What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Development Specialist position at Milton Hershey School?
Role Summary
The Youth Development Specialist role at Milton Hershey School involves married couples serving as flex houseparents for groups of 8-12 students, providing guidance and nurturing in a family-like environment. This position includes responsibilities like driving, administering medication, and budgeting, while ensuring a positive experience for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Description
Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world's best private schools, where students in pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds receive an exceptional career-focused education with housing, meals, and more—and all costs are covered.
Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, who founded the school in 1909, the school is fully endowed and has the resources to ensure both students and staff are provided everything they need to thrive.
Responsibilities
As flex houseparents, couples will provide a consistent family-like structure for students and handle responsibilities such as:
- Driving
- Administering medication
- Budgeting
- Reporting
Couples will reside in on-campus student homes and cover different student homes before being assigned to one specific home.
Benefits
Milton Hershey School offers a competitive total compensation package including:
- $43,825 per person (a 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 a period of personal time while students are at school
- Three-week paid summer vacation
Qualifications
To be considered for this role, applicants 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. 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)
- 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
About Us
Milton Hershey School is a unique career path that takes consideration and commitment from both spouses. If you have any specific questions before or after applying, please reach out to our recruitment team.
Salary : $43,825 - $150,000
