Instructional Coach: Outdoor Leadership & Data-Driven Impact

Crossover; Texas; On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Relocation support

Job summary

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas seeks an Instructional Coach to empower guides and lead outdoor life-skill workshops for K-12 students. This role is full-time, on-site, with weekly pay and comprehensive benefits.

You will review performance data, coach staff, run motivation sessions, and develop cohorts while expanding programs. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in related field and 5+ years in education or youth development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, business, outdoor education, recreation, youth development, or related field.
• At least 5 years in education, youth development, coaching, outdoor education, or learning and development (L&D).
• Track record of leading a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and performance-based termination decisions.
• Direct experience working with youth ages 5-18 in an educational or developmental setting.
• Built, launched, or significantly grew a program, team, school, or outdoor initiative from the ground up, with a specific and measurable example.
• Proven use of data and metrics to set goals and drive decisions, not just report results.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Coach the Guides who work alongside you: review performance data, observe them with students, and end every session with specific actions that close the gap.
• Lead one-hour outdoor life-skill workshops where K-12 students build leadership, resilience, teamwork, and communication through adventure-based challenges.
• Run motivation sessions using student analytics and Coachbot data to get every student moving toward their goals and owning their own progress.
• Carry your own student cohort while developing other Guides, so you coach from current experience, not memory.
• Track student satisfaction, goal completion, and Guide performance weekly to catch underperformance before it compounds.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in education

Master's degree (nice-to-have)

Job description

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas seeks an Instructional Coach to empower guides and lead outdoor life-skill workshops for K-12 students. This role is full-time, on-site, with weekly pay and comprehensive benefits.

You will review performance data, coach staff, run motivation sessions, and develop cohorts while expanding programs. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in related field and 5+ years in education or youth development.