Couples Live-In Houseparents: Guide & Mentor Students

Confidential; Aliquippa (Beaver County); On-site; USD 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free housing

Meals while on duty

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Paid training

Paid time off

Job summary

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks married couples for Full-time Flex Houseparents living in on-campus student homes and caring for a group of 8–13 students.

Two-person teams work nine days on, three off, with progression to a placed houseparent role. Responsibilities include supervision, routines, medications, driving to activities, and daily devotions. The position offers housing, meals on duty, comprehensive benefits, relocation assistance, and paid training.

Qualifications

• Experience working or volunteering with youth.
• Two-person couple role, legally married for at least two years.
• Both spouses aged 27 or older.
• No more than three dependent children may reside in the student home.
• Comfort leading devotions and Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel (proselytizing prohibited).
• Valid U.S. drivers license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol on duty.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Youth mentorship

Couple collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks married couples for Full-time Flex Houseparents living in on-campus student homes and caring for a group of 8–13 students.

Two-person teams work nine days on, three off, with progression to a placed houseparent role. Responsibilities include supervision, routines, medications, driving to activities, and daily devotions. The position offers housing, meals on duty, comprehensive benefits, relocation assistance, and paid training.