Residential Youth Caregiver

The Residential Youth Caregiver position at Milton Hershey School requires a married couple to live in on-campus student homes and guide a group of 8-12 students. Responsibilities include providing a supportive environment, driving, administering medication, and contributing to daily group activities.

This role offers competitive compensation and benefits, with a focus on nurturing and mentoring youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Description:

Milton Hershey School is one of the world's best private schools, providing an exceptional career-focused education to students in pre-K through 12th grade from underprivileged backgrounds. All costs are covered, including housing, meals, and more.

The school was founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, who generously endowed it to ensure both students and staff have everything they need to thrive.

MHS is 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.

Couples work different student homes before being assigned to one specific home.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $43,825 per person (total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple)

• 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. Workdays include 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

• 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 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

Salary : $43,825