Youth Development Specialist - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
$46,917–$46,917 year
On-site · Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Youth Development Specialist role for married couples to serve as Full-time Flex Houseparents at Milton Hershey School. Couples reside in on-campus student homes (8–13 students per home), provide supervision, mentorship, and daily care including scheduling, medication administration, transportation to activities, and leading devotions with weekly Sunday Chapel. Responsibilities include budgeting oversight, household reporting, and coordinating developmental/recreational activities. The schedule starts with nine consecutive days on duty followed by three days off, and may transition to a Placed Houseparent role living in the same student home. Benefits include salary per person ($46,917, with total compensation around $180,000 per couple), comprehensive benefits, relocation assistance, paid time off, and paid training. Qualifications include youth-facing experience, high school diploma or GED, valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to drive student vans, and willingness to engage in faith-based activities; the role requires a two-spouse, legally married partnership for consideration, with both spouses applying individually.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience working or volunteering with youth
- Valid U.S. driver’s license
- Ability to become certified to drive student home vans
- Comfort leading daily devotions and Sunday Chapel services
- Two-person, married couple role for consideration
- Both spouses must complete individual employment applications
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Additional Requirements
- Must be legally married for at least two years
- Both spouses must be age 27 or older
- No more than three dependent children in the home
- Smoke-free and weapon-free campus; no alcohol while on duty
- Pet limitations: fish and one dog of approved breeds
- Judeo-Christian chapel attendance required
- Relocation required to Hershey, PA area (on-campus housing)
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