What are the responsibilities and job description for the Houseparents - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required position at Milton Hershey School?
Houseparents - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
The Milton Hershey School is seeking married couples to serve as houseparents, providing a nurturing environment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Candidates will reside in on-campus homes and manage a group of 8-12 students, with responsibilities including transportation, medication administration, and budgeting. This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive community at one of the world's leading private schools.
About Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world's best private schools, providing an exceptional career-focused education to students in pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds. All costs are covered, including housing, meals, and more.
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.
Responsibilities
As flex houseparents, couples will reside in on-campus student homes, guiding and nurturing a group of approximately 8-12 students. Responsibilities include:
- Providing a consistent family-like structure for students
- Handling responsibilities such as driving, administering medication, budgeting, and reporting
Benefits
This role offers a comprehensive compensation package, including:
- 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
- A schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with workdays including personal time while students are at school
- Three-week paid summer vacation
Qualifications
To be eligible, candidates must meet the following 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
- Limits on pets, with only fish and one dog of approved breeds allowed
- 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 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.
Application Process
Couples interested in this unique career path should submit their applications, which include individual employment applications for both spouses.
Salary : $150,000
