School Assistant, Puropellon School - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Finland

We are seeking a school assistant, primary location: Puropellon School. The position begins on 7 August 2026 and is a fixed-term employment. The school assistant supports students in classrooms and during free time activities in the school day. Currently, Puropellon School has just over 600 lower secondary students. We are located near the center of Turku with good transportation connections. Our school has seven parallel general education groups for each grade level. In addition, there is an Olympic Committee-affiliated sports class and two regional special classes. We also operate two teaching groups for newly arrived students. At Puropellon, 70 education and teaching professionals work together. We share a desire to support and help young people find their strengths and suitable educational paths after middle school. We are committed to meeting young people as individuals and supporting them. Puropellon is part of a community of innovative professionals who work with dedication and humor. Puropellon values: caring, taking responsibility, and competence and success. These guide our daily work. The qualification requirement is a relevant vocational qualification or a previous school-level vocational qualification, or a professional or special professional qualification. Applicants must submit a criminal record extract as specified in section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Law on the Criminal Background Check of Persons Working with Children 504/2002). We expect from you: - To meet students as individuals and support their growth - To be linguistically aware and consider students’ language backgrounds - Good cooperation and interaction skills - To be an active and development-oriented team member Previous experience with lower secondary students and working in a multilingual community is considered an advantage. We value applicants who: - Want to develop the school’s culture - Are flexible in their work approach - Are prepared for individual student interactions Turku’s schools offer the benefits of a large city: - Support from colleagues and a strong community - Effective multidisciplinary cooperation with student welfare professionals - Opportunities for job rotation and career development - An active development culture and teamwork In the City of Turku, you will receive: - Diverse training opportunities - Discounted travel with Föli bus card - A Tyky wristband for city sports and cultural services Join us in a school where learning is joyful and encounters are valuable! To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, you should not include information such as age, native language, or gender in your open questions. Although some background information is requested, these details will not be visible to the hiring manager in the anonymous applicant report. Workplace address: Sepänkatu 11, 20700 Turku