Rowan house is a new 6 bedded children’s home in Studley, which will provide support for children with a learning disability and/ or physical disability.
Learning disabilities
I joined Swanton in January 2023 as the registered manager of Rowan House. I began my journey as a support worker in 2016 and progressed to manager in 2018 working with children with learning disabilities and emotional behavioural difficulties.
My passion is seeing people develop and achieving their personal bests and I believe it is important to ensure our children are achieving their personal bests. I pride myself in ensuring my staff team have strong development, to ensure we are providing the highest quality of care for children and young people to enable this.
I have 10+ years’ experience in the care sector, with both young adults and children. I have had the pleasure of working with multiple registered services where we offered support and care for children with learning disabilities, mental health, emotional behavioural difficulties, sexual harmful behaviours and complex health needs.
I started my working career in the British Army where I formed an aptitude for teamwork and leading from the front. After a career change in 2010 I found myself in my first role supporting young people/adults in a supported living environment, whilst still linked to the British Army as a reservist. I then supported in a children’s residential care setting in 2013 where I progressed through varying roles to become the Regional Operations Manager for the east & southeast Anglia covering 13 Good and Outstanding services.
I am very passionate about improving lives by providing the best possible care whilst helping them to reach their full potential. I’m a driven and strategic individual with proven success in this industry.
I am also the Responsible Individual (RI) for all of our children’s homes in the South.
Rowan house is a brand new 6 bedded children’s home in Studley, which will provide support for children with a learning disability and/ or physical disability.
The home has two lounge spaces including a nook area, dining room, a large activity room, a spacious garden, a sensory room and a reading/ computer area for children who might enjoy relaxing on their own.
Bedrooms will be personalised and decorated with the children’s choices and their input being sought upon admission.
Our aims and purpose at Rowan House are to provide a safe, warm, and nurturing environment with a high standard of accommodation and care for children and young people.
