What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Development Specialist position at Milton Hershey School?
Youth Development Specialist
At Milton Hershey School, this role involves married couples serving as flex houseparents. They guide and nurture a group of 8-12 students from disadvantaged backgrounds, providing consistent family-like support.
Responsibilities include transportation, medication administration, and budgeting. Couples receive a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and relocation assistance.
Overview of Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School is one of the world's best private schools. It provides 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.
Benefits
Couples can expect:
- 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, with personal time during school hours
- Three-week paid summer vacation
Qualifications
To be considered, couples must meet the following requirements:
- Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings
- Legally married for at least two years
- 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, with only fish and approved breeds of dogs allowed
- Valid driver's license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans
- Comfortable leading students in daily devotions and taking them to Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services
- High school diploma or GED required
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- 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
