K-12 Learning Coach $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- Dripping Springs, TX (near Austin): full-time, on-site
- $100,000 annually, paid weekly; health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Relocation assistance provided
The best way to support a struggling student is to keep expectations high. If you agree with that — and you'd rather prove it through action outdoors than discuss it in theory indoors — this role is for you.
This is not traditional teaching. Waypoint Academy students don't absorb lectures from desks. Instead, they progress through adaptive learning platforms at their own speed, and you coach them on persistence, focus, and achieving goals. You'll take them outside for one-hour life-skills workshops — public speaking, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork — delivered through adventure-based, experiential formats that are deliberately challenging and genuinely engaging. Every workshop ends with a Test2Pass mastery check: students must demonstrate the skill in real context before the session concludes.
The remainder of your week centers on motivation sessions: brief, one-on-one coaching conversations informed by Coachbot analytics. You'll connect with students individually and guide them toward their weekly academic targets. You'll witness measurable, immediate transformation as students shift from reluctant participants to confident achievers. Your performance is tracked publicly: a 90% student satisfaction target and a 100% weekly goal attainment target.
High performers advance into senior coaching positions, where they manage teams and influence how the school supports and develops students. Beyond that lies full school ownership — accountability for outcomes, culture, and everything in between. Dripping Springs sits 30 minutes from Austin's tech community, live music venues, and culinary scene, offering over 300 sunny days annually and year-round Hill Country outdoor access.
If you've always known there's a better way to reach students, apply now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating 1-hour outdoor life-skills workshops (focus, public speaking, teamwork, leadership) through adventure-based, nature-centered activities using Waypoint's curriculum and playbook
- Conducting motivation sessions with students individually, leveraging Coachbot analytics and student profile data to guide them toward weekly academic targets
- Completing each workshop with a Test2Pass mastery check: students must demonstrate the targeted life skill in actual context before the session closes
- Exercising outdoor safety judgment prior to every session: assessing routes and weather, performing gear checks, and following Leave No Trace principles per Waypoint's field guidelines
- Energizing sessions through storytelling, creative adaptation, and the presence needed to maintain engagement from K-12 learners both indoors and outdoors
What you will NOT be doing
- Teaching academic lectures or standing at a whiteboard. Students acquire course content via adaptive EdTech software; you coach them through obstacles, not deliver lessons.
- Supervising students on screens. You'll be actively running outdoor workshops, facilitating motivation sessions, and coaching students who are stuck.
- Grading assignments, creating lesson plans from scratch, or prepping students for standardized tests.
- Reducing expectations for a struggling student. Goals are concrete, mastery is the standard, and your role is to coach students across the finish line — not relocate it.
- Handling parent communications or school administration. Those duties fall to the Campus Lead.
Key responsibilities
Help K-12 students at Waypoint Academy love school, accelerate learning, and develop the life skills that endure.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- At least 3 years of direct experience working with K-12 students in school, camp, coaching, or outdoor education environments
- Documented history of high personal achievement: competitive athletics, academic honors, or elite professional performance
- Strong public speaker capable of energizing and holding attention from large groups of students, both indoors and outdoors
- Innate ability to connect with K-12 learners as a positive role model who challenges them to grow, not as a friend who lowers standards
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
- Available to work in-person at the Waypoint Academy campus in Dripping Springs, TX (near Austin)
Nice to have
- Experience as an athletic coach, outdoor trip leader, camp director, or wilderness program instructor
- First aid or wilderness safety certification
- Familiarity with adaptive learning platforms such as Khan Academy or IXL
- Background in youth development, experiential education, or outdoor youth programming
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