Content Editor - Wales (Primary Teacher)
Twinkl, United Kingdom

Content Editor - Wales

Location: Remote

Annual Salary: 10.50 per hour

Contract: Permanent subject to passing probation

Recruiter: Hope Parkin

Hours: Flexible - minimum 15 hours per week

In view of the new Curriculum for Wales coming into place from 2022, we are looking for experienced Welsh primary teachers to work closely with our existing team to support teachers across Wales during this time of change.

You’ll be a go-to specialist for Welsh curriculum content, using your up-to-date knowledge of the new Curriculum and supporting documentation to ensure that our resources are suitable for the target year group and that the materials provide the correct levels of challenge and support.

You’ll be joining Twinkl’s growing Content Editor team to help ensure that the content of our resources is accurate and well written, helping us to deliver high-quality materials to children all over Wales and the world. You’ll be a fantastic communicator, working collaboratively in agile development teams which include Content Writers, Graphic Designers and Illustrators.

This role will require you to work remotely. It is a flexible position and hours can be agreed between you and your line manager. However, you will need to be available for regular face to face meetings over webcam. You will need to provide your own device to work on and a reliable, high-speed internet connection.

We are a small and friendly team, living and working in Wales who are passionate about supporting teachers in all aspects of the curriculum. If you think you could be the right person to join us, we look forward to receiving your application.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Communicating with the development team to check on the progress of resources
• Providing feedback to Content Writers, Illustrators and Graphic Designers
• Checking the suitability of resource content for the intended audience
• Checking SPaG and general accuracy of the content
• Keeping up to date with latest government guidance, Curriculum for Wales 2022 and the ongoing needs of the customer

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be a qualified primary school teacher
• Have impeccable SPaG knowledge in both English and Welsh
• Have working knowledge of the Curriculum for Wales 2022 and supporting documentation
• Display confidence when using and explaining English and Welsh language and grammar
• Have excellent communication skills for sensitively delivering feedback
• Display a drive for continuous personal development
• Have excellent IT skills and the ability to operate fluently between a range of different IT platforms
• Have experience designing and creating your own resources for the classroom
• A keenness to promote positivity and problem-solving in the working environment

In this role, you will learn:

• How to use our internal systems
• How to follow Twinkl guidelines to produce high-quality resources

You’ll work with:

• Twinkl Cymru Product Owner and Country Manager
• Twinkl Cymru production team, including writers, editors, illustrators and designers

We're interested in anyone who:

• Is good fun to be with and has the ability to communicate well with others
• Is organised, able to work to deadlines, and manages time effectively
• Is able to communicate with colleagues and our external partners effectively
• Has a hard work ethic, is passionate, driven and loves what they do
• Is honest, trustworthy and reliable
• Produces quality work and is ready to learn new skills

Please submit a cover letter to help us understand why you are interested in this role and how you meet the job requirements.

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.

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.
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program i

Job Rewards and Benefits