Position: Youth Development Specialist – Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
About: Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, PA, is seeking married couples to serve as Flex Houseparents for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This unique opportunity allows you to provide a nurturing family-like environment while impacting students’ lives through education and guidance. Founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, the school offers a career-focused education with all expenses covered, including housing and meals.
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 and both spouses should be age 27 or older; ability to become certified to drive student home vans; must be able to lift up to 50 lbs; demonstrate a high degree of integrity; comfortable leading students in daily devotions and taking them to Sunday chapel services; limitations on pets, no alcohol allowed while on duty; smoke-free and weapon-free campus policy
Benefits: Salary of $43,825 per person (a total compensation package of approx. $150,000 per couple); free housing and meals while on duty; comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings; relocation assistance and paid training provided; schedule of nine days on followed by three days off, with three-week paid summer vacation
