Outdoor Education Teacher $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site position in Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX
- $100,000 annual salary paid weekly; health, dental, and vision coverage begins day one
- Relocating? Support is provided
Waypoint Academy replaces traditional classroom lectures with adventure-driven life skills and AI-powered personalized academics. Students master public speaking on hiking trails, develop leadership through collaborative challenges, and accelerate learning at twice the typical pace using adaptive technology—not from behind desks.
This role is about coaching, not conventional teaching. You'll guide K-12 students to unlock their capabilities through outdoor workshops and focused goal-setting sessions. You'll facilitate nature-based experiences that cultivate tangible abilities—communication, focus, teamwork—rather than deliver static curriculum. Educators who believe school must be fundamentally reimagined excel in this environment. You'll witness students shift from disengaged learners to self-assured high achievers, with results that are both measurable and immediate.
Dripping Springs combines Hill Country natural beauty with proximity—just 30 minutes—to Austin's innovation economy, live music venues, and culinary landscape. Over 300 sunny days annually, access to Barton Springs, and year-round outdoor recreation.
Coach transformation. Lead adventure. Apply today.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating 1-hour outdoor life-skills workshops—public speaking, focus, leadership, teamwork—through adventure-style nature challenges
- Conducting brief, high-energy motivational sessions in which you coach students toward academic targets using adaptive learning software
- Bringing lessons to life through storytelling, customization, and dynamic energy that sustains high engagement across K-12 learners
- Executing safety protocols and field judgment (route planning, weather assessment, gear inspection, Leave No Trace principles) according to Waypoint's outdoor guidelines
- Evaluating skill mastery by requiring students to demonstrate real-world application of life skills
- Maintaining a rigorous standard of excellence while serving as an inspiring, relatable role model students genuinely admire
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- At least 3 years of experience working with K-12 students in educational, camp, coaching, or outdoor program settings
- Documented history of high achievement—academic, athletic, or professional
- Strong public speaking ability with the capacity to energize and hold attention across large groups of students, indoors and outdoors
- Innate rapport with K-12 learners, their interests, and culture—functioning as a positive role model who challenges growth, not simply as a peer
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
- Availability to work onsite at Waypoint Academy's Dripping Springs, TX campus (near Austin)
Nice to have
- First aid or wilderness safety training
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