Early Childhood Education Teacher

We are looking for an Early Childhood Education Teacher for LoistoVekara in Vantaa! For us at Touhula, children and families are at the heart of everything. Together with them, we create a happy childhood and a good working life—the most loved daycare centre, which belongs to all of us. We believe early childhood education is one of society’s most important expert roles. We want to meet every child, guardian and colleague who comes through our daycare door warmly, respectfully and professionally. We are looking for someone who stands up for childhood and play, and wants to help build high-quality early childhood education and lead pedagogical activities together with the rest of the team. Touhula LoistoVekara – what kind of daycare centre is it? Touhula LoistoVekara is a four-group daycare centre where high-quality early childhood education grows from skilled people, warm encounters and genuine collaboration. We meet every child as an individual and want everyday life to be safe, inspiring and meaningful for children, families and staff. At LoistoVekara, you will join a community where children, guardians and employees feel at home. Our high customer satisfaction reflects the trust we build every day through open cooperation, caring encounters and professional work. Guardians particularly value our staff’s presence, warmth and smooth interaction. Strong collaboration is central to our everyday work. We use a paired-group model that enables shared pedagogical planning, knowledge sharing and mutual support. You will not be left on your own; you will work with skilled colleagues who develop our activities together with courage. We are looking for a teacher who is enthusiastic about pedagogy, wants to help develop our activities and sees collaboration as a strength. We particularly value expertise in supporting children, a development-minded approach and a genuine interest in building high-quality, impactful early childhood education. At LoistoVekara, you will have a caring work community, an available supervisor and thorough onboarding to support you. You can use your expertise, learn new things and influence the early childhood education we build together every day. If you believe in collaboration, caring and the power of pedagogy, you may be the professional we are looking for. Your role as an Early Childhood Education Teacher As a teacher, you will lead your team’s pedagogy and enable inspiring activities. You are responsible for planning your group’s activities and delivering a high-quality curriculum process using Touhula’s pedagogical annual plan and Touhula Rytmi. Your key responsibilities include: Pedagogical leadership: You are responsible for your team’s everyday pedagogy, small-group activities and creating varied, safe learning environments. Individual support: You plan and assess support measures for children in cooperation with multidisciplinary networks. Customer experience: You are responsible for high-quality communication with families and create a positive emotional atmosphere that reaches them. Team support: You develop an inclusive feedback culture and support colleagues in pedagogical work by drawing on the team’s strengths. We take care of you: In return, we offer a work community where you can grow professionally, learn, make use of your strengths and influence your own work. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or already experienced, we work to make Touhula the best place for you to do meaningful work for children’s future. We offer, among other things: Occupational healthcare through Pihlajalinna An Epassi benefit (€200/year) Wellbeing funds for shared recreational and staff-wellbeing days (€80/year) Thorough onboarding High-quality pedagogical work tools Versatile training opportunities and further-training grants An encouraging, experimental culture where your ideas can make a difference We offer a competitive salary of €2,831.64–€3,486.53 per month for a full-time employee. The final salary depends on years of work experience and any personal supplement based on special expertise. We can discuss recognition of your special expertise and the precise salary placement during the interview. What we expect from you: The ability to build open and professional interaction with all stakeholders A responsible approach to work and the courage to try new ways of working A criminal records extract required by law and a report under the Communicable Diseases Act Eligibility as an Early Childhood Education Teacher under the Early Childhood Education Act We may also consider students training to become early childhood education teachers. We value the joy of learning, so we support your qualification process with paid study days and a €1,000 grant through our incentive programme. Would you like to know more? Feel free to get in touch!