Overview
We are looking for an Early Childhood Education teacher for Touhula Linnanmaa in Oulu, an English-speaking group.
Touhula Linnanmaa is a four-group sports-oriented daycare centre staffed by energetic and cheerful early childhood education professionals. Exercise can be seen and heard in our everyday life all the time. Do you also have a brisk and natural attitude towards moving children? Can you implement small group and full-time pedagogy together with team members across group boundaries? Welcome to join our flexible, cheerful and humorous team!
You don’t have to be a sweatband JumppaPekka or -Pirkko, it is enough to motivate children to exercise both indoors and outdoors with your own example and attitude. Developmental, boundary-breaking and even crazy ideas for implementing physical activity are welcome. Can you also move children without a hall, poles, climbing wall and even without equipment? Do you see learning environments other than kindergarten as great platforms for exercise?
We do not promise a rose garden, but even more opportunities to evaluate and develop one’s own work. You get to implement pedagogy in accordance with Touhula’s values in your own way. You will be supported by Touhula’s pedagogical tools, strong support from the work community, listening ears and a safe shoulder from the leader. Fluency in English is considered an advantage.
Are you passionate about fostering the holistic well-being, growth, and development of children? Do you thrive in a collaborative and supportive work environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
At Touhula, we carry out a start-up survey for new employees on a regular basis. New employees who started in autumn 2024 gave us an impressive overall rating of 8.3/10, recommending Touhula as an employer based on the start of their employment.
Your Role:
As an early childhood teacher, you will be responsible for the pedagogical activities of your group. You will:
– Promote the holistic well-being, growth, and development of children in cooperation with the work community and families.
– Work in multidisciplinary cooperation with other specialists.
– Be supported by Touhula’s annual pedagogical plan, Touhula Rhythm, which helps you plan and evaluate your activities. Our teachers say Touhula Rhythm is the highest quality tool in the field.
– Have a say in your work, as we give you room to be active and come up with new ideas.
Why Join Us?
– Because you will be doing the most important work in the world to create a happy childhood, we want to look after your well-being. As an employee you are entitled to, for example, occupational health care at Pihlajalinna, Epassi benefit €200/year, well-being at work allowance €80/person/year, and refreshments at coffee breaks and work evenings.
– The monthly salary for a full-time Early Childhood Education teacher will be between EUR 2665,28 and EUR 3156,44 per month + possible assistant manager’s allowance. The final salary will be determined on the basis of years of previous experience and specific competences.
…In addition, we offer you
– a comprehensive induction to your job
– a supportive, flexible and agile working culture
– high-quality pedagogical tools and approaches
– comprehensive training opportunities to develop your skills
– continuing training grants for self-directed further training
…And we expect you to
– a motivated attitude, a sense of responsibility and commitment to work
– excellent cooperation skills to support the well-being of children, the work community and families
– the ability to work constructively even in difficult situations
– be a qualified teacher of early childhood education and care. If your education was completed in a foreign country, you must have an OPH certificate, which screens and validates your qualifications. Where appropriate, we will also consider early childhood teacher trainees and experienced childminders. We support qualification as an early childhood teacher through our incentive scheme.
– Presentation of a valid criminal record, as required by the Act on Criminal Background Check for Persons Working with Children (504/2002). The employment contract is conditional until the presentation of a valid criminal record.
– The Communicable Diseases Act requires that workers with children under school age must be screened for the risk of tuberculosis infection.
Are You the Warm-Hearted Educator We’re Looking For? If you’re ready to join us on this adventure and make a meaningful impact in the lives of children, we would love to hear from you! Apply now and become a part of our dedicated team at Touhula Linnanmaa!
Touhula Linnanmaa
Touhula on yksityinen päiväkotiperhe ja meillä on 113 päiväkotia ympäri Suomen. Olemme varhaiskasvatusalan merkittävä työllistäjä ja meillä työskentelee n. 2000 touhulalaista luomassa onnellista lapsuutta ja hyvää työelämää. Työllistämme varhaiskasvatuksen lastenhoitajia, -opettajia, -erityisopettajia, päiväkotiapulaisia, avustajia, päiväkodin johtajia sekä omalla asiantuntijuusalueellaan toimivia tukipalveluasiantuntijoita. Kaikilla meillä on tärkeä vastuu lasten tulevaisuuden rakentajana. Meitä ohjaavat arvomme ovat hyvinvointi, avoimuus, vastuullisuus ja oppimisen ilo.
Phone: 010 325 8713 Email: niina.salmi@touhula.fi Location: Puulinnankatu 11, Oulu
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