Twinkl Educational Publishing Looking for Educational Content Writer (PlanIt Maths) – New Zealand at New Zealand Full Time

Location: New Zealand; remote

Pay Rate: $25 NZD per hour

Contract: 25 hours per week, 12 months fixed term (with potential to extend)

Line Manager: Shelley Toganivalu Recruiter: Frazer Morton

Closing date for applications: 11th January 2024 (This may be earlier, dependant on interest)

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 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 Chile and 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:

PlanIt is part of the wider Twinkl product in an established New Zealand market. PlanIt is written specifically to provide sequential, fully planned and developed units of learning that closely align with the New Zealand curriculum. Each lesson pack provides solid building blocks to develop knowledge, skills and concepts so that any teacher can teach with confidence.

You’ll be working alongside other passionate professionals working flexibly to write content for Twinkl’s PlanIt Maths product.

You will be creating new PlanIt Maths resources and sometimes adapting existing Twinkl resources, for primary-aged children that inspire learning, helping us to deliver high-quality materials to children and teachers in New Zealand. These resources will include PowerPoints, display materials, differentiated follow-up activities, activity sheets, assessments and lesson plans.

Using your recent teaching experience and up-to-date knowledge of the New Zealand curriculum (both the old and refreshed maths curriculums), you will ensure that resources are innovative, accurate, well-written, suitable for the target year group and that the materials provide the correct levels of challenge and support.

You’ll be a fantastic communicator, working collaboratively in agile development teams, which include other Content Writers, Content Editors, Graphic Designers and Illustrators.

This role is a work-from-home, flexible position, and working hours can be agreed upon between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments. Meetings can be conducted online via Google Meet.

How you will spend your week:

• Undergoing training for the first few weeks to understand all aspects of your new role;
• Meeting with other Twinkl writers to develop resources;
• Responding to and implementing feedback from our Content Editors;
• Writing content for PlanIt Maths that fits the New Zealand market;
• Attending one evening meeting/stand-up each week to update the team on your progress, raise issues and ask for support from your teammates;
• Attending ad-hoc meetings with your trainer, buddy and line manager as needed;
• Engaging with your teammates and contributing to the fun, supportive culture of our NZ team

In this role, you will learn:

• How to create new teacher content for our New Zealand PlanIt Maths team, from the ideation stage to publication on the site;
• How to use and understand the digital platforms that we use every day
• How to collaborate remotely, working closely with team members across this market;
• How to develop greater commercial awareness so we can understand the needs of those we want to help

You’ll work with:

• Our other New Zealand teachers working on the PlanIt team as Content Writers and Editors;
• A fellow team member who will provide support as your ‘buddy’ for your first couple of months;
• Our team Designers and Illustrators;
• Your Team Leader;
• The New Zealand Country Manager and the PlanIt Product Owner

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Have excellent spelling, punctuation and grammar skills;
• Thrive working in a change-focused and dynamic environment;
• Be computer literate, with experience using MS Office (particularly Word and PowerPoint) or the Google Suite (particularly Docs and Slides);
• Be a fantastic communicator who thrives when working in a close-knit team;
• Be focused on collaboration, using feedback to make our resources the best they can be;
• Have detailed knowledge of the primary curriculum (both old and refreshed maths curriculums);
• Have an excellent understanding of the needs of teachers working in the primary maths curriculum and support staff delivering learning within the classroom or at home

We are especially interested in anyone who also meets one or a combination of the following:

• Teaching qualification required: Bachelor of Education; Graduate Diploma of Teaching; or Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning;
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of classroom experience, currently teaching or classroom teaching within the last 12 months
• Experience in teaching the New Zealand Maths curriculum (particularly Levels 1-3)

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’s 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
• Twinkl are 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. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process
• 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
• Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world

Our Recruitment Process: