Special Education Teaching Assistant

Helsingin kaupunki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

550 EUR Epassi Flex benefit

Job summary

Helsingin kaupunki, through Helsinki City Education and Training, seeks a Special Education Teaching Assistant for Pitäjänmäen peruskoulu. The role supports students across grades 1–9, including hearing-impaired and sign-language learners, inside and outside the classroom.

The position is 34 hours per week, part-time, with a monthly salary of 2318.51 EUR. Finnish proficiency and a practical nurse qualification or similar vocational upper-secondary qualification are required; police clearance is

Qualifications

• Finnish language proficiency (spoken and written) required.
• Police clearance for working with children required.
• Medication administration rights or eligibility required.
• Sign language skills are valued.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support students in classroom and during activities.
• Assist hearing-impaired and sign-language learners in special and regular classes (grades 1–9).
• Tutor in sign-language after‑school program and supervise breaks.
• Assist students with taxi transport and reception from taxis; support excursions.
• Collaborate with team; participate in meetings; adapt to diverse learners.

Skills

Sign language

Finnish language proficiency

Team collaboration

Drug administration rights

Police clearance

Diabetes care experience

Deafblindness awareness

Education

Practical nurse qualification (lähihoitaja)

Vocational upper-secondary qualification

Job description

Job opening for a Special Education Teaching Assistant at Pitäjänmäen peruskoulu

The role focuses on guiding and supporting students through different stages of schooling and learning processes. Responsibilities include guiding students in the classroom and outside it (support is required for smaller classes for hearing-impaired and sign‑language students in special classes and regular classes in grades 1–9), teamwork with a partner, acting as a tutor in a sign‑language after‑school program, supervising breaks, assisting students with taxi transport and reception from taxis, and excursions. Emphasis on collaboration skills and ability to work with diverse learners and knowledge of sign language. Experience with diabetes care, deafblindness, and use of augmentative communication methods is valued. Attendees participate in approximately five team‑meetings per school year led by the team supervisor, and attend staff meetings in rotation. The school has about 480 students in grades 1–9, with a focus on movement, dance and expressive arts; ten special classes and one preparatory class; students include hard‑of‑hearing and sign‑language users. Other staff include a counselor, psychologist, team supervisor, school coach, multilingual advisor and sign language interpreters. The position is 34 hours per week, part‑time. Salary: 2318.51 EUR per month for a 34 h/week schedule, with possible additional allowances under KVTES. The salary may adjust with skills and responsibility. The role is with Helsinki City Education and Training, worksite varies depending on available resources and may change year by year. During school breaks staff participate in a centralized program for disabled children; the site may be at another Helsinki city school. Summer holidays are generally scheduled during the closing period of activities.

What Helsinki City offers: meaningful work for a better Helsinki; opportunities to grow and develop; ample employee benefits such as a 550 EUR Epassi Flex benefit for commuting, culture, sport and wellbeing services.

Requirements: qualification as a practical nurse (lähihoitaja) or another suitable vocational upper‑secondary qualification and medication administration rights; registration in the national professional register (Valvira). Proficiency in spoken and written Finnish is required. Applicants must provide a police clearance on working with children as per law 504/2002. In temporary positions, applicants without required qualifications may be considered. Sign language skills are required. Additional credit for training in sign‑language instruction.