Live-In Couple Houseparents: Mentor 8-13 Students

Confidential; Dunnellon (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free housing

Meals on duty

Utilities included

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes, providing care and guidance for 8–13 students. The role features a nine-days-on, three-days-off cycle, with transition to a placed houseparent over time to live with the same student group.

Responsibilities include supervision, scheduling, medications, transport, devotions, chapel attendance, and budgeting. A two-person team, married at least two years, is required to start.

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.
• Demonstrated integrity and professionalism; MHS staff serve as role models for students

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

Job description

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA seeks Full-time Flex Houseparents. Couples reside in on-campus student homes, providing care and guidance for 8–13 students. The role features a nine-days-on, three-days-off cycle, with transition to a placed houseparent over time to live with the same student group.

Responsibilities include supervision, scheduling, medications, transport, devotions, chapel attendance, and budgeting. A two-person team, married at least two years, is required to start.