Our Team
Meet the experienced and compassionate professionals behind Vines Support Services — dedicated to making a real difference in young people's lives every day.
Meet the experienced and compassionate professionals behind Vines Support Services — dedicated to making a real difference in young people's lives every day.
At Vines Support Services Ltd, our team is our greatest asset. We bring together experienced and compassionate professionals dedicated to providing safe, nurturing, and structured care for children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
Our diverse staff possess a wide range of skills and qualifications, including expertise in mentorship, education, healthcare, and youth support. Many team members are actively pursuing NVQ qualifications and have extensive experience supporting young people facing complex challenges such as trauma, exploitation, and mental health issues.
At the heart of our team is a shared commitment to compassionate, nurturing care — continually strengthened through tailored training programmes designed to meet the evolving needs of the children and young people we support.
A registered social worker with over 15 years of experience in child protection, court proceedings, and supporting children and young people. Prosper is the Responsible Individual for Vines Support Services, providing strategic leadership and ensuring that the organisation's values, standards, and regulatory obligations are upheld across all services.
Prosper ensures collaborative, child-centred care is at the heart of all decision-making — with a clear focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for each individual young person in our care.
An experienced social worker specialising in child protection, adoption, and safeguarding vulnerable young people. Tsungai brings deep expertise in working with children with complex emotional and behavioural needs, ensuring that Dudley House operates to the highest possible standards of care and compliance.
As Registered Manager of Dudley House, Tsungai leads the team with strong expertise in regulatory compliance, team management, and delivering evidence-based, person-centred care that places each young person's wellbeing and development at the centre of everything we do.
With a rich background spanning both education and social care, Allen brings a holistic, person-centred approach to leadership at Thistle House. Allen's experience encompasses working with young people with diverse needs — including those facing trauma, mental health challenges, and complex behavioural difficulties.
Allen provides strong, empathetic leadership that emphasises holistic support, robust safeguarding, and positive behaviour strategies — creating an environment at Thistle House where every young person feels safe, understood, and genuinely supported to thrive.