The Strength Of Sherlock Lies In Its People.
Across Children’s Homes and Pathways, our team brings together experience from care, education and therapeutic practice, working as one to support young people with complex needs, driven by a shared belief that they deserve better than fragmented systems and a commitment to consistent, structured support that moves them forward.
"People who care."
Our Leadership Team
Sherlock is led by an experienced senior team bringing together backgrounds in residential care, education and mental health, providing clear direction, accountability and oversight across the organisation.
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Hilton Mutariswa
Hilton founded Sherlock after working within mental health services and seeing how fragmented systems were failing young people. Sherlock was built to create a more connected pathway between care, education and support.
Leigh Bown
Leigh supports the development and quality assurance of Sherlock's services, helping leadership teams embed consistency, structure and high standards across the organisation.
Leadership Team
A connected senior leadership team with clear roles and shared accountability across the organisation.
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Together, this structure ensures strong operational oversight, embedded safeguarding and a consistent approach across every part of the organisation.
Children’s Homes Team
Our homes are built around stability, relationships and therapeutic care.
This ensures strong leadership on-site, with consistent support for young people day to day. The focus is on building trust, creating stability and maintaining high standards across every home.
Sherlock Pathways (The Hub)
Pathways is structured to deliver both flexibility and consistency.
This is supported by education and therapeutic input to ensure each young person's pathway aligns with both their learning and emotional needs. Staffing ratios are intentionally low and adaptable, allowing for more personalised support.
Our Culture & Values
Sherlock is both relational and structured, prioritising strong relationships supported by clear systems that ensure consistency and accountability, with teams working together around the young person to keep support aligned across care, education and development.
We hold ourselves to a clear standard through X-CITE:
X-Factor
Recognising unique qualities
Care
Compassion in every interaction
Innovation
Forward-thinking and solutions-focused
Teamwork
Supporting each other to succeed
Excellence
Always striving for the highest standards
This shapes how we recruit, train and develop our staff, and how we support young people every day.
Development & Progression
We invest in our people.
All staff receive structured training, regular supervision and clear opportunities to progress. Whether starting as a Support Practitioner or Residential Worker, there are pathways into senior roles, leadership positions and specialist areas.
Work With Us
We are always looking for people who want to do things differently and be part of a more joined-up approach to supporting young people.
Current opportunities include:
Residential Support Worker
Senior Residential Practitioner
Deputy Manager
Hub Lead (Alternative Provision)
Lead Practitioner (Pathways)
Support Practitioner (AP)
Therapeutic Support Roles
If you are committed to consistent support, real progress and being part of a strong team, we want to hear from you!
Raise a Safeguarding Concern
If you are worried about a young person’s safety or wellbeing, it is important that you speak up. All concerns are taken seriously and will be responded to appropriately by our safeguarding team.
