Content Writer- Northern Ireland Teacher

Posted Aug 3

Description

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

Contract: 12 months with the possibility of extension

Line Manager: Susan Ferguson

Recruiter: Hope Parkin

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: 14/08/2024

Join our passionate team at Twinkl, contributing to online content creation for Northern Irish teachers. This role is dedicated to producing ‘transfer test’ resources which address the need for practice papers and revision materials aligned specifically to the criteria for the updated testing process (SEAG entrance assessment). Your primary collaboration will be with the rest of the Northern Irish content writer team, editors, and designers to create these resources. 

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

  • Creating new resources to support teaching and learning for Northern Ireland’s ‘transfer test’ (SEAG entrance assessment).
  • Responding to editorial feedback and working alongside colleagues to elevate a resource to an excellent standard.
  • Sharing KS2 subject knowledge with the team about how to write a variety of resources which engage learners and appeal to teachers (specifically, practice papers and revision materials.)
  • Using your own knowledge of Northern Ireland’s ‘transfer test’ to support the team with their resource content. 
  • Producing resources which respond to customer needs and current teaching methodologies.
  • Meeting with other members of the team to discuss and develop new ideas.

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about giving back to the education community and keen to share their SEAG Entrance Assessment expertise with others in their team. 

Remote working and hours:

  • 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.
  • Remaining hours can be worked flexibly and agreed upon between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments and the 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:

  • have completed primary qualified teacher status: PGCE, B.Ed or equivalent;
  • have 2 years of full classroom teaching experience after teacher training is complete;
  • be a confident practitioner in the delivery of the KS2 Curriculum;
  • be a fantastic communicator who thrives when working in a close-knit team;
  • have detailed and up-to-date knowledge of the Northern Ireland Curriculum;
  • be prepared to confidently work between different IT platforms, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and G Suite;
  • understand the teaching community in Northern Ireland, knowing their unique pressures and current educational trends;
  • have a drive for continuous professional development.

In this role, you will learn:

  • how to ideate and create diverse, inclusive, engaging and varied resources for children and teachers;
  • how to work in a team, allowing you to solve problems and change tasks quickly to meet deadlines;
  • how to collaborate with educational professionals based across the UK through our company focus groups and customer feedback requests;
  • how to apply your teaching experience to create new products, from ideation stage to publication.
  • how to use Project Tracking software as well as other in-house systems. 

You’ll work with:

  • Your own direct Line Manager - Susan Ferguson.
  • Our team of qualified teachers who currently write, edit and produce content for the Northern Ireland Team.
  • Our amazing in-house design and illustration teams, collaborating daily to produce the beautiful, polished resources that Twinkl are known for.

Essential requirements to apply: 

  • Has at least 2 years experience preparing P6/P7 pupils for their transfer test. Specifically, has a deep knowledge and understanding of the new SEAG Entrance Assessments. 
  • Has detailed knowledge of the content of the KS2 Northern Ireland Curriculum. 
  • 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 the UK on a permanent basis.
  • Has a UK teaching qualification (BA(Ed), PGCE or equivalent).

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 preparing P6/P7 pupils for their transfer test. Specifically, your understanding of the new SEAG Entrance Assessments.

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.