Live-In Couple Houseparents: Shape Student Futures

Confidential; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary per person: $46,917

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation assistance

Paid training

Paid time off

Job summary

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA is seeking married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. In this on-campus, two-person role, you reside in student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for 8–13 students, helping them grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

Initially you’ll support various homes on a nine-on, three-off cycle, then transition to a placed houseparent with a single 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.
• 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.

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

Experience with youth

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA is seeking married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents. In this on-campus, two-person role, you reside in student homes and provide care, guidance, supervision, and support for 8–13 students, helping them grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

Initially you’ll support various homes on a nine-on, three-off cycle, then transition to a placed houseparent with a single group.