What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Development Partners position at Milton Hershey School?
Milton Hershey School seeks married couples to serve as flex houseparents, providing a family-like environment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This unique role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a fulfilling opportunity to positively impact students' lives.
The Youth Development Specialist position involves guiding and nurturing a group of 8-12 students, while handling responsibilities such as transportation, medication administration, and budgeting.
Couples will reside in on-campus student homes, providing a consistent structure for students and serving as role models. When initially hired, flex houseparents cover different student homes before being assigned to one specific home.
A competitive total compensation package is offered, including free housing, meals while on duty, utilities, and more. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability options, and retirement savings.
Schedule: nine days on followed by three days off, with a period of personal time while students are at school. Three-week paid summer vacation.
Key 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 is 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)
