Content Writer - Teacher

Location: Northern Ireland (fully remote/home-based); must permanently live and have the right to work in Northern Ireland without restrictions

Annual Salary: £23,000 pro rata (£9,200)

Contract: 12 months with the possibility of extension

Line Manager: Rachel Gamble

Recruiter: Hope Parkin

Hours: Part time (15 hours per week)

Closing Date: 14/08/2024

What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl’s mission?

Twinkl is here to ‘help those who teach’. We're proud to create educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey.

Our award-winning resource collection – created by teachers for teachers – provides digital and printable teaching resources at unbeatable value. 

We have over a million editable resources and new content is added every day. Don’t see what you need? Just ask! We make bespoke resources for our members as part of our world-class customer service promise to help those who teach. 

We support educators and children across Northern Ireland and around the world, and we’re committed to transforming lives through education.

The Role:

Twinkl is currently looking for a Northern Ireland-based Content Writer to create engaging educational resources that meet the requirements of the Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum. This includes PowerPoints, display materials, activity sheets, planning resources and more. The content you write will be turned into professional Twinkl products by our highly skilled designers and illustrators.

Your weekly activity could include:

• Meeting with other Northern Ireland team members to discuss new resource ideas;
• Writing content to meet the requirements of the NI Curriculum;
• Creating blog posts;
• Researching current resource trends.

In this role, you will learn:

• How to create new teacher content for our NI team;
• About the process of resource creation at Twinkl, from ideation stage to publication on the site;
• Remote collaboration, working closely with team members across the country and further afield.

You’ll work with:

• Rachel Gamble - NI Teacher Team Leader
• Susan Ferguson - Country Manager
• Twinkl Content Editors, Content Writers, Designers, Illustrators

This position is remote and the hours can be worked flexibly with the expectation that you will have good daytime availability for training, meetings, collaboration and ongoing CPD, particularly in your training period/first month. You would need to be available around our core hours (10am-2pm) Mon-Fri, on a minimum of 2 days per week.

Remote working and hours:

• Team members working 15 hours per week are expected to complete most of their work during the hours of 10:00 am- 2:00 pm on a minimum of two weekdays between Monday-Friday. You will need to have good daytime availability for training, meetings, collaboration and ongoing CPD, particularly in your training period/first month.
• Remaining hours can be worked flexibly and agreed upon between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments and business needs.
• Essential for remote working - You will need access to a fast and reliable internet connection of at least 6mb down and 1mb upload. We recommend you use speedtest.net to check.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Show a creative approach to teaching and learning;
• Be a strong communicator, taking pride in your high-level spelling, punctuation and grammar skills;
• Demonstrate excellent people skills, working with a close-knit team to create high quality resources;
• Have detailed knowledge and understanding of both the Northern Ireland Curriculum and the needs of Northern Irish educators.

Essential requirements to apply: 

• Qualifications: (BA(Ed), PGCE or equivalent).
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ recent classroom teaching experience in a public primary school
• Experience: In writing resource materials aligning with the NI Curriculum
• Skills: High level of spelling, punctuation and grammar skills
• Desirable skills: Proficiency in spoken and written Gaeilge (Ulster)

• Access to a fast and reliable internet connection of at least 6mb down and 1mb upload. We recommend you use speedtest.net to check

• Has the Right to Work in NI on a permanent basis.

How to apply:

Along with your up to date CV, please submit a cover letter to help us better understand why you are interested in this position and how your skills and experience will make you successful in this specific role. Please make it clear in your application your experience teaching in Northern Ireland public primary school(s)

Twinkl is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity within all of our teams and are committed to continuing to build an inclusive workplace for all.

Disclaimer: Potential Closing of Job Application Before Advertised Deadline

Please be advised that in the event of an exceptionally high volume of applications, the job advertised may become unavailable before the originally stated closing date. While we strive to adhere to the published timeline for accepting applications, circumstances beyond our control, such as overwhelming response rates, may cause an earlier closure of the application process.

We encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications at their earliest convenience to ensure consideration.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here are a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before the process
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
• From day 1 - Westfield Health, 33 annual leave days per year (pro rata for part time team members) flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscription.
• After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
• Long term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.

So what exactly is Twinkl? Some describe us as a Digital Publisher, others, as an Education Partner (we used to be called an EdTech start-up). To be honest, we’re all these things and much more too. But the description we’re most proud of is the one our members use - “Twinkl is a life-saver”.

Twinkl began life in 2010 as a husband and wife start-up, working from a tiny back bedroom. Today, Twinkl is a truly global business, with members in nearly every country in the world. Our positive impact is driven by a community of passionate Twinklees, all inspired by the same mission - to help those who teach.

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