Kenneth
Live-In Family Assistant (4 Nights/Week) — Private Accomodation
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Male Member since Mar 2025 Last Updated Nov 2025 Last Login 28 Nov 2025
About Me
I’m a single dad living in Canterbury, Kent, with two wonderful children: Finnley (10) and Savannah (8).
Finnley is bright, imaginative, very energetic, and has ADHD. He takes morning medication and benefits from calm structure and gentle guidance. Savannah is social, thoughtful, and loves helping with cooking, crafts, and school projects.
Our home environment focuses on healthy habits, minimal processed foods, routine, and teaching the children independence in daily tasks such as preparing uniforms, tidying their rooms, helping with meals, and taking responsibility for their own routines.
We live in a comfortable house with strong Wi-Fi and modern tech throughout. There is a dedicated private bedroom and private bathroom for the right person. Canterbury is a beautiful and friendly city, and we’re less than an hour from central London by train for anyone who enjoys exploring the city on their off-duty days.
I’m looking for someone reliable, warm, organised, and health-conscious who enjoys working with children and wants to be part of a stable, respectful home during the busier part of the week.
My Requirements
Role: Live-in Family Assistant (4 nights/week)
Package: Competitive weekly salary (DOE) + accommodation + meals on duty + paid travel
Schedule (Term Time):
• Sunday evening: 5pm–9:30pm
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday:
– 5:30am medication for Finnley
– 6:30–8:30am morning routine, breakfast, uniforms, bags
– 5pm–9:30pm school pick-up, homework, dinner, bedtime
Approx. 21–25 hours/week during term time.
You will sleep in Sunday, Monday, Tuesday nights. Nights are normally off-duty, but being available if something unusual happens is appreciated.
School Holidays (Half-Term & Summer):
Full-day support Monday–Wednesday (outings, cooking, routines, healthy meals). Hours increase during holidays.
Travel:
2–4 family trips per year (summer trips 2–3 weeks; occasional holiday and half-term trips).
All travel expenses covered, with your own room whenever possible.
Duties:
• Administer 5:30am medication (Mon/Tue/Wed)
• Support morning and evening routines
• Prepare simple, healthy children’s meals (low sugar, minimal processed foods)
• We do also like to cook as a family so cooking isn't every day
• Encourage independence: room tidy, uniforms, school bags, basic cooking
• Kids' laundry and school prep
• Light kitchen cleanup (children participate; you guide)
• Light shopping for essentials (most groceries done online)
• No heavy cleaning — weekly cleaner provided
Accommodation:
• Private bedroom + private bathroom
• Off-duty from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday afternoon
• You may stay or leave — the space is yours
• Meals provided while on duty
Driving:
Preferred but not required. Helpful for summer outings.
Ideal Candidate:
• Experience with school-age children
• Calm, patient, steady — especially helpful for an ADHD, high-energy child
• Sporty or high-energy is a big plus (Finnley is very active)
• Health-conscious and supportive of building good habits
• Enjoys teaching independence rather than doing everything for the children
• Good communicator
• Must have the right to work in the UK (citizen, settled, or YMS)
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Overnight | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Last Updated: 24/11/2025 | |||||||
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