Digital Learning Developer / Educator

The opportunity

We are looking for an instructional designer, e-learning developer, educational technologist or digitally confident educator who can translate scientific knowledge into engaging digital learning.

Your year will have two complementary parts

4–5 months: Environmental education

• Teach environmental science and Life Sciences directly to learners.
• Test digital concepts and activities with real children.
• Use classroom and field experience to improve online learning.
• Support hands-on environmental education programmes.
• Help educators understand and use new digital resources.

The rest of the year: Specialist work

• Develop online environmental and Life Sciences learning materials.
• Create interactive lessons, activities, quizzes and learning pathways.
• Translate scientific concepts into accessible digital experiences.
• Align content with relevant curricula.
• Work with scientists to ensure scientific accuracy.
• Work with educators to ensure learning value.
• Develop and test digital products and improve them using learner feedback.
• Explore AI-assisted education and scalable learning systems.

Qualifications & experience

• A Bachelor's degree or postgraduate qualification in education, instructional design, digital learning, educational technology, science communication, environmental science or a related field is beneficial.
• Demonstrated digital learning or educational product experience is highly valued.
• Ability to teach is essential.

Core skills

• Instructional design.
• Learning experience design.
• Digital content development.
• Curriculum mapping.
• Writing and editing.
• User/learner testing.
• Project management.
• Communication with technical and subject experts.
• Ability to simplify complex information.

Additional skills that would be beneficial

• LMS platforms.
• Articulate Storyline/Rise or equivalent tools.
• UX/UI principles.
• Multimedia and video.
• AI-assisted content development.
• Analytics and learner engagement data.
• Web technologies or basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Gamification.

• Competitive Salary – A competitive salary relative to the responsibilities, experience and skills required for the role.
• Digital Product Development – The opportunity to build innovative digital education products and learning experiences from the ground up.
• Real-World Educational Experience – Combine digital development with hands-on teaching, fieldwork and practical learning at Happy Acres.
• Multidisciplinary Team & Career Growth – Work alongside scientists, educators, designers and developers while developing new skills and taking on additional responsibilities.
• Innovation & Impact – Experiment with emerging educational technologies and create scalable learning tools that can reach and benefit learners beyond Happy Acres.
• On-Site Benefits – Meals will be provided during in-person working days, and accommodation can be provided when an overnight stay is required for work.
• Full-time and Part-time available