Koulunkäynninohjaaja, Kiinanmyllyn koulu - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Suomi

We are seeking a school assistant, primary location: Kiinamyllyn School. The position begins on August 1, 2026, and is permanent. Kiinamyllyn School is responsible for the education of children and adolescents at TYKS's children's and youth clinic and the pediatric and adolescent psychiatric hospital. Students come from municipalities within the Southwest Finland welfare area. In addition to students in hospital care, our school provides education for students in psychiatric outpatient care whose schooling has been interrupted or is at risk of interruption due to psychological issues. As a school assistant, you are an essential part of our flexible and diverse learning support. We expect good teamwork skills, an encouraging pedagogical attitude, the ability to meet students individually, and an active and independent work approach. Experience in hospital education, previous experience in multidisciplinary collaboration, prior work with children and adolescents with mental health issues, and understanding of collaboration between hospital education, social work, and healthcare are considered an advantage. This position offers exceptional opportunities to actively influence the future of special and hospital education in our city. Qualifications include a school assistant diploma. Applicants must submit a criminal record extract as specified in section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Law on the 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 - To have good cooperation and interaction skills - To be an active and development-oriented team member Advantages of working in Turku: - Support from colleagues and a strong sense of community - Effective multidisciplinary collaboration with student welfare professionals - Opportunities for job rotation and career development - An active development culture and teamwork In the service of the City of Turku, you will receive: - Diverse training opportunities - Discounted bus travel with Föli travel card - A Tyky wristband for city sports and cultural services Join us in a school where learning is joy 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, personal information such as age, native language, or gender should not be included in the answers to open questions in the job application. Although some of this information is requested in background data, it will not be visible to the hiring manager in the anonymous applicant report. Workplace address: Lemminkäisenkatu 14-18 c, 20520 Turku.