Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, PA, is a renowned private educational institution offering pre-K through 12th-grade education to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school provides comprehensive support including housing, meals, and all educational expenses, thanks to its endowment by Milton and Catherine Hershey in 1909. Currently seeking married couples to serve as Flex Houseparents, providing nurturing guidance to groups of 8-12 students in on-campus homes.
Requirements: Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably in under-served settings; couples must be legally married for at least two years and both spouses should be aged 27 or older; no more than three dependent children in the student home; must have a high school diploma or GED; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; valid driver’s license and ability to drive student home vans; comfortable leading students in daily devotions and to Judeo-Christian Sunday chapel services; smoke-free and weapon-free campus adherence; only fish and one approved breed dog allowed as pets
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: medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability options, retirement savings; relocation assistance and paid training provided; nine days on, three days off schedule with personal time on workdays; three-week paid summer vacation
