Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, a renowned private school founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, provides a career-focused education to pre-K through 12th-grade students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school is fully endowed, offering housing, meals, and comprehensive support for both students and staff to thrive. Married couples are sought to serve as flex houseparents, guiding and nurturing students in a family-like setting on campus.
Requirements: High school diploma or GED required; experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings; two years of legal marriage required for couples; both spouses aged 27 or older; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; valid driver’s license and certification to drive student home vans; comfort leading students in daily devotions and attending Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services; smoke-free and weapon-free campus policy adherence; no alcohol while on duty; restrictions on pets with only fish and one approved dog breed allowed; high degree of integrity and role model behavior expected; completion of individual employment application by both spouses
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple including 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 school hours; three-week paid summer vacation
