School Assistant

Ammattiopisto Spesia; Iisalmi; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Ammattiopisto Spesia in Iisalmi is seeking a school assistant to guide and motivate students in learning events. The role supports communication, dressing, eating and movement, and works within a multidisciplinary team to promote student autonomy.

The position is part-time (30 h/week) and fixed-term until 4 June 2027. Salary ranges from €1,681 to €1,930 per month, depending on experience; we follow the private education sector collective agreement.

Qualifications

• Proactive approach and ability to cooperate with students.
• Experience guiding students with care needs.
• Suitable education for the position (e.g., practical nurse or school assistant training).

Responsibilities

• Guide and motivate students in learning events.
• Assist students in communication, dressing, eating and movement.
• Collaborate with students' networks as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Support autonomy and identify strengths with an encouraging, rehabilitative approach.

Skills

Proactive approach

Cooperation skills

Flexibility

Care guidance experience

Special support expertise

Education

School assistant training

Job description

Ammattiopisto Spesia is a growth-oriented and value-based vocational special needs educational institution where work is experienced as meaningful. Everyone gets to shine – both students and employees. Our guiding stars are the appreciation and success of students and employees, a diverse working life, and an equal society. Would you like to be one of our 'specialists'?

We are looking for a top person: a school assistant in Iisalmi! Hello to you who have your heart in the right place, a good sense of humor, and a desire to do work that truly matters!

Work starts: possibly soon or by agreement

Location: Iisalmi

Employment: fixed-term until 4.6.2027

Working hours: 30 h/week

What is this job about?

As a school assistant, your task is to guide and motivate students in learning events and to assist and support them, for example, in communication, dressing, eating, and movement. The students' functional capacity affects the type of help or support needed. You will work in cooperation with the students' close networks as part of a multidisciplinary team. The tasks are diverse and varied. In the role of a school assistant, an encouraging and rehabilitative approach is needed to support the student's autonomy and identify strengths.

We hope you have:

• a proactive approach
• good cooperation and interaction skills
• flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing situations
• experience in guiding students with care needs
• versatile special support expertise
• suitable education for the position (e.g., practical nurse or school assistant training).

At Spesia, you will become part of a great multidisciplinary work community in socially meaningful work. As an employer, we want to ensure that everyday life runs smoothly, we encourage each other, dare to try new things boldly, and constantly develop our own work and expertise.

The work is part-time 30 h / week, except for the institution's holiday periods, during which no work is offered. In remuneration and other terms of employment, we follow the collective agreement for the private education sector. The salary range for the position is approximately €1,681 – €1,930 / month. The salary depends on the amount of previous work experience that brings essential benefit to the position. The mentioned salary range corresponds to the working hours (30h/week) stated in the announcement.

The person selected for the position must provide a criminal record extract in accordance with Act 504/2002 on the verification of the criminal background of persons working with children and youth. We are a smoke-free employer.

If you have any questions, please contact training manager Jaana Väisänen, tel. [phone] or [e-mail].