Submit an application to the employer you want or for the positions you’re interested in
Through Kuntarekry, you can submit an application for short-term substitute positions, i.e. gig work, with municipal employers and wellbeing services counties. Gig work is available continuously, but the need for substitutes is also seasonally high, especially in social and healthcare services, early childhood education, teaching, as well as food and cleaning services.
There are two ways to submit a gig work application in Kuntarekry:
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By completing the employer’s own substitute recruitment application form
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By saving an open gig work application in the Kuntarekry system
Through an employer’s own substitute recruitment process, your application is sent directly to that specific employer. However, by using Kuntarekry’s open gig work application form, you can direct your application to several employers in a selected region based on your responses to the interest questions. Your gig work application can be viewed by those employers that use the Kuntarekry recruitment system and that you have indicated interest in on your application form. You can limit the visibility of your application by specifying which job areas or employers you are interested in within a particular commuting area.
Please remember to primarily submit your gig work application through the employer’s own substitute recruitment application form whenever such a form has been published and you are specifically interested in that employer’s short-term positions. Also note that an open gig work application is not automatically transferred to other recruitments that have their own job postings, and employers review gig work applications at varying intervals depending on their substitution needs.
Once you have been interviewed and agreed with the employer on starting gig work, you may receive job offers via the text message service or through the gig calendar. You will always receive detailed information about the procedures directly from the employer.
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Hanna has been working in temporary care sector positions since her student years in an assisted living unit. She explains how substitute shifts have helped her get a foot in the door and see what the work is like in practice.
Marjo has worked as a substitute food service and cleaning service employee in the city’s support services. She has especially enjoyed the variety brought by working at different locations and the opportunity to expand her skills.
Iiris has worked as a substitute in early childhood education after a long career in the care sector. She says the best parts of gig work are the variety of workplaces and the flexibility in choosing shifts. She also feels that her experience is appreciated.
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Employers using Kuntarekry
Municipal organisations and wellbeing services counties are often the largest employers in their regions. The public sector offers a wide range of jobs across various fields — in municipalities, cities, educational institutions, municipally owned companies, and wellbeing services counties. Work is carried out under more than 7,000 different job titles.