Governance & Leadership

Direction, oversight and accountability

Our leadership team holds legal and regulatory responsibility for the home, ensuring it is safe, well-resourced and well-led, and providing robust governance and challenge at every level.

Rebecca Saunders

Director & Registered Provider

As Director and Registered Provider, Rebecca holds overall accountability for Hub Haven Ltd. She sets the strategic direction of the organisation and is responsible for ensuring the home is properly resourced, financially sound and well governed.

Rebecca works closely with the Responsible Individual and Registered Manager to ensure the standards and values of the home are upheld, and that the care provided remains firmly centred on the needs and outcomes of the young person.

Samantha Dunkley

Responsible Individual

Samantha is the Responsible Individual at Hub Haven Ltd, bringing over ten years of experience in the sector and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people in residential care. With a background as an Outstanding-rated Registered Manager, she has a proven track record of driving high standards, effective safeguarding and continuous quality improvement.

She combines strategic oversight with a calm, reflective leadership style, providing robust governance, effective challenge and support to the Registered Manager, alongside clear monitoring of safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance systems.

Kolawole Larrys

Registered Manager & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Kolawole is the Registered Manager of Hub Haven Ltd and our Designated Safeguarding Lead. He brings substantial leadership experience across Ofsted-regulated children’s homes and therapeutic services, and has successfully led the mobilisation and registration of new homes with positive inspection outcomes.

His dual expertise in residential leadership and psychotherapy strengthens our trauma-informed, relationship-based approach. Kolawole promotes a high-structure, high-nurture environment where behaviour is understood as communication, and maintains clear oversight of safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance.

Jamel Felix

Head of Placement and Referral

As the Head of Placement and Referral, Jamel brings years years of dedicated experience in UK children’s services, specializing in matching vulnerable children and young people with safe, nurturing, and stable environments. Jamel oversees our end-to-end referral process, ensuring that every placement is not just a logistical fit, but a therapeutic and supportive home where a child can thrive. Working closely with Local Authorities, social workers, and care teams, balances a deep understanding of Ofsted regulations with a passionate commitment to child-centric outcomes, ensuring compliance, safety, and stability are at the heart of every decision.

Our Care Team

The staff who deliver care, every day

Day-to-day care is delivered by our residential support team, who provide consistent, nurturing, relationship-based support to the young person living with us.

Senior Residential Support Worker

Our Senior Residential Support Worker provides leadership on shift, supports the Registered Manager with day-to-day oversight, and helps guide and mentor the wider care team. They play a key role in maintaining routines, modelling our therapeutic approach and ensuring consistency of care.

Residential Support Workers

Our Residential Support Workers are the heart of daily life at Hub Haven Ltd. They build trusted, consistent relationships with the young person, support education, health, hobbies and routines, and are trained to respond calmly and safely during periods of distress. Staffing is maintained at a minimum of 1:1 during waking hours, increasing to 2:1 where risk indicates, with waking-night cover overnight and a manager on call 24 hours a day.