Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School is one of the world’s best private schools, offering exceptional career-focused education and housing for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Couples working as flex houseparents provide care, guidance, and a family-like environment for groups of 8-12 students, supported by a fully endowed institution founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey.
Requirements: Experience working or volunteering with youth, preferably from under-served settings; two-person job for legally married couples with at least two years of marriage; both spouses aged 27 or older; no more than three dependent children in the student home; abide by campus rules such as no smoking, weapons, or alcohol on duty; limitations on pets with only fish and one approved breed dog; valid driver’s license; ability to become certified to drive student home vans; comfortable leading students in daily devotions and attending Sunday chapel services; high school diploma or GED required; able to lift up to 50 lbs; demonstrate high integrity as a role model for students; both spouses must complete individual employment applications.
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (total compensation package of approximately $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 followed by three days off schedule with personal time during school hours; three-week paid summer vacation.
