Job Description:Location: Australia - 100% Remote / Home Working (Must permanently live in Australia & have the right to work without restrictions to apply for this role)Pay Rate: $28 AUD per hourContract: 12-month initial contract (Highly likely to be extended, but no guarantees) - Self-employed contractor. Responsible for own taxes.Hours of work: 15 hours per week - Part TimeHiring Manager: Mariam BazziRecruiter: Frazer MortonFirst things first! What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl's mission?Twinkl is here to "help those who teach." It's what brings us to work every day. 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 unlimited supplementary digital and printable teaching resources at an 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 around the world, and we're committed to transforming lives through education.Whoever you are, whatever you teach, Twinkl is here for you!
The Role:As a Content Writer/Content Editor, you'll be joining our exciting secondary “Beyond” product team, where you will be writing and editing resources specifically designed for Australian educators teaching the Year 7 - Year 10 Australian Science Curriculums.You will be employed as a content writer and editor, producing raw teaching materials from scratch. The tasks you fulfil on any one day will be determined by your team leader according to workflow and customer needs.You will be a specialist for the Year 7 - Year 10 Australian Science Curriculums, using your up-to-date knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and supporting documentation to ensure that our resources are suitable for the target audience, are engaging and innovative, and provide the correct levels of challenge and support.You'll work with:
- A team of content writers, editors, designers, illustrators and digital copywriters, mainly based in Australia and some from the UK;
- The Secondary Segment Manager.
You will learn:
- The ins and outs of being a Content Writer and Editor at Twinkl;
- How to respond to customer requests and feedback;
- The production process required for creating new and innovative resources;
- How a production team works together across different markets and countries.
Requirements:To succeed in the role, you will:
- Be committed to representing diversity through the work you produce;
- Be committed to understanding and implementing Twinkl Beyond Brand guidelines;
- Be constantly aware of the Australian secondary education market and able to identify gaps, as well as being aware of competitor releases;
- Have your own device and a reliable, high-speed internet connection, with the capacity for face-to-face meetings over webcam;
- Have the capacity to work across time zones.
We're interested in anyone who meets one, or a combination of the following:
- A qualified active teacher status;
- Has a passion for teaching and creating fun, engaging classroom experiences;
- Likes to work collaboratively with different teams across time zones.
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in secondary education or appropriate equivalent degree, with a focus on Science;
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant classroom teaching experience with full class responsibility;
- Recent classroom teaching experience.
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 process.
- Flexible working with opportunities to work from home.
- Diversity, inclusion and belonging - we celebrate diversity and encourage applications from people of all different cultures and backgrounds including groups for LGBTQ+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people of all ages, races and religions, disabilities (visible and invisible), women in Tech and working parents.
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD) - Our ever-evolving program includes: Monthly progression reviews, Twinkl's Management Scheme, commercial awareness training, leadership coaching quads, career chats and mentoring.
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