Presenter Teacher Performer

About the role

California Weekly Explorer is seeking a full-time Educational Performer (Teacher / Presenter) for the 2026/2027 school season. Auditions are held in June and August 2026.

Job Responsibilities

• Make history come alive for students on a daily basis
• Complete intensive training including memorizing and dynamically presenting three scripts in a highly engaging manner
• Present solo, teaching students and interacting with them in a classroom setting
• Transport and set up/tear down display equipment each day
• Travel to different schools within a large calendar area, taking 3-5 weekly trips outside your calendar area
• Utilize an online Company calendar system for school information and daily itineraries
• Make all travel arrangements and preparations
• Fill out reports including monthly expense reports and evaluations of schools

Requirements

• Positive and fun personality
• A can-do, helpful mindset
• Problem-solving ability
• Personable and people-oriented
• Ability to command a room
• Strong social, communication, and organizational skills
• Some teaching or performance experience
• Classroom management and improvisation ability
• Willing and able to work a 5-day a week set calendar with a high work ethic and "show must go on" mentality
• Physical, mental, and emotional health
• Ability to "go with the flow" and be flexible
• Problem solver with ability to work independently and uphold Company standards
• Enthusiastic with the ability to make a day fun for students no matter the stressors
• Ability to manage difficult students in an encouraging way

Perks

• Salary position, $4,000/month (after completion of training) through June 15
• Paid training rate of $140/day for initial 10-12 day training period
• Full-time/seasonal, October through mid-June; summer's off (not paid)
• Option for additional per diem September calendar
• Mileage reimbursed at IRS standard
• No work to take home (passed training period)
• No sales - full calendars already booked and growing wait list
• Most weeks have at least one half day (average 30% of a presenter's calendar contains 1/2 days; paid at salary rate)
• Uniform attire: polo (provided by Company) and dockers style pants
• Positive affirmation from customers daily
• Being the reason for the "best day" of a child's school year!
• Getting to be not just a "star" but a hero each and every day.

Benefits

• Medical benefits for individual employee paid in full for selected Company plans - family plans not available
• Paid school holidays including two weeks paid winter break (for fully trained presenters)
• (Spring break is a working week - not off)
• Mileage reimbursed at IRS standard
• No work to take home (passed training period)
• No sales - full calendars already booked and growing wait list
• Most weeks have at least one half day (average 30% of a presenter's calendar contains 1/2 days; paid at salary rate)
• Positive affirmation from customers daily
• Being the reason for the "best day" of a child's school year!
• Getting to be not just a "star" but a hero each and every day.