Childcare Worker

Duration of work: 1.9.2026-31.7.2027 Group: In this position, you will work as a substitute worker in the role of a childcare worker Location: Hintsankuja Daycare, Pelttarinkatu unit We are looking for an early childhood education childcare worker to complement a work community that values expertise, cooperation, and open interaction. Everyone has the opportunity to shine with their own strengths and utilize them. We approach change with interest and wish to develop continuously in our work. It is important to us that expertise is strengthened and supplemented with various trainings. This position is suitable for you if - your interaction with children can be described as encouraging, caring, and gentle - you enable the child's participation and value children's initiatives - even in challenging situations, you see the child's needs behind the behavior and find positive, supportive ways to support the child in everyday life - you want to learn and gain insights together with the work community - you value teamwork and your thinking is solution-oriented A warm welcome to join us! The eligibility requirement is determined according to Section 28 of the Early Childhood Education Act (540/2018); The eligibility requirement for the position of early childhood education childcare worker is a vocational qualification in education and guidance, a vocational qualification in social and health care, or another equivalent suitable qualification, which includes or has been supplemented by sufficiently extensive qualification units in childcare, education, and teaching. The person selected for the position must provide the employer with a criminal record extract as referred to in Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Act on the Verification of the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children 504/2002). A probationary period applies to the employment relationship. As employment benefits, the City of Turku offers, among others: - versatile training - a Föli commuter card for more affordable bus trips - a Tyky-bracelet for the City of Turku's sports and cultural services To promote equality and impartiality, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, open questions in the job application should not include information such as age, native language, or gender. Although some of this information is asked for in the background information, this information is not visible to the recruiting line manager in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant's professional expertise and work experience. Workplace address: Pelttarinkatu 6, 20610 Turku