Couples: Full-Time Flex Houseparents for Students

Confidential; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals on duty

Relocation assistance

Paid training

Paid time off

Job summary

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for a group of approximately 8-13 students living in the home.

Flex Houseparents follow a schedule of nine consecutive days on duty, then three days off, and later transition into a Placed Houseparent role with the same student group.

Qualifications

• Experience working or volunteering with youth.
• Two-person role for couples legally married for at least two years.
• Both spouses must be age 27 or older.

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/recreational activities
• Leading daily devotions and Sunday Chapel
• Overseeing budgeting and household reporting
• Initial 9 days on duty followed by 3 days off, then transition to Placed Houseparent
• Live and work with the same group of students in their own home later

Skills

Youth mentorship

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for a group of approximately 8-13 students living in the home.

Flex Houseparents follow a schedule of nine consecutive days on duty, then three days off, and later transition into a Placed Houseparent role with the same student group.