Content Creator (Primary Literacy & Numeracy Program, Dymocks Tutoring)

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Excellent opportunity to join an iconic retailer in a period of growth. Use your skills and experience to write content for our new tutoring business.

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Tutoring

Company: Dymocks Group

Location: Sydney

Work type: Contract/Temp

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-8-6512-9161

Fax: +61-2-5324-7730

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About us

The Dymocks Group is a sizeable private Group with a history of trading over 138 years. Most well known for the iconic multi-channel “Dymocks” retail brand the Group also has significant investments in commercial property, food manufacturing and farming. During an exciting period of growth, the Group is establishing a tutoring business with the aim of providing meaningful tutoring services to young students.

 

The Role

We have a need for a literacy and numeracy specialist to develop a K-6 literacy and numeracy program for our tutoring business.  The brief is to develop a program which maps to the Australian Curriculum (as implemented in NSW) and allows qualified primary teachers, working as tutors, to assist our students in improving their literacy and numeracy ability. 

 

The role will initially be a fixed contract role focussed on the development of the program and supporting materials. However, there is the possibility of ongoing involvement in the delivery of the program and potentially running the program across multiple tutoring centres.

 

Responsibilities

  • Develop a primary literacy and numeracy intervention program mapped to the Australian Curriculum. At its simplest the program should enable assessment of current student capability and then provide the necessary tools and resources to enable a tutor to assist the student achieve age/stage appropriate literacy and numeracy outcomes.
  • Develop and/or compile content to support the program including assessment tools, lesson plans, student workbooks, class presentation slides, formative assessment questions and periodic reporting tools.
  • Ensure that created and adapted material aligns with our class structure, pedagogical approach and our templates
  • Integrate a range of proven differentiation strategies to assist in programming for individual needs of students
  • Review and approve content and load it into our learning management system

 

Key attributes

  • Degree qualified in teaching with appropriate specialist experience in literacy and numeracy intervention
  • Understanding of the NSW curriculum requirements
  • Understanding of a range of students needs
  • Reliable and motivated, capable of working autonomously but also collaborating with a broader team
  • Willingness to explore new ways of teaching and delivering content
  • Passion for teaching and engaging students
  • A moderate level of proficiency using Microsoft Office applications
  • Excellent written communication skills and a high degree of attention to detail
  • (For those wanting to also be considered for tutoring) Current Working with Children Check

 

What's on offer

  • Competitive hourly rates / fixed package
  • Scope to continue to be part of the broader team and business
  • Opportunity to shape an exciting new chapter in the delivery of tutoring to the Australian market
  • Opportunity to join an iconic Australian organisation in a period of growth and innovation

 

For a confidential discussion on this role, please call (02) 9224 0476.      

 

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