For over a year, we’ve worked with a steady stream of the Finland’s best growth company CEO's and founders. We’re aiming to be global but we are proud of our roots and start with Finland. We are real, but ambitious. We believe in feeling proud, but staying humble. Accepting others for who they are. And while the others know us as a psychological coaching company with a never-ending focus on the customer, we think of ourselves as something more. If that sounds good to you—then we hope you’ll join us. Currently we are looking for Performance Psychologists to coach our clients.
In Laavu, growth is everything. We aim for the growth of the client, the coaches and Laavu itself. We are ambitious and strive for continuous improvement...
...This sometimes requires crazy boldness. We are not afraid to take risks and step outside our own comfort zone, because we know that the greatest things are happening there...
...We also want to create a work environment where risk-taking is easy and safe. In Laavu, you can be truly yourself without unnecessary roles, as we believe that showing your own insecurity and vulnerability is courage at its best...
...However, we do not compromise on certain matters and that is professional quality and integrity. The customer of Laavu can always trust that our coaching is in line with the latest research. That is why we also want to invest in the training and development of our coaches.
Laavu is a new type of company providing psychological services for growth companies and startups. We focus on individual executive coaching, but our services also include e.g. co-founder coaching, work community mediation, training and workshops. The themes in individual coaching are diverse and range from a variety of leadership challenges to the leader’s own wellbeing. The key is to ensure coachees´ growth and psychological performance in the midst of their demanding work.
As a Performance Psychologist, your job is to walk alongside the client as their personal coach, and help them reach their goals. This includes both face-to-face coaching meetings twice a month and communication between meetings. We are known by our excellent client experience and customer relations. This means that your role as a coach goes beyond the traditional 1:1 sessions, and includes strong relationship building with the coachee and their organisation.
Occasionally, you might also carry out group-based coaching and training. If you are interested in an employment relationship at Laavu, your job description is likely to be even broader. Depending on your interest, you can take part in developing Laavu as an organization, e.g. by creating content, conceptualizing and developing the service, or taking responsibility for, e.g. sales and marketing.
More important to us than your years of work experience, is that you have a genuine interest in our business, and you share our values. Here is a list of a few things that would make you the perfect addition to our team!
You are a certified psychologist (PsM)
Your work approach is solution-oriented, and you might have a coaching certification
Third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies (e.g. ACT) are familiar to you
You have experience in work and organizational psychology
You’re interested in working with fast-growing organizations and the start-up world gets you excited
You are rich in ideas and have a genuine interest in developing yourself, your customers and Laavu as an organization
You are willing to go the extra mile to make your client happy
You are brave and not afraid to step into your discomfort zone
Submit your application via the survey below. In the survey, you will tell a little about yourself and your values, why you are interested in the job and what would make you a good performance psychologist. After that, the recruitment proceeds as follows. At each stage, we will notify the applicant separately of access to the next stage.
Phone interview that lasts approx. 20 minutes
Competence interview at Laavu's office
In demo coaching you hold a real coaching session for one of Laavu's team members while the other monitors your performance.