What are the responsibilities and job description for the House Parents position at Milton Hershey School?
Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world's best private schools for students in pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds. With a career-focused education, housing, meals, and more provided at no cost to students or families, MHS offers an exceptional opportunity.
Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who founded the school in 1909, MHS has the resources to provide everything students and staff need to thrive. The school is fully endowed and covers all costs.
MHS is hiring married couples as flex houseparents. Flex houseparents reside in on-campus student homes and guide approximately 8-12 students, providing a consistent family-like structure and handling responsibilities such as driving, administering medication, budgeting, and reporting.
Key Benefits:
· A total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple, including free housing, meals while on duty, utilities, and more ($43,825 per person)
· 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
· Schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with personal time during school hours
· Three-week paid summer vacation
Requirements:
· 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
· Limitations on pets: only fish and one dog of approved breeds are permitted
· Valid driver's license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans
· Couples must lead students in daily devotions and take them 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
Salary : $43,825 - $150,000
