Full-Time Couple Houseparents - Student Home Mentors

Confidential; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary with housing and meals on duty

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA is hiring married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes, provide care, supervision, and support for about 8-13 students, and follow a nine-days-on, three-days-off schedule before transitioning to a placed houseparent role.

Salary is $46,917 per person (roughly $180,000 total per couple with housing, meals on duty, utilities, and more). Comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance are provided.

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.
• No more than three dependent children may reside in the student home.
• Commitment to a smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol permitted while 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 accompanying them to Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services (proselytizing prohibited).
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Youth experience

Married couple

Age 27+

Household limits

Smoke-free campus

Pet policy

Driver's license

Devotions leadership

Physical ability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA is hiring married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes, provide care, supervision, and support for about 8-13 students, and follow a nine-days-on, three-days-off schedule before transitioning to a placed houseparent role.

Salary is $46,917 per person (roughly $180,000 total per couple with housing, meals on duty, utilities, and more). Comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance are provided.