Literacy Content Specialist - Primary

Education Perfect has a suite of EdTech platforms designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We aim to enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment, and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential. As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students' lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career.

We are looking for a Literacy Content Specialist to join our Essential Assessment (EA) team - our Primary Numeracy and Literacy assessment platform loved by 2800+ schools across Australia. 

As a member of our EA Content team, you will collaborate closely with our Assessment Delivery Lead, fellow Literacy content specialists, and in-house publishing team to create and edit exceptional online and paper-based Literacy assessment materials. Your deep subject expertise, passion for Literacy education, and sharp analytical skills will be invaluable as we strive to perfect and deliver a top-tier Literacy Assessment product for Australian Primary schools.

We invite applicants from all over Australia to apply for this 12-month fixed-term contract position. 

What you will do:

• Write original Literacy assessment materials for Levels 2-8, ensuring adherence to our content quality standards and precise alignment to the given curriculum/s
• Actively engage in robust editorial processes, including detailed pre- and post-production feedback cycles and peer reviews
• Review and map the Australian Curriculum, NSW Syllabus, and/or Victorian Curriculum 2.0 against Essential Assessment Literacy content to ensure robust alignment

About you:

• Primary English teaching experience in Australia
• Tertiary qualification in Education and/or Teaching
• Experience in English assessment writing (digital and/or paper-based) with a solid foundation in item-writing methodology
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to accurately map, interpret, and deconstruct the progressive sequence of English curriculum points
• Understanding of, and genuine interest in, Literacy pedagogy and best practices in Literacy teaching
• Genuine commitment to giving, receiving and applying feedback
• Impeccable attention to detail.

Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!

What we offer:

• The chance to work with a supportive, fun, and high-performing team that is deeply committed to supporting educators and improving student outcomes in Numeracy & Literacy 
• The chance to work from home, with our remote and flexible working arrangements 
• Ongoing professional development, including opportunities to develop your career into other areas of our business and access to EPs Learning Hub 
• Employee referral program - $2000 when you refer a new team member
• EP support groups - Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees
• The opportunity to work within a growing global business with Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status, Digital Promise certification, and an unwavering commitment to our mission, people, and community

We celebrate individuality, value diversity, and understand that flexible and remote work opportunities enable our team members to work in a way that fosters creativity and inspires individual brilliance. When you work with us, you're not just joining a company - you're joining a team united by the desire to make a difference.