Employment

ISH is always looking to recruit great teachers. We are looking for people who can inspire students, teachers that are forward thinking and colleagues who want to work collaboratively.

To be considered for teaching/educational assistant positions at the International School of Helsinki all applicants must meet the following qualifications:

Minimally a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Master’s Degree preferred)
Teacher Certification/License
Minimally two full years of teaching experience post degree and certification (PYP, MYP and DP experience preferred). This is applicable to teaching positions.
Extract of criminal record as requested in § 3 Law of working with children, must be presented by applicants chosen for any position.
Please send all required documentation to only published jobs listed and to the following address: employment@ishelsinki.fi We do not review credentials or CVs not aligned with an open position.

CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS

Substitute Teacher Positions

The International School of Helsinki currently seeks teachers interested in being part of the school’s substitute teacher reserve list, who are available as and when short term needs arise at the school. Teachers with experience and expertise in all subject areas are encouraged to apply. Ideal substitute applicants have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university with a teaching qualification, and experience teaching in the IB programs. Applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in English. Note that the school currently has a need for Finnish speaking substitute teachers. Please send a letter of interest, a current CV, and note your interest/expertise area(s) to ishemployment@ishelsinki.fi.

Substitute teacher agreements between the Employer and the Employee are created for short-term temporary needs based on the leave or absence of other teachers, only at the time when needs arise.

Suomi äidinkielenä – IB PYP and MYP (Grades 1- 6) Finnish Language & Literature Teacher
(Lower and Upper School Finnish Home Language teacher)

The International School of Helsinki seeks to employ a Finnish Language and Literature teacher for grades 1-6 students (for Home Language instruction – suomi äidinkielenä). This teacher will teach Finnish for students in the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) in grades 1-5 and will also teach Finnish for students in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) in grade 6. These students will have identified Finnish as their home language. The language of instruction at ISH is English and in the IB, a home language is a language learned in childhood in the home environment.

The ideal applicant would have a teaching qualification, Finnish class teacher qualification (luokanopettaja), significant experience teaching Finnish language within this age range, and understand how to integrate language learning within both IB PYP and MYP pedagogy, but this is not a necessity. Candidates who demonstrate a strong affinity for teaching this age range are strongly preferred. Applicants must also display graduate level fluency in speaking, reading and writing in English.

Please send a letter of interest and current CV to employment@ishelsinki.fi. More details of the job description will be given to successful candidates called for an interview. A review of qualified candidates will begin immediately. This is a temporary teaching position for 2024-25 that is scheduled to begin in November 2024.

Internship Positions

Please note that all internship positions for the 2024-2025 school year have been filled.

Internship applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted and reviewed in November – December 2024.

The International School of Helsinki is happy to work with Erasmus interns from all over the world in our Primary Years Programme. If you are an Erasmus student or potential Erasmus student, please forward your CV and a letter of interest to employment@ishelsinki.fi

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For all positions, a criminal record check as required in § 3 Law of working with children, must be presented by applicant chosen for the position.

Statement of Anti-Discrimination

At the International School of Helsinki we pursue policies which ensure the equal treatment of all, eschewing discrimination on the basis of gender, gender presentation, ethnic background, nationality, skin color, age, physical abilities, sexual orientation and religious or political views.