want children to have the opportunity to learn, try, and succeed in a safe atmosphere. The pedagogy of the children's groups is supported by a broad-based early childhood special education teacher and a developer teacher. Our unit also uses the ProVaka operating model (Positively learning in groups in early childhood education). You will be surrounded by a competent work community. Experienced and professional staff work at Havukallio Kindergarten. It is important to us that everyday life runs smoothly in cooperation and that everyone receives support in their work. We help each other, and there is room for humor in the working days. Our unit also operates as a field kindergarten for early childhood education teacher students, so if you wish, you can also participate in guiding future professionals and sharing professional expertise. What do we expect from you? We hope for a sensitive and warm-hearted way of meeting children and good cooperation and teamwork skills. We value flexibility, a positive attitude towards development, and a desire to build high-quality pedagogy together with the rest of the work community. In the position, you will need good oral and written Finnish language skills. If you are a cooperative, open, and development-inspired early childhood professional who wants to work for the best of children together with a competent work community, you may be the new colleague we are looking for! We process applications and start interviews during the application period. The position can be filled immediately after a suitable candidate is found, so it is worth submitting an application soon. 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 have a wide multidisciplinary cooperation and support network around you. You get all this in Vantaa: support from a peer mentoring group for the first year of work, good training opportunities to develop your own work and professionalism, a safe and equal working environment, opportunities to influence, for example, through the management team, and versatile staff benefits, such as sports, well-being, and cultural 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 discounted services of swimming pools, gyms, group exercise, and massage companies. In addition, discounted tickets to cultural events are often available. Vantaa pays moving expenses of 1500 euros to those moving to Vantaa from outside the neighboring municipalities after a six-month probationary period. Neighboring municipalities are Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Nurmijärvi, Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää, Sipoo, and Kirkkonummi. Moving expenses apply to permanent employment and only to early childhood education teachers, early childhood special education teachers, and kindergarten directors. Employment information: Qualification requirement: Early childhood education teacher (qualification according to the Early Childhood Education Act). Terms of employment are determined by the Municipal Education Personnel's Official and Collective Agreement (OVTES). Salary: 3129.71-3234 eur/month. In addition, 15 eur/month is paid for a degree meeting the qualification requirements for an early childhood education teacher, and 37.88 eur/month for a Master of Educational Sciences. A work experience supplement based on previous work experience is 3-8%. Required permits: The selected person must present a valid criminal record extract. A tuberculosis clearance for the respiratory system is checked for selected persons working with children under school age (Infectious Diseases Act § 55). Number of jobs: 1. Probationary period: A 6-month probationary period applies. Full-time/part-time: Full-time. Form of employment: Employment contract. Working hours: 38 h 15 min/week.