My name is Debbie Newton and I have worked in children’s services for over 23 years. During this period I have grasped every opportunity to strengthen my practices to safeguard and promote the welfare of our children, aiming to support better outcomes. 

I am a Qualified Social Worker who has supported many families in the community but my heart lies within children’s homes where I have completed direct work with children as a support worker, progressed to a Deputy’s role, then Registered Manager. Through my determination to achieve high standards, I worked hard to obtain my Level 3 in Children’s Workforce, Level 5 and Level 7 in Leadership and Management.

Part of my caring journey has been to step into the role of area manager where I was fortunate to have launched sister homes for the company where I have provided training and guidance to new employees and monitored the compliance and Quality Standards in line with requirements.

I am now in the position of ‘Acting Responsible Individual’ where I am providing a wider range of support to our home’s managers. This is an exciting role and allows me quality time with all our adults developing their practices, but more importantly I have the privilege of working closely with our children to ensure that they are given every possible opportunity to reach their aspirations.  Although this role is in the early stages, I feel Safe Haven has a valuable ethos to demonstrate genuine ‘love’ for the children we care for and can evidence that through outcome. For this reason I will embrace my responsibilities with pride and work above and beyond for Safe Haven and our children.