Kenneth

My Requirements

Year-round position with split hours during term time and fuller days during holidays or travel weeks. You’ll work alongside me when I’m home and take sole charge when I travel.

Term-time schedule (approx. 32 hrs/week):
• Morning: 5 a.m.–8:30 a.m. – give Finnley his 5 a.m. medicine, breakfast prep, school uniforms, drop-off help.
• Evening: 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m. – school pick-ups, homework, dinner, bedtime.
• Days: Saturday night through Wednesday morning.
• Rest days: Wednesday afternoon through Saturday afternoon (kids with their mum).

Can do without weekend support except when traveling.

School holidays: more daytime hours when camps aren’t running (40–45 hrs/week).
Travel: occasional domestic or international trips; all expenses covered plus travel pay.

Core Responsibilities:
• Support smooth morning and evening routines.
• Help Finnley stay on track with medication and transitions.
• Prepare simple, healthy children’s meals.
• School runs and activity pickups (walking distance or short drive).
• Light household tasks related to the children — laundry, tidying, lunch prep.
• Provide full-day cover when I travel or during school holidays.
• Keep things positive, organised, and communicative.

What We Offer:
• Private living area with your own bedroom and bathroom.
• All meals, utilities, and Wi-Fi included.
• Pay per week (depending on experience) + travel expenses and per-diem when abroad.
• Paid holidays and UK public holidays.
• Warm, respectful environment where your work genuinely makes a difference.

Ideal Candidate:
• Experience with school-age children (bonus if familiar with ADHD or neurodivergence).
• Calm, patient, and consistent — especially around routines and big feelings.
• Valid UK work rights (citizen, EU settled, or Youth Mobility Scheme).
• DBS check (or willing to obtain) and two references.
• Driver helpful but not required.
• Comfortable working closely with a single father in a relaxed but professional household.

Start Date: ASAP
Location: Canterbury, Kent.