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School Assistant - Helsingin kaupunki - Helsinki, Finland

Posted: July 20, 2026
Posted 3 days ago
Last seen in crawl: July 23, 2026 (today)
Application Deadline: August 3, 2026
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Role Level:Mid-Level
Management Tier:No People Management
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Job Description

We are looking for a school assistant for a local school's special class at Puotila Primary School, Klaavuntie site. Students in grades 3-6 study in the class. The special class teacher and the school assistant work as a team for the benefit of the students. Your duties include guiding and supporting students in school work and in the guidance of activities. Puotila Primary School is a local school for 1st-6th graders. There are about 550 students in our school. In addition to children from the own area, language bath students and special students from all over East Helsinki as well as pre-school children from our area's pk Puotila study in the school. Our school is linguistically and culturally diverse. Puotila Primary School and Vartiokylä Upper Secondary School will merge into a single comprehensive school on 1.8.2027. Puotila's parks, manor area and nearby shores also offer great learning environments outside the school. The Klaavuntie school building is located right next to the Puotila metro station. Our other site is located in Marjaniemessä near Itäkeskus (half of grades 1-2). In Puotila, you will receive a comprehensive orientation and continuous mentoring during the school year - you will not be left alone with your work or the students. It is easy to blend into the work community and you will receive support from colleagues and the principal in everyday challenges. We work together for the benefit of our common students. We operate in the school by means of co-teaching. According to the latest personnel survey, we feel, among other things, that we do work that is meaningful and that we receive support from both the supervisor and the work community. Members of our work community know what is expected of them in their work. We want to enable everyone to maintain a sense of control in the middle of everyday life with clear processes and shared leadership. In our work community, it is felt that we help each other and succeed together. Your working time as a school assistant is 26 h/week. Flat rate salary 1632.15€, when the working time is 26 h/week. In addition, the salary includes possible additions according to KVTES. The flat rate salary may change according to expertise and level of responsibility. The total number of hours for the school assistant can be checked once a school year within the school's resources for the school's operating time. Annual holidays are scheduled mainly during school holiday periods. During school holidays, school assistants and special school assistants can also work in the centralized holiday activities of disabled children. During holidays, the place of work may be another school of the City of Helsinki. What does the City of Helsinki offer you? It is important to us that you can do impactful work for a good Helsinki life. We want you to succeed and be inspired in your work. We offer you diverse opportunities to grow and develop as a professional. According to the latest personnel survey, people enjoy staying with us and the work is experienced as meaningful! You will have access to the personnel benefits of Finland's largest employer, such as an Epassi Flex benefit of up to 550 euros to be used for commuting as well as cultural, sports and wellbeing services. Eligibility requirement: The eligibility requirement is a vocational qualification in school guidance and morning and afternoon activity guidance, a vocational qualification as a school assistant or other suitable qualification. In addition, the position requires good oral and written skills in Finnish. The person appointed to the position must submit a criminal record extract concerning themselves as intended by the Act on the Checking of the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children (504/2002). We consider work experience in a special class as an advantage.

Company Information

Helsingin kaupunki logo
Julkinen yleishallinto
Listing: Education
Pohjois Esplanaadi 15-17, 00170 Helsinki
Business ID: 0201256-6
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Helsingin kaupunki appears in 2,002 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland, and Kontula, Finland.

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Helsingin kaupunki on Suomen suurin työnantaja. Meillä on töissä 37 531 ammattilaista neljällä eri toimialalla sekä kaupungin keskushallinnossa. Yhdessä järjestämme kaupunkilaisille laadukkaita palveluja ja luomme edellytyksiä hyvälle helsinkiläiselle elämälle.

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Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Guiding and supporting students in schoolwork
  • Guiding students' activities
  • Working as a team with the special education teacher for the benefit of the students

Requirements

  • Vocational qualification in school guidance and morning/afternoon activity guidance, or a vocational qualification as a school assistant, or other suitable degree
  • Good oral and written skills in Finnish
  • Criminal record extract for working with children (Act 504/2002)
  • Work experience in a special education class is considered an advantage

Skills & Technologies

Finnish language

Education Level

High school
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