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- Title
VAPAAEHTOISTYÖSTÄ PALVELUTUOTANTOON - KASVAVA AMMATILLISUUDEN VAATIMUS KOLMANNEN SEKTORIN LASTENSUOJELUJÄRJESTÖ SUOMEN ICEHEARTS RY: SSÄ.
- Authors
Smolej, Mirka
- Abstract
The proportion of paid labor and demands for professionalism are growing rapidly in Finnish third sector. Nevertheless, working in the third sector is still perceived as something voluntary, ideological, autonomous, non-hierarchical and flexible. In addition, the role of the third sector as a mediator between the state and the market is widely recognized. This article examines how the rising requirements for professionalism are reflected on the grass-roots level child welfare work in the Finnish third sector organization Icehearts. The data consists of interviews and observations from six workshops conducted in autumn of 2015. Altogether sixteen paid employees participated in the workshops. The findings indicate that employees are constantly balancing between opposite ideals of ideologically oriented third sector work and paid work. These contradictions include questions of work commitment and ideology, work autonomy and flexibility and mixed role expectations among professionals.
- Publication
Janus, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1235-7812
- Publication type
Article