Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, a renowned private educational institution in Hershey, PA, is seeking dedicated married couples to serve as Flex Houseparents for disadvantaged youth, providing a nurturing family-like environment. This unique opportunity offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and the chance for couples to work together in a meaningful educational context at a fully endowed school founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey.
Requirements: Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings; this is a two-person job for legally married couples of 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 permitted while on duty; limitations on pets including fish and one approved breed of dog; valid driver’s license, 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; must be able to lift up to 50 lbs; demonstrate a high degree of integrity as role models for students; both spouses must complete an individual employment application.
Benefits: Salary of $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 including medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability options, and retirement savings; relocation assistance and paid training provided; schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with personal time during workdays; three-week paid summer vacation.
