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
  • 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