House Parents

Flex houseparents at Milton Hershey School provide a nurturing, family-like environment for disadvantaged students while living on campus. They guide students, administer care, and maintain a supportive household. This unique role requires a married couple to work collaboratively, including comprehensive benefits such as housing, meals, and health insurance.

Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world's best private schools, providing an exceptional career-focused education with housing, meals, and more, all costs covered, for students in pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who founded the school in 1909, MHS has the resources to ensure both students and staff have everything they need to thrive.

MHS is hiring married couples to become flex houseparents. Flex houseparents reside in on-campus student homes, guiding and nurturing a group of approximately 8-12 students. They provide a consistent family-like structure for students and handle responsibilities such as driving, administering medication, budgeting, reporting, etc. When initially hired, flex houseparents cover different student homes before being assigned to one specific home.

Benefits

• A total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple which includes free housing, meals while on duty, utilities, and more
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings and flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability options; retirement savings
• Relocation assistance and paid training provided
• A schedule of nine days on followed by three days off. Workdays include a period of personal time while students are at school
• Three-week paid summer vacation

Qualifications:

• Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings
• This is a two-person job for couples who have been legally married for at least two years
• Both spouses should be age 27 or older
• No more than three dependent children may reside in the student home
• Abide by a smoke-free and weapon-free campus. No alcohol is permitted while on duty
• Limited pets allowed, only fish and one dog of approved breeds
• Valid driver's license; ability to become certified to drive student home vans
• Couples must be comfortable leading students in daily devotions and take students to Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services (Note: Proselytizing is prohibited)
• High school diploma or GED required
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Candidates must demonstrate a high degree of integrity as all staff are role models for students.
• Both spouses must complete an individual employment application

This is a unique career path that takes consideration and commitment from both spouses.

Salary : $150,000