Outdoor Youth Programs Director & Coach Lead

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

Job summary

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas is seeking a Youth Program Director to lead outdoor-based life-skills training for K–12 students. You’ll coach Guides, analyze performance data, and design experiential workshops that build leadership, resilience, teamwork, and responsible decision-making.

This full-time, on-site role offers day-one health benefits, relocation support, and a compensation of $150,000 USD per year, paid weekly.

Qualifications

• Willing to work in person at Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas
• At least 5 years in education, youth development, coaching, outdoor education, or learning and development
• 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 with measurable outcomes
• 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
• 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
• 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 early

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, business, outdoor education, recreation, youth development, or a related field

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

Waypoint Academy in Dripping Springs, Texas is seeking a Youth Program Director to lead outdoor-based life-skills training for K–12 students. You’ll coach Guides, analyze performance data, and design experiential workshops that build leadership, resilience, teamwork, and responsible decision-making.

This full-time, on-site role offers day-one health benefits, relocation support, and a compensation of $150,000 USD per year, paid weekly.