Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: The Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, PA, is seeking Youth Development Specialists to serve as flex houseparents for a group of 8-12 students. This unique role provides career-focused education and a family-like structure for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with responsibilities including transportation and medication administration. The school, founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, offers fully covered costs for students up to 12th grade, ensuring both students and staff have all necessary resources to thrive.
Requirements: High school diploma or GED required; experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably in under-served settings; must be part of a legally married couple for at least two years and both spouses should be 27 years or older; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; valid driver’s license with certification to drive student home vans; demonstrate integrity and serve as role models for students
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (total compensation package of approximately $150,000 per couple with 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, Schedule of nine days on followed by three days off with personal time while students are at school, Three-week paid summer vacation
