Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is seeking Youth Development Specialists to work as flex houseparents for disadvantaged youth on campus. This role involves providing a nurturing environment, guiding students, administering medication, and fostering a family-like atmosphere. The school offers a career-focused education with housing, meals, and full coverage of costs, ensuring students’ and staff’s needs are met for personal growth and stability.
Requirements: High school diploma or GED required; experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings; couples must be legally married for at least two years; both spouses should be age 27 or older; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; valid driver’s license; must become certified to drive student home vans; comfortable leading students in daily devotions and attending Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services; abide by campus regulations (smoke-free, no weapons or alcohol on duty); restrictions on pets (only fish and one approved dog breed); high degree of integrity and role model behavior for students
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (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 while students are at school; three-week paid summer vacation
