Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, PA, is a prestigious private school offering a unique career opportunity for married couples to become flex houseparents, providing guidance and support to students in a family-like environment on campus. The school, endowed by Milton and Catherine Hershey in 1909, ensures a holistic educational experience for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, covering all costs for housing, meals, and more.
Requirements: Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings; must be a legally married couple for at least two years; both spouses aged 27 or older; no more than three dependent children in the student home; abide by campus regulations including no alcohol while on duty and limitations on pets; valid driver’s license; ability to become certified to drive student home vans; comfortable leading students in daily devotions and chapel services; high school diploma or GED required; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; demonstrate a high degree of integrity as role models for students; both spouses must complete individual employment applications.
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple including free housing, meals while on duty, and utilities); 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; three-week paid summer vacation
