What are the responsibilities and job description for the House Parents position at Milton Hershey School?
House Parents Opportunity
Milton Hershey School is seeking married couples to become flex houseparents, providing a nurturing family-like environment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
About the Role
As a flex houseparent, you will reside in an on-campus student home with approximately 8-12 students, guiding and nurturing them as a family unit. Responsibilities include driving, administering medication, budgeting, reporting, and providing a consistent structure for the students.
Benefits
- $43,825 per person salary (total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple including free housing, meals, 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
- Schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with 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, with no alcohol permitted while on duty
- Limitations on pets: only fish and one dog of approved breeds is permitted
- Valid driver's license, with ability to become certified to drive student home vans
- Couples must be comfortable leading students in daily devotions and taking 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.
Salary : $43,825
