Houseparents, Full-Time - 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 receive 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.ResponsibilitiesProvide daily supervision and mentorshipManage household routines and student schedulesAdminister medications and ensure student wellnessDrive students to activities, and plan and actively engage in developmental and recreational activitiesLead daily devotions and accompany students to Sunday ChapelOversee budgeting and household reportingUpon hire, Flex Houseparents initially support various student homes and follow a working schedule of nine consecutive days on duty, followed by three days off. On weekdays, houseparents have unscheduled time while students are in school. Flex Houseparents eventually transition into a Placed Houseparent role, where they live and work with the same group of students in their own student home.BenefitsSalary: $44,768.00 per person (approximately $168,000 total compensation per couple, including free housing, meals while on duty, utilities, and more)Comprehensive 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 youthRole is 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 up to 50 lbs.Demonstrated integrity and professionalism; MHS staff serve as role models for studentsBoth spouses must complete individual employment applicationsJ-18808-Ljbffr