Early Childhood Educarer (Childminder)

Little Tots International Oy; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Full time

Job summary

A private daycare center in Helsinki is seeking an educator to take care of children aged 9 months to 5 years. Responsibilities include planning activities, maintaining the daycare's cleanliness, and using the Educaring approach. Candidates must be fluent in English and have the appropriate qualifications. This is a full-time permanent position with immediate start. Application deadline is December 1, 2025, at 21:59.

Qualifications

• Criminal records extract required according to Criminal Records Act.
• Experience in early childhood education is preferred.
• Must understand different educational approaches.

Responsibilities

• Take care of the children.
• Plan and assist in age-appropriate activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and resources at the daycare.
• Share cleaning duties with staff.
• Practice Magda Gerber's Educaring approach.

Skills

Fluent in English

Knowledge of Childcare Approaches

Teamwork

Education

Proper qualifications for childcare

Job description

Overview

LTI is a privately-owned daycare in Helsinki. We take care of children from 9 months up to 5 years old. We have a maximum of 15 children in LTI-Tapaninvainio. You will be working with another educarer. As we are a small daycare, cleaning of the daycare is a shared responsibility amongst all staff members. Your responsibilities include, but not exclusive to, taking care of the children, planning and assisting in age-appropriate activities for our little tots. You are also responsible for the maintenance of your designated daycare branch such as its cleanliness and up-to-date resources. We are inspired by Magda Gerber's Educaring approach. We hope that you are familiar with this approach and are open to practicing this specific childcare approach. You must be fluent and confident in speaking as well as writing in English. We hope that you are able to understand a little bit of Finnish, but this is not a requirement. You must have the proper qualifications and experience for this position. We will only contact those who meet our requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take care of the children
• Plan and assist in age-appropriate activities for our little tots
• Maintain cleanliness and up-to-date resources for your designated daycare branch
• Share cleaning duties with staff
• Be familiar with and open to practicing Magda Gerber's Educaring approach

Qualifications

• Fluent and confident in speaking as well as writing in English
• Some understanding of Finnish is helpful but not required
• Proper qualifications and relevant experience for this position
• Criminal records extract required according to Criminal Records Act (770/1993) 6 § 2 mom and the related provisions (Act 504/2002)

Job details

• 40 hours per week
• Start: as soon as possible
• Contract: permanent / to be confirmed
• Application deadline: 01.12.2025 21:59

How to apply

Jätä hakemus: https://littletotsinternational.fi/work-at-lti.html
Yhteystiedot: [e-mail] with subject JOB OPPORTUNITY: ECE, kindly attach CV in English