Houseparents - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required

Located in Hershey, PA, Milton Hershey School (MHS) is a top-notch home and school where over 2,200 pre-K through 12th grade students from disadvantaged backgrounds are provided an extraordinary, cost-free, career-focused education.MHS is hiring married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. In this unique and life-changing career, couples reside in on-campus student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for a group of approximately 8–13 students living in the home. Flex Houseparents play a vital role in creating a structured, family-like environment that fosters students' academic, emotional, and social development so they can reach their full potential.ResponsibilitiesProviding daily supervision and mentorshipManaging household routines and student schedulesAdministering medications and ensuring student wellnessDriving students to activities, as well as planning and actively engaging in developmental and recreational activities with studentsLeading daily devotions and accompanying students to Sunday ChapelOverseeing budgeting and household reportingSupporting various student homes and following a working schedule of nine consecutive days on duty, followed by three days offTransitioning into a Placed Houseparent role, living and working with the same group of students in their own student homeBenefitsSalary: $44,768.00 per person (approximately $168,000 total compensation per couple, including 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 savingsRelocation assistance and paid training providedPaid time off provided at designated times throughout the yearQualificationsExperience working or volunteering with youthTwo-person role for couples legally married for at least two yearsBoth spouses must be age 27 or olderNo more than three dependent children may reside in the student homeCommitment to a smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol permitted while on dutyPet limitations: only fish and one dog of approved breeds allowedValid U.S. driver's license and ability to become certified to drive student home vansComfort leading students in daily devotions and accompanying them to Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services (proselytizing prohibited)High school diploma or GED requiredAbility to lift to 50 lbsDemonstrated integrity and professionalism; MHS staff serve as role models for studentsThis is a unique, challenging, and rewarding career and life choice that requires a high level of commitment to student success from both spouses.For consideration, both spouses must complete individual employment applications.J-18808-Ljbffr