Event Host / Public Speaker - Student Events

Dream Opportunity • Mesa, AZ

5h

About The Position

The Dream Opportunity is seeking an Event Host / Public Speaker to help schools bring career exploration to life for students. The organization is a global nonprofit that helps students from underserved communities explore career pathways, develop professional skills, and learn about opportunities they may not otherwise know exist. It partners with global companies to provide career exposure and professional development opportunities.

This highly school-facing and student-facing role supports college and career exploration programming. The role involves working with partner schools to introduce students and educators to the organization’s college and career exploration platform, facilitating structured student sessions, observing how students engage with the platform, and helping teachers and counselors incorporate it into their programming. The position supports in-person and virtual school programming and collaborates with students, educators, school staff, and internal teams.

Requirements

• Experience working with middle or high school students.
• Comfort facilitating a classroom or group of students.
• Clear, confident communication with students and adults.
• Ability to build rapport quickly with young people.
• Comfort learning and demonstrating technology.
• Ability to explain technology in a simple, approachable way.
• Strong organization, dependability, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
• Ability to observe student behavior and provide thoughtful, actionable feedback.
• Ability to adapt when classroom or school environments change unexpectedly.
• Enjoyment of collaborating with teachers, counselors, administrators, and internal teams.
• Passion for expanding access to college and career opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in teaching, counseling, youth programming, college and career readiness, school implementation, EdTech, instructional technology, student success, or education program management is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of the college and career exploration platform at partner schools.
• Facilitate engaging sessions with high school students.
• Guide students through structured career and college exploration activities.
• Help students navigate and use the platform successfully.
• Train teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school staff to use the platform.
• Help educators incorporate the platform into existing college and career readiness programming.
• Observe student engagement and identify where students may become confused, disengaged, or need additional support.
• Gather structured feedback from students and educators.
• Communicate observations and implementation feedback to product and education teams.
• Support in-person and virtual school programming.
• Build positive relationships with students, teachers, counselors, and school administrators.
• Help ensure every school receives a consistent, engaging, and high-quality experience.

Benefits

• Direct student impact through helping students explore careers, colleges, and future possibilities.
• Opportunity to inform improvements to the student and educator experience through observations and feedback.
• Opportunity to build relationships with students, educators, counselors, and school leaders.
• Professional growth across education, technology implementation, facilitation, training, and program delivery.
• Mission-driven work focused on expanding career exposure and professional opportunities for students who may not otherwise have access.

What This Job Offers

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