Outdoor Education Coach & Student Growth Leader

Alpha School; Dripping Springs (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one health benefits

Relocation support

Job summary

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas is seeking an Instructional Coach to lead Guides, run outdoor life-skill workshops, and mentor teams while driving student progress using data analytics. This full-time, on-site role offers competitive compensation and day-one health benefits.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in education or youth development, plus experience managing teams of 5+ adults and a data-driven approach to goal setting and program growth.

Qualifications

• Willing to work in person at Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas
• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, business, outdoor education, recreation, youth development, or a 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+ 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
• 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

Leadership

Coaching

Data-driven decisions

Youth development

Education

Bachelor's degree (education/psychology/business/outdoor education/recreation/youth development)

Job description

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas is seeking an Instructional Coach to lead Guides, run outdoor life-skill workshops, and mentor teams while driving student progress using data analytics. This full-time, on-site role offers competitive compensation and day-one health benefits.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in education or youth development, plus experience managing teams of 5+ adults and a data-driven approach to goal setting and program growth.