Student Success Coach $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-campus role in Dripping Springs (Austin metro), TX
- $100,000 annual compensation, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Relocating? Support is provided
Waypoint Academy has eliminated traditional lectures in favor of adventure-driven life skills and AI-powered adaptive academics. Students don't remain seated while you present—they develop public speaking competence on outdoor trails, cultivate leadership during team-based challenges, and progress at twice the typical pace using individualized learning software.
This role is not conventional teaching. It is coaching K-12 learners to unlock their capabilities through field-based workshops and motivational goal-setting sessions. You will facilitate outdoor activities that build tangible skills (concentration, communication, collaboration), not deliver standard curriculum. Driven professionals who envision education as fundamentally different excel in this environment. You will witness measurable, immediate transformation as students shift from disengaged learners to self-assured achievers.
Dripping Springs delivers Hill Country scenery just 30 minutes from Austin's technology hub, live music venues, and culinary scene. Over 300 sunny days annually, access to Barton Springs, and year-round outdoor recreation.
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What you will be doing
- Facilitating 1-hour outdoor life-skills workshops (public speaking, concentration, leadership, collaboration) via nature-based challenges and adventure-style activities
- Conducting brief, high-energy motivation sessions where you guide students toward academic targets using adaptive software
- Animating curriculum through storytelling, personalization, and dynamic delivery that sustains K-12 student engagement
- Implementing safety procedures and field judgment (route planning, weather monitoring, equipment checks, Leave No Trace principles) according to Waypoint's operational standards
- Evaluating skill proficiency where students demonstrate they can transfer the life skill to authentic situations
- Maintaining rigorous standards of excellence while serving as an approachable, motivating role model students genuinely respect
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with K-12 students in school, camp, coaching, or outdoor programs
- Proven track record of high achievement (academically, athletically, or professionally)
- Compelling public speaker who can energize and hold attention for large groups of students, indoors and outdoors
- Natural ability to relate to K-12 learners, their interests, and culture, not as a "buddy" but as a positive role model who pushes them to grow
- Legal right to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Willingness to work in-person at Waypoint Academy's campus in Dripping Springs, TX (near Austin)
Nice to have
- First aid or wilderness safety training
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