Education Specialist & Student Team Lead

Dream Opportunity • Houston, TX

15h

About The Position

The Dream Opportunity is a global nonprofit that helps students from underserved communities explore career pathways, develop professional skills, and gain exposure to opportunities they may not otherwise know exist. It partners with leading global companies to provide career exposure and professional development.

The Education Specialist & Student Team Lead supports college and career exploration programming and live student events, working directly with students, educators, partner schools, and event partners. The role combines school-based platform introduction and structured learning sessions with leadership of student teams working paid roles at major trade shows. The specialist ensures students gain meaningful workforce experience, hosts programming such as panels and show-floor tours, and helps improve the student and educator experience by sharing feedback with product and education teams.

Requirements

• Experience leading groups of high school students or young adults.
• Ability to mentor students while holding them to high standards with care.
• Comfort facilitating a classroom and speaking to a live audience.
• Strong organization and dependability, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Comfort learning and demonstrating technology.
• Availability for multi-day events, which can include weekends.
• Passion for expanding access to college and career opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in teaching, coaching, youth programming, workforce development, event operations, or college and career readiness is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise teams of students aged 18 and older working paid event roles across multi-day shows.
• Run event check-ins, briefings, breaks, and end-of-day wrap-ups.
• Track student attendance and hours, and resolve issues quickly with event organizers.
• Host student programming, including panels and show-floor tours.
• Encourage students to network with exhibitors and explore career paths.
• Support implementation of the college and career exploration platform at partner schools.
• Facilitate engaging sessions with high school students, both in person and virtually.
• Train teachers, counselors, and school staff to use the platform.
• Gather structured feedback from students and educators and share it with product and education teams.

Benefits

• Direct student impact through helping students earn paid experience and explore future opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead student teams at major industry events.
• Opportunity to shape an education platform, with observations and feedback informing improvements to the student and educator experience.
• Professional growth across team leadership, education, facilitation, and event operations.
• Mission-driven work at an organization expanding career exposure and paid opportunities for students with limited access.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed