Live-In Couple Houseparents for Student Homes

Confidential; Perry (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: $46,917 per person

Housing included

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement savings

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 8–13 students, creating a structured, family-like environment that fosters their academic, emotional, and social development.

Nine consecutive days on duty followed by three days off, with a later transition to a Placed Houseparent in the same home.

Qualifications

• Experience working with youth
• Two-person role for couples
• Both spouses aged 27+
• No more than three dependent children
• Smoke-free and weapon-free campus
• U.S. driver’s license and ability to become certified to drive student vans
• Comfort leading devotions and Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services
• High school diploma or GED
• 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 and planning developmental/recreational activities
• Leading daily devotions and accompanying students to Sunday Chapel
• Overseeing budgeting and household reporting

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 8–13 students, creating a structured, family-like environment that fosters their academic, emotional, and social development.

Nine consecutive days on duty followed by three days off, with a later transition to a Placed Houseparent in the same home.