Couple Houseparents: On-Campus Student Home Leaders

Confidential; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On‑campus housing

Meals while on duty

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Milton Hershey School (MHS) in Hershey, PA, is hiring Full-time Flex Houseparents—a two-person role for married couples—to provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for approximately 8–13 students living on campus. You will live in student homes and supervise daily routines, activities, and devotions.

Responsibilities include overseeing schedules, safety, medications, and transportation, with a pathway to a placed houseparent role within the same student home.

Qualifications

• Experience working or volunteering with youth.
• Two-person role for couples married for at least two years.
• Both spouses must be age 27 or older.
• No more than three dependent children may reside in the student home.
• Commitment to a smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol on duty.
• Pet limitations: only fish and one dog of approved breeds allowed.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans.
• Comfort leading students in daily devotions and Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services.

Responsibilities

• Providing daily supervision and mentorship.
• Managing household routines and student schedules.
• Administering medications and ensuring student wellness.
• Driving students to activities and planning developmental and recreational activities.
• Leading daily devotions and accompanying students to Sunday Chapel.
• Overseeing budgeting and household reporting.

Skills

Youth mentoring

Child safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Milton Hershey School (MHS) in Hershey, PA, is hiring Full-time Flex Houseparents—a two-person role for married couples—to provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for approximately 8–13 students living on campus. You will live in student homes and supervise daily routines, activities, and devotions.

Responsibilities include overseeing schedules, safety, medications, and transportation, with a pathway to a placed houseparent role within the same student home.