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Youth Development Specialist

Milton Hershey School
Ashland, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2025
Role Summary

The Youth Development Specialist at Milton Hershey School is a vital position responsible for guiding and nurturing students in on-campus homes, providing a supportive family-like environment.

This role requires married couples to work collaboratively in a residential setting, ensuring student well-being, handling various administrative tasks, and maintaining a structured routine. They will be working with youth from disadvantaged backgrounds, making a positive impact on their lives.

Description:

Milton Hershey School (MHS) is a world-renowned private school that offers an exceptional career-focused education to students from pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school provides housing, meals, and more, covering all costs for the students.

The generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who founded the school in 1909, has endowed the institution with the resources needed to ensure both students and staff thrive. The school is committed to providing everything necessary for its students and staff to succeed.

Responsibilities:

As a Flex Houseparent, you will reside in an on-campus student home with your spouse, guiding and nurturing a group of approximately 8-12 students. You will provide a consistent family-like structure for the students and handle responsibilities such as driving, administering medication, budgeting, reporting, etc.

You will cover different student homes initially before being assigned to one specific home. This role requires collaboration, administrative skills, and a commitment to maintaining a structured routine.

Benefits:

· Competitive Salary: $43,825 per person (a total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple which includes 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: nine days on followed by three days off. Workdays include 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

· 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

· Pet Limitations: 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)

· 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

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