Paul Williams
Umsinga 66 North Road Cardigan Ceredigion SA43 1AA
Tel 01239 615866 Mob 07790 438157
Email paul_williams@btinternet.com

Objective

• A position that demands skillful creation and monitoring of public and private sector partnerships; to support and encourage opportunities for developing sustainable and forward-looking Teifi Valley initiatives

Skills

Information and Communications Technology

• 10+ years experience using Microsoft business applications (Outlook, Office, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Extensive experience with Adobe creative applications (Dreamweaver, InDesign and Photoshop, Lightroom)
• Wordpress Expert

Marketing and Promotion

• Design, development and management 10+ web sites
• Designed Prism Service handbook and other service leaflets
• Promotional and presentational activities throughout West Wales for Prism
• 20+ years promoting Antique Businesses in Ceredigion and beyond

Communication

• Strong written and verbal skills; experienced in one-to-one and telephone counselling, negotiation, mediation, report and bid writing, meeting management, group facilitation, and training

Management and Team working

• 10 years leading Prism’s Ceredigion service; delivering individual staff supervision and development as well as local and strategic planning
• Developing service innovations which reconcile demand with resources
• Initiating and co-ordinating existing and new service development with service providers and commissioners
• Co-ordination and oversight of recruitment and staff induction

Training and teaching

• Provision of presentational and training services for Prism in Ceredigion to statutory and voluntary sector services and individuals
• Practice teacher for Social Work placements
• Delivery of Clearway Drink Drive Courses

Creative

• Photographs for travel books Parallel Lines, The Longest Crawl (Ian Marchant, Bloomsbury)
• Web Services

www.myceredigion.co.uk
www.wwamh.org.uk
www.mindyourheart.org.uk
www.moniqueroffey.co.uk
www.richardbeard.info
www.nagy-yoga.co.uk
www.mikehtraining.co.uk
www.walesantiques.co.uk
www.prism-online.info
www.sarnaumansion.co.uk

• Currently researching development of new web projects for visitors to Ceredigion
• Publications: Prism Service Brochures, Annual West Wales Antiques Guide

Work Experience

• 2007-2009
  Self Employed
  Web Development
  Freelance Photography
  
• 2008
  Personal Assistant Part Time
  John Latter Antiques
  
• 2005-2009
  Trustee
  West Wales Action for Mental Health
  
• 1994-2007
  Alcohol Development Worker
  Prism, Ceredigion
  Managed and supervised Ceredigion team
  Developed and promoted Prism increasing referrals and take up of services
  Developed Hospital Link, Supporting People Project
  Developing and leading several forums;
  Ceredigion Dual Diagnosis Group
  Substance Misuse Workers Forum
  Lower Teifi Valley Mental Health Network
  
• 1994-1996
  IT Tutor
  Dept Continuing Education, Lampeter University
  Introductions to Spreadsheets and Desk Top Publishing
• 1979-1994
  Antiques and Book Seller
  West Wales
  Developed and managed retail business
  Buying, selling, promotion
  Budgeting, accounting, cash and stock control

Education

• Degree 2:1 English & Philosophy
  Lampeter University

• Diploma in Counselling
  CSCT/AEB

In Service Training

• Managing for the First Time WCVA
• Supervision, Support and Staff Development WCVA
• Motivational Interviewing Training Jeff Allison
• Practice Teacher Training Course University of Swansea
• Brief Solution Focussed Therapy Eileen Murphy Consultancy
• Alcohol Related Brain Damage Carenza Care
• Stewarding Training Glastonbury Festival Site Safety

Referees

Wil Webber
Prism
Forestry House
Brewery Road
Carmarthen
SA31 1TF
01267 231634

John Latter
9 Market Square
Newcastle Emlyn
Carmarthenshire
SA38 9AE
01239 711117