Gareth Pollitt

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About Gareth Pollitt

Housing / Homeless / Care Leavers Regional Service Manager with significant experience managing diverse services for children, young people and adults with multiple and complex needs, improving service provision via training, partnership working, process improvement and performance management. Organised, dedicated and passionate about social inclusion, enjoys creating organisations and services that support and empower vulnerable people. Excels in managing, supporting, training and motivating large Key Experience / Achievements: Experienced in managing 7-figure budgets and developing service improvement plans and tenders Had leading role in a rapid expansion from 120 to 250 beds and c. 40% turnover increase Skilled in developing, delivering and procuring the right training to meet service needs Achieves excellent occupancy statistics, exceeding targets with 97.5% occupancy and 2% arrears Achieves high Ofsted & QAF ratings after taking over poor-performing services Develops and implements strategies to address areas requiring improvement Involves service users in design, delivery and evaluation of services where appropriate Considerable experience developing partnerships with agencies to achieve shared goals Experienced in exploring and costing new models of service delivery Always seeking new opportunities, connections and networks so please don’t hesitate to connect.