Outdoor Education Coach $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
- On-campus position in Dripping Springs (Austin region), TX
- $100,000 annual compensation, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Relocating? We provide relocation assistance
Waypoint Academy is redefining education by trading static classroom instruction for adventure-driven life skills paired with AI-powered personalized academics. Rather than sitting passively while you lecture, students develop public speaking competence on outdoor trails, cultivate leadership via team-based challenges, and advance academically at twice the typical pace using tailored software.
This role is about coaching—not traditional teaching. You'll guide K-12 students toward self-discovery through outdoor experiential workshops and motivational goal-setting sessions. Your focus will be facilitating nature-immersed activities that develop tangible competencies (concentration, communication, collaboration), not delivering scripted lessons. High-caliber professionals who believe education needs fundamental transformation excel in this environment. You will witness students evolve from disengaged participants into self-assured performers, with results that are both measurable and immediate.
Dripping Springs delivers Hill Country scenery just 30 minutes from Austin's innovation economy, vibrant music venues, and culinary landscape. Over 300 sunny days annually, access to Barton Springs, and year-round outdoor recreation.
Coach the transformation. Lead the experience. Submit your application today.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating 1-hour outdoor life-competency workshops (public speaking, concentration, leadership, collaboration) via nature-based challenges and adventure-oriented activities
- Conducting brief, high-energy motivational sessions in which you guide students toward meeting academic objectives using adaptive software platforms
- Activating curriculum through storytelling, tailored adaptation, and dynamic energy that sustains K-12 student engagement at high levels
- Executing safety protocols and exercising outdoor judgment (route selection, weather evaluation, equipment inspection, Leave No Trace principles) according to Waypoint's field standards
- Evaluating competency attainment by having students demonstrate application of life skills in authentic, real-world scenarios
- Maintaining rigorous standards of excellence while serving as an approachable, motivating role model whom students genuinely respect and admire
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- At least 3 years of documented experience working with K-12 students in educational, camp, coaching, or outdoor program settings
- Demonstrated history of exceptional achievement (academic, athletic, or professional)
- Strong public speaking skills with the ability to captivate and maintain attention across large student groups, both indoors and outdoors
- Innate capacity to connect with K-12 learners, understanding their interests and cultural context, functioning not as a peer but as an influential role model who challenges them toward growth
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
- Commitment to in-person work at Waypoint Academy's Dripping Springs, TX campus (Austin area)
Nice to have
- First aid or wilderness safety certification
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