What are the responsibilities and job description for the Houseparents, Full-Time position at Milton Hershey School?
At Milton Hershey School, we provide a nurturing family-like environment for students in need. Houseparents, married couples, live on-campus and guide students through daily life, including transportation and medication administration. They play a critical role in the development of underserved youth.
Milton Hershey School is one of the world's best private schools. We offer an exceptional career-focused education to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, covering all costs. Our school is fully endowed, thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who founded it in 1909.
We are hiring married couples as flex houseparents. These couples reside in on-campus student homes, guiding and nurturing a group of approximately 8-12 students. Flex houseparents provide a consistent family-like structure for students and handle responsibilities such as driving, administering medication, budgeting, reporting, etc.
Benefits:
• Salary of $43,825 per person (a total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple, including 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
• Schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with 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
• Couples must be legally married for at least two years
• Both spouses must 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; ability to become certified to drive student home vans
• Couples must be comfortable leading students in daily devotions and taking them to Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services
• 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
