Lee Neave

Children’s Operations Manager / Responsible Individual

Role:

Lee joined Trust Care Management in 2022 as the Appointed Manager of Lorac Lodge and played a key role in developing and strengthening the organisation’s Children’s Services. He now works as Children’s Operations Manager and Responsible Individual, providing leadership and oversight across services to ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance are consistently maintained.

Experience:

Lee has worked within children’s residential care since 2008, where he began his career as a residential care worker; and by developing his skills he was quickly promoted to senior care worker, and again to Deputy Manager – Homes Registered Manager; and also, most recently a manager for a 12-week Therapeutic assessment centre, where he was also a behaviour support Trainer.

Lee is extremely enthusiastic and dedicated in delivering the best possible Care and strives to ensure the young people he supports achieve their full potential. Lee has gained his experience by working within several residential settings that have offered varying support to cater for specific needs of children which has included, children that have been subject to child sexual exploitation, children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and children with severe learning and physical difficulties and extreme autism.

Qualifications:

Lee holds a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (Distinction), an ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management, an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People), and qualifications in Counselling Studies. With extensive experience in residential childcare since 2008, Lee is committed to promoting trauma-informed, child-centred practice and supporting teams to deliver safe, nurturing environments where young people can thrive.

Interests:

Lee has many interests which include football, swimming and socialising with friends whilst playing Pool and most of all looking after his Pet Cat. 

Favourite Quote

“If you change the way you look at things- the things you look at change”

Other Corporate Members

Shiny Joe

National Operational Manager

Deen Chaudhry

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Christine Goldstone

Regional Operations Director (East Sussex & Kent)

Sarah Jones

Clinical Lead & Training Director

Hendrik Potgieter

Director

Esther Shomoye

Regional Operational Manager (Cambridgeshire & Leicestershire)

Melanie Purcell

Regional Operational Manager (Essex & London)

Sandra Mcmillan

Regional Operational Manager (Suffolk & Norfolk)

Chris Graham

National Operations Director

Zyaad Khoyrutty

HR Director

Chas Milner

Financial Director

Elaine Cole

National Quality & Compliance Manager