[Hiring] Content Writer – Integrated Units Australia @Twinkl

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 hour

Contract: 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 Time

Hiring Manager: Charley Buck

Recruiter: Frazer Morton

First 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 for Integrated Units, you will be helping to create resources specifically designed to align with the Australia Curriculum for HASS, Science and Technologies. You will have experience teaching in Australia across the primary years with a passion and in-depth knowledge of the Australian curriculum. You will write and develop creative, innovative resources, working closely with other team members such as Content Editors, Illustrators and Designers.

This role does not require you to work from the Twinkl office although you must be available for face-to-face meetings over webcam. The hours can be worked whenever suits you as long as the hours are completed within each week. If you are working from home, you will need to provide your own device to work on and a reliable, high-speed internet connection. We are looking for working teachers (part-time or casual relief) who can do this around their teaching.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Ideate, develop and create innovative new resources for HASS, Science, Technologies and STEM for students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum;
• Support the English team and write resources for them when required;

• Work and communicate with other team members in a scrum team to achieve sprint goals.

In this role, you will learn:

• The ins and outs of being a Content Writer at Twinkl;
• How to respond to customer requests and feedback;
• The production process required for creative new and innovative resources;

• How a production team works together across different markets and countries.

You’ll work with:

• Other Australia team members – the team will consist of Content Writers, Content Editors, Designers and Illustrators in Australia and around the world;
• Sarah Riddoch (Team Leader), who will be your line manager;
• Della King (Product Owner).

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be passionate about and have a genuine interest for teaching HASS, Science, Technologies, STEM and English;
• Have enthusiasm for creating exciting and engaging new resource content, aligned to the Australian Curriculum;
• Have knowledge and experience in teaching of the Australian Curriculum in F-6;
• Have fresh ideas and a good insight into what Australian teachers want and need, and how to execute this
• Be able to work collaboratively with Content Editors and other production team members, and be open to receiving constant feedback throughout the different production stages;
• Be committed to representing diversity through the work you produce, and have a good understanding of associated issues;
• Be aware of and implement Twinkl Brand guidelines;
• Be aware of and constantly review gaps in the market, as well as being aware of competitor releases.

We’re interested in anyone who meets one, or a combination of the following:

• Undergraduate or postgraduate in education or appropriate equivalent qualifications;
• Minimum of 3 years relevant and recent primary teaching experience and market awareness;
• Has a passion for teaching and creating fun, engaging classroom experiences
• Likes to work collaboratively with different teams across time zones
• Has excellent communication and ICT skills.
• Has exceptional spelling and grammar.

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.

Our Recruitment Process:

About the company

We’re here to ‘help those who teach’. It’s what brings us to work every day.

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”.

We’re all inspired to support teachers and learners, around the world.

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.