The Right Choice Services Team.

Arjan is the Director at Right Choice Services and brings over 24 years of experience working within Health and Social Care. He holds a Diploma in Leadership and Management and an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, with extensive experience across supported accommodation, residential children's homes, fostering services, outreach services, charities and mental health support. Alongside his professional career, Arjan has over 13 years of experience as a foster carer, providing stable and nurturing homes for children and young people and has developed a particular specialism in supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to settle, build resilience and achieve positive outcomes.

Throughout his career Arjan has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people through compassionate, relationship-based practice and effective leadership. His broad management experience includes service development, leadership and management, recruitment, health and safety, governance, quality assurance property development, ensuring services consistently deliver high standards of care, accommodation and support. In recognition of his dedication to supporting individuals and strengthening communities, Arjan was honoured with the Ambassador for Peace Award for his outstanding contributions to community development. He remains passionate about creating safe, nurturing environments where children and young people are empowered to overcome adversity, develop independence and achieve their full potential.

Tara is the Registered Service Manager at Right Choice Services and brings over 20 years of experience working with children, young people and families across residential care, supported accommodation, respite services and educational settings. She holds a BA (Hons) in Education Studies and a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Children and Young People's Services.

Tara is passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children and young people, particularly those with complex needs and challenging life experiences. She has built a strong reputation for developing trusting relationships, creating nurturing environments and delivering personalised, child-centred support that enables young people to develop independence, resilience and confidence. As the Designated Safeguarding Lead, she has completed enhanced safeguarding training and works closely with Local Authorities, the LADO and partner agencies to ensure the highest standards of safeguarding and care. She is also committed to continually developing her knowledge through therapeutic training, ensuring her practice remains trauma-informed and relationship-based.

Under Tara's leadership, Right Choice Services achieved the highest possible grading of Outcome 1 at its first Ofsted inspection, reflecting her commitment to excellence, strong leadership and the positive outcomes achieved by young people. She is dedicated to continuous improvement and empowering both her team and the young people they support to achieve their full potential and successfully transition into adulthood.

Robert is a highly accomplished social care professional with over 20 years of experience in safeguarding, quality assurance, and leadership within children's services. He has held a range of senior roles, including Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO), Team Manager, and Deputy Head of Service for a Leaving Care Service. His extensive expertise spans Looked After Children, safeguarding practice, fostering regulations, court proceedings, and transition planning.

As an IRO for over a decade, Robert has been a consistent advocate for the voice of the child, ensuring care and permanency plans are child-centred, legally compliant, and outcome-focused. He has led multi-agency reviews, chaired complex planning meetings, conducted in-depth case audits, and managed formal dispute resolution processes to drive improvements in care quality.

In his leadership roles, Robert has managed teams of Social Workers, overseen service budgets, developed and implemented policies, and embedded health and safety and risk management protocols. He has also delivered workforce training, chaired transition panels, and played a key role in preparing services for Ofsted inspections, contributing to positive outcomes. With a strong track record in service development, robust safeguarding knowledge, and proven leadership capabilities, Robert is deeply committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people while ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory framework standards.

Gentiana is a proactive and detail-oriented Admin and Health & Safety Officer with over four years' experience in supported accommodation and organizational operations. She has a proven track record in HR administration, recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and staff training, combined with expertise in health and safety management across multiple housing sites.

Skilled in conducting audits, risk assessments, and ensuring regulatory compliance, she excels in developing policies that maintain safe, well-governed environments. Gentiana is highly organized, dependable, and confident in liaising with external agencies, regulators, and payroll providers. With strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, she builds effective working relationships while ensuring high standards of operational and safety compliance across the organization.