Content Writer / Editor - Primary Music Teachers

Location: Remote (must be based in the UK)

Hours: part time and full time options available

Annual Salary: £23,000 per annum (pro rata)

Contract: 12 months with the possibility of extension

Line Manager: Kelly Murphy

Recruiter: Hope Parkin

Closing date for applications: 09/04//24

We are looking for qualified and experienced UK Primary School Teachers who have a genuine passion for Music!

You’ll be joining a team of passionate teachers working to create and edit Twinkl’s online Music content for teachers across the UK. The majority of your time will be spent working with other Content Writers, Editors, Designers and Illustrators; engaging with product priorities to facilitate the highest possible quality of teacher content for our customers.

Your weekly activities could include:

• creating new resources to support teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• sensitively responding to and giving editorial feedback around grammar and punctuation, curriculum relevance and factual accuracy, as well as working alongside colleagues to elevate a resource to an excellent standard.
• using their own knowledge of Music 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.
• demonstrating excellent communication skills with the writers, editors, designers and illustrators that you collaborate with.
• curating existing content on site to ensure that it is up to date and meets customers' needs.
  

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about giving back to the education community and keen to share their Music and Song Writing expertise with others in their team.

This position can take place at Sheffield HQ or it can be a UK work-from-home, flexible position.

Remote working and hours:

• Although we allow flexible working patterns to fit in around family or other commitments, our full-time team members working 37.5 hours per week are expected to complete most of their work during office hours, Monday to Friday. To be considered for this role, you would need to be available around our core hours (10am-2pm) Monday to Friday. You will need to have good daytime availability for training, meetings, collaboration and ongoing CPD, particularly in your training period/first month.
• Part time team members working 25 hours per week would need to be available from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on a minimum of two/three days per week Monday-Friday.
• Remaining hours outside of the core working times can be agreed upon between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments and 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 QTS is complete;
• be a confident practitioner in the delivery of the KS1/KS2 Music curriculum;
• be a fantastic communicator who thrives when working in a close-knit team;
• have detailed and up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum in England
• be prepared to confidently work between different IT platforms, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and G Suite;
• understand the teaching community in England, 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 right through to publication;
• how to check content and provide feedback for other writers;
• how to work in ‘agile’ teams, 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:

• Juliet Beane (Music Product Owner)
• your own direct Line Manager who will be confirmed if you are successful. (Kelly Murphy)
• our team of qualified teachers who currently write, edit and produce content for the Music team.
• our amazing in-house design and illustration teams, collaborating daily to produce the beautiful, polished resources that Twinkl are known for.

We're interested in anyone who meets a combination of the following:

• has detailed knowledge of the curriculum requirements for Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) music education, including understanding the National Curriculum guidelines for music at these levels.
• experience in planning and delivering engaging music activities for children in KS1 and KS2 settings, incorporating a variety of musical concepts and techniques suitable for different age groups.
• proficient in playing musical instruments and singing, with the ability to demonstrate and teach musical skills to children in a classroom setting.
• adept at reading and writing music notation, enabling the creation and interpretation of musical compositions and arrangements suitable for KS1 and KS2 children.
• Is organised, able to work to deadlines, and manages time effectively.
• Is good fun to be with and has the ability to communicate well with others.

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 whether you are applying for a full time or part time role.

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

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
• 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, 29 annual leave days per year plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and a Twinkl subscription.
• After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme.
• Long term service reward after 2+ years of service - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.