Adventure Learning Instructor $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 position
- $100,000 annually, paid each week; health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Relocation assistance provided
The best way to support a struggling student is to maintain high expectations. If that principle resonates with you — and if you'd rather demonstrate it through outdoor cohort experiences than classroom lectures — this role deserves your attention.
This position redefines traditional teaching. Waypoint Academy students don't absorb information in lecture halls. They progress through adaptive learning platforms at their own speed while you guide them on focus, perseverance, and achievement. You'll take them outdoors for one-hour life-skills sessions addressing public speaking, teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving through experiential, adventure-based methods designed to challenge and engage. Every session concludes with a Test2Pass mastery assessment — students must demonstrate the target skill in real conditions before completion.
Your remaining time centers on motivation sessions: brief, one-on-one coaching interactions informed by Coachbot analytics, where you engage with students and propel them toward their academic objectives. You'll witness students evolve from hesitant participants to self-assured performers — measurably and rapidly. Your performance metrics are transparent: student satisfaction scores (90% benchmark) and weekly goal completion (100% benchmark).
High achievers advance to senior coaching positions: leading a team and influencing the school's approach to student motivation and development. Beyond that lies complete school leadership — accountability for outcomes, culture, and operations. Dripping Springs sits 30 minutes from Austin's technology sector, live music venues, and culinary scene, offering 300+ days of sunshine and year-round Hill Country outdoor recreation.
If you've always known a more effective approach exists for reaching students, submit your application now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating 1-hour outdoor life-skills sessions (public speaking, focus, leadership, teamwork) through adventure-based, nature-driven activities following Waypoint's curriculum and playbook
- Conducting motivation sessions with individual students, leveraging Coachbot analytics and student profile information to guide them toward weekly academic objectives
- Completing each workshop with a Test2Pass mastery assessment: students must demonstrate the targeted life skill in authentic context before session conclusion
- Exercising outdoor safety protocols before every session: evaluating routes and weather conditions, inspecting gear, and adhering to Leave No Trace principles per Waypoint's field standards
- Energizing sessions through storytelling, creative adaptation, and the presence required to maintain engagement from K-12 learner cohorts both indoors and outdoors
What you will NOT be doing
- Presenting academic lectures or teaching from a whiteboard. Students acquire course content via adaptive EdTech platforms; your function is to coach them through obstacles, not deliver curriculum.
- Supervising students at computer screens. You'll be actively leading outdoor workshops, conducting motivation sessions, and coaching students through challenges.
- Evaluating assignments, creating lesson plans from the ground up, or preparing students for standardized assessments.
- Reducing expectations for struggling students. Goals remain firm, mastery is the requirement, and your responsibility is to coach students to success — not adjust the standard.
- Handling parent correspondence or administrative school functions. These duties fall to the Campus Lead.
Key responsibilities
Enable K-12 students at Waypoint Academy to develop enthusiasm for school, accelerate their learning, and acquire enduring life skills.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with K-12 students in educational, camp, coaching, or outdoor education environments
- Documented history of exceptional personal achievement: competitive sports, academic distinctions, or elite professional accomplishments
- Engaging public speaker capable of energizing and maintaining attention from large student groups, both indoors and outdoors
- Innate capacity to connect with K-12 learners as an inspiring role model who challenges them to develop, not as a friend who compromises standards
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Available to work on-site at the Waypoint Academy campus in Dripping Springs, TX (near Austin)
Nice to have
- Experience as a sports coach, outdoor expedition leader, camp director, or wilderness program facilitator
- First aid or wilderness safety credentials
- Knowledge of adaptive learning systems such as Khan Academy or IXL
- Background in youth development, experiential education, or outdoor youth initiatives
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