Content Editor - Ireland STEM
Twinkl, Ireland

STEM Content Editor - Ireland

Location: Work from home

Pay Rate: 13.50 per hour

Contract: 15 hours per week, initially 6 months

Line Manager: Mairead Fitzmaurice

Recruiter:Chelsea Sharman

Closing Date:18th March 2024

You’ll be helping to build a new team of passionate professionals working flexibly to rapidly edit content for Twinkl’s emerging Irish market. This team will create a wide range of STEM resources for use in primary schools in Ireland. This will include PowerPoints, display materials, guidance sheets, lesson plans, games, assessments and planning. For this role, the majority of your time will be spent editing content for all ages in primary schools in Ireland.

How you will spend your week:

• meeting with other Twinkl editors or the STEM Product Owner and Country Manager to discuss new ideas;
• editing content for the Irish market;
• rapidly editing content for current events and educational trends;
• developing new product ideas with the STEM Product Owner, Ireland Country Manager and Teacher Team Leader.

Ireland is a rapidly growing market for Twinkl. You will have the creative freedom to shape the content we offer to our customers. Our ideal candidate will be going further than editing content by suggesting new product ideas, identifying needs in the Irish teaching community, sharing their experiences and expertise with others. It is an exciting time for this market. The successful candidate will be vital in ensuring that these ambitious plans for Ireland become a reality. This is a work from home, flexible position, and hours can be agreed between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments.

To succeed in the role, you will:

• 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 Irish Primary School Curriculum along with the changes in the curricula (Primary Curriculum Framework amp; Primary Mathematics Curriculum).
• be creative and think outside the box.
• have good time management and be able to work quickly and effectively.
• have an excellent understanding of the needs of teachers in Irish primary schools and support staff delivering learning within the classroom or at home.

In this role, you will learn:

• how to edit new teacher content for our Irish team, from ideation stage to publication on the site;
• remote collaboration, 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.

Requirements

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

• Qualifications: QQI Level 8 Bachelor of Education degree; or Level 9 Professional Masters in Education
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ classroom experience, currently teaching or classroom teaching within the last 12 months
• Personal: Do you run marathons? Are you a great baker? Great! Please include this in your covering letter so we can find out more about you.
• 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 usespeedtest.netto check'

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.

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.

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 teaching skills and experience will make you successful in this specific role.

Disclaimer: Potential Closing of Job Application Before Advertised Deadline

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