Substitute Teacher

Leppäkorven School is a comprehensive school for grades 1-9, with about 850 students in the 2025-26 school year. About 80 adults work in the school community. The school is located in Korso along the main railway line with good transport links. We operate in a modern school building with up-to-date teaching equipment. Our goal is to be a pedagogically unified comprehensive school where learners of different ages meet and interact daily. We are looking for a foreign language teacher. Your work includes teaching languages and developing instruction in cooperation with other language teachers. We hope for a solution-oriented, development-positive, and student-centered approach. As a language teacher, you are responsible for teaching Swedish to grades 7-9 and German to one group. The work includes planning, assessment, and development of teaching, considering student support. Additionally, the work involves nurturing and guiding students and tasks related to the school's operational year, such as organizing theme days. The position includes acting as a class teacher for the 9th grade. We develop our school according to the ProKoulu operating model, which means common practices for the entire adult community to guide student behavior using positive feedback. We require the applicant to commit to educational work according to this model. We offer modern learning spaces, up-to-date tools, and a competent work community where you can develop together with others. Our school emphasizes staff community and well-being. We have teacher mentors to support new teachers. Vantaa is the fourth largest city in the country, offering a safe employer with extensive opportunities for professional development. The City of Vantaa offers diverse employee benefits, such as sports, well-being, and cultural benefits, lunch benefits, and travel benefits for public transport. Employees can use discounted services at swimming pools, gyms, group exercise, and massage companies. Discounted tickets to city cultural events are often available. Vantaa is a responsible employer. We support the well-being and skills of our employees and a good atmosphere in work communities. We continuously develop our supervisory work. Equality and equal opportunity are important to us. We hope to receive applications from people of different backgrounds. Eligibility: Qualification according to Decree 986/1998 on the qualifications of teaching staff. Student-centered approach, ability to consider the needs of different students. Preferred: Experience as a class teacher, interest in developing pedagogical cooperation, interest in ProKoulu activities and motivation to commit to its educational work. Terms of employment are determined by the Municipal Education Staff Official and Collective Agreement (OVTES). Salary: OVTES. Required permits: Valid criminal record extract. Number of positions: 1. Probation period: 6 months. Full-time/Part-time: Full-time. Form of employment: Official relationship. Working hours: According to the applicable official and collective agreement. Application period: 05.08.2026 12:00 to 19.08.2026 16:00.