Childcare Worker

You are a good team player working alongside two early childhood education teachers. As a childcare worker, you promote the holistic well-being, growth, and development of the daycare's children in cooperation with your work community and families. You are responsible for any medication administration for your child group. You will have the opportunity to influence your work, as we provide space for activity and new ideas. We value your expertise, experience, and interest in developing pedagogy for young children and small group activities, good group and individual guidance skills, and excellent community skills. We offer you: - A versatile job description where you have the opportunity to work with your own personality and influence the daycare's operations more broadly - An agile, flexible, and continuously evolving operational culture - A good work community and a competent supervisor - Comprehensive training opportunities to develop your own expertise - Occupational health services - Affordable and versatile workplace catering - A competitive salary of 2578.38 € - 200 €/person/year sports, culture, and well-being benefit (Epassi) - Free swimming opportunities at the Kirkkonummi swimming hall upon presentation of a staff card Eligibility requirements for the childcare worker position are a vocational qualification in education and guidance (childcare worker), a vocational qualification in social and health care (practical nurse), or another equivalent applicable degree in accordance with Section 28 of the Early Childhood Education Act 540/2018, which includes or has been supplemented by sufficiently extensive modules on childcare, education, and teaching, as well as applicable degrees defined in Government Decree § 3 (1177/2018). Additionally, applicants who meet the eligibility conditions according to the transitional provision for personnel in the Early Childhood Education Act 540/2018 are eligible. The person selected for the position must present a criminal record extract as referred to in Section 6.2 of the Criminal Records Act. The position requires a health certificate regarding respiratory tuberculosis in accordance with Section 55 of the Communicable Diseases Act. Interviews for the position will be arranged after the application period ends. Applications are to be submitted electronically by August 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM via www.kuntarekry.fi (job key KIR-03-281-26).