Outdoor Youth Development Director & Coaching Lead

Alpha School; Georgetown (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 hiring a Youth Development Director for a full-time, on-site role. Compensation is $150,000 USD/year (W2) with weekly pay and day-one health benefits. Relocation support is available.

You will coach Guides, lead outdoor life-skill workshops, and drive student progress using analytics. You’ll also mentor other Guides and track cohort outcomes to raise program quality.

Qualifications

• 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 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

Job description

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas is hiring a Youth Development Director for a full-time, on-site role. Compensation is $150,000 USD/year (W2) with weekly pay and day-one health benefits. Relocation support is available.

You will coach Guides, lead outdoor life-skill workshops, and drive student progress using analytics. You’ll also mentor other Guides and track cohort outcomes to raise program quality.