Houseparents, Full-Time
On-siteSouth Gate, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage a student home by coordinating daily routines including wake-up, mealtimes, homework, recreation, and bedtime while fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive living environment. Coach students in conflict resolution, social skills, and personal responsibility through role-modeling guidance, clear expectations, and consistent discipline aligned with school policies. Communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, and health services to monitor progress, and plan recreational activities, community service, and cultural experiences to support student development. Handle household logistics such as meal planning, budgeting, transportation coordination, and maintaining a clean living space. Work on campus with extended on-duty blocks balanced with scheduled time off in a residential setting.
Required Qualifications
- experience working with children or youth—such as teaching, coaching, social services, childcare, or residential care
- an understanding of the challenges many students from diverse and often under-resourced backgrounds may face
- comfortable working in a multicultural environment
- committed to promoting equity, inclusion, and respect
- Strong communication skills
- teamwork
- a collaborative mindset
- the ability to follow established protocols
- contribute to a professional, mission-driven culture
- dependable caregivers
- manage household logistics such as meal planning
- basic budgeting for home needs
- coordinating transportation to school functions or appointments
- maintaining a clean, orderly living space
- high levels of energy
- empathy
- patience
- organizational skill
Desired Qualifications
- role-modeling
- coach students in conflict resolution
- social skills
- personal responsibility
- maintaining clear expectations
- consistent discipline that align with school policies
- plan and participate in recreational activities
- community service
- cultural experiences
- support students in developing strong study habits
- life skills
- positive character traits
- communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, health services, and other support staff
- collaborate with the broader MHS community
- monitor student progress and behavior
- ensure students' needs are met in a consistent, caring way
- provide daily care, structure, and supervision for a group of students
- helping them grow academically, socially, and emotionally
- foster a nurturing, stable home environment
- reflects Milton Hershey School's commitment to diversity, personal growth, and holistic support
- create a safe, respectful, and inclusive living environment
- students can thrive
- coordinate daily routines such as wake-up, mealtimes, homework, recreation, and bedtime
- support students in developing strong study habits
- life skills
- positive character traits
- communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, health services, and other support staff to monitor student progress and behavior
- collaborate with the broader MHS community to ensure students' needs are met in a consistent, caring way
- guidance in behavior, decision-making, and interpersonal relationships
- conflict resolution
- social skills
- personal responsibility
- maintaining clear expectations and consistent discipline that align with school policies
- plan and participate in recreational activities
- community service
- cultural experiences
- expose students to new interests
- support their personal development
- work on campus
- reside in school-provided housing attached to or near the student home
- extended blocks of on-duty time
- scheduled time off
- manage household logistics such as meal planning
- basic budgeting for home needs
- coordinating transportation to school functions or appointments
- maintaining a clean, orderly living space
- experience working with children or youth—such as teaching, coaching, social services, childcare, or residential care
- an understanding of the challenges many students from diverse and often under-resourced backgrounds may face
- comfortable working in a multicultural environment
- committed to promoting equity, inclusion, and respect
- Strong communication skills
- teamwork
- a collaborative mindset
- the ability to follow established protocols
- contribute to a professional, mission-driven culture
- dependable caregivers
- manage household logistics such as meal planning
- basic budgeting for home needs
- coordinating transportation to school functions or appointments
- maintaining a clean, orderly living space
- high levels of energy
- empathy
- patience
- organizational skill
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