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Milton Hershey SchoolPosted 4 weeks ago

House Parents - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required

$44,768–$44,768 year

On-sitePalos Heights, Illinois, United States

Full TimeHigh School Or EquivalentLarge

Job Summary

Provide daily supervision, mentorship, and support for 8–13 students in on-campus homes while managing household routines, schedules, and medication administration. Drive students to activities and lead daily devotions, including accompanying them to Sunday Chapel. Oversee budgeting and household reporting, ensuring a structured, family-like environment that fosters academic, emotional, and social development. Work a schedule of nine consecutive days on duty followed by three days off, eventually transitioning to a Placed Houseparent role with a specific student group. Both spouses must be married for at least two years, over 27, and hold a valid driver's license to operate student home vans.

Required Qualifications

  • Experience working or volunteering with youth
  • This is a 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
  • Valid U.S. driver's license and ability to become certified to drive student home vans
  • High school diploma or GED required
  • Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Commitment to a smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol permitted while on duty
  • Comfort leading students in daily devotions and accompanying them to Judeo-Christian Sunday Chapel services (proselytizing prohibited)

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