Huw Jones has over 30 years of experience advocating for people with mental health and learning disabilities. He is organized, self-disciplined, and able to work well under pressure while maintaining a high quality of work. As an advocate, he has represented over 150 individuals and helped support them with assessments, care packages, and navigating legal processes. He has extensive training and experience in areas related to mental health, capacity, community care, and disability law.

1. CV Huw Jones
Abilities
I am a highly conscientious and understanding advocate for people with mental health and/or learning
disabilities and very able to maintain a professional rapport with numerous other professionals having
honed my skills for over 30 years. I am organised, self-disciplined and able to work under pressure of
target attainment whilst remaining aware of the need for quality of work. Needing to make quarterly
reports to my employers & attending regular supervision. I am very much a team player respected for
my empathy, listening skills, openness and experience of life. No one has ever been more dedicated
to the task in hand that I have.
I am quite proud that I have only taken 4 days sickness in the last 10 years despite what some might
consider advancing age.
Achievements
In the field of voluntary work I have given much of my personal time helping a school to deal with a ¾
million pound budget, as a citizens advocate I helped radically change my partners life in relation to his
network of friends, improving his service, helping him to move to better accommodation and even
improving his choice of what he eats as a diabetic. I was a committee member and trustee of
Person2Person Citizens Advocacy for some 10 years.
As a Mediation Officer I helped several families and neighbours in dispute to have a better
understanding of each other whereby they have since been able to live together peacefully.
As an Apheresis volunteer I attend the blood bank at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital monthly for some
2 hours where I was physically linked to a machine via syringe which draws blood, removes
antibodies then returns the blood. Only some 5% of persons who give blood can do this and I was
privileged to be one of those people. I made over 70 donations before I stopped for reason of family
needs.
Since entry to the workplace in 1975 I have made a conscious effort to improve myself not only for my
benefit but for the benefit of others via training, experience and work choices.
Education
GCSE’s Grade
English language C
English Literature, C
Biology C
Geography B
Psychology B
Sociology B
Astronomy C
Counselling skills pass
CSE maths 2
Additional Education/Training
Mediation OCN Level 3 2003
Mental Health Care NVQ Level II 2005
Service User Participation
Human Rights Law
POVA (Protection of Vulnerable Adults) Procedure
Making Information Accessible
Makaton Sign Language
Skills for Advocacy
Human Rights & disability
Diversity Training
Decision Making
Person Centred Planning
The Law & Aspergers Syndrome
Legal Framework for Assessments
Understanding Autism & Sensory Issues
Mental Health & Mental Capacity Law
Community Care Law

2. Voluntary Experience
School Governor 1998 to present at Cilfynydd Primary School
Citizen’s Advocate 2001 to 2011
Mediation Officer 2001/ 2005
Apheresis Volunteer 2005 to 2010
Work Experience
Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society since Aug 2015. Based in Cwm Taff. I provide information & support
to adults with dementia. I deal with various issues with/for my clients as per my last work position but
additionally I’m now helping client’s & sometimes their families with information about Lasting Power of
Attorney.
Independent Advocate for adults with learning disability Advocacy Matters (Wales), Cardiff & the Vale
May 2005 to Aug 2015.
I presently work as an Independent Advocate for people with learning disabilities and often multiple
complex needs (mental ill health, communication issues, physical debilities etc) and have been directly
involved in the processes of mental health review tribunals, hospital manager reviews, move on
recommendations, protection of vulnerable adult procedures and generally helping individuals with
varying degrees of disabilities to have a voice in their care assessments and packages thereafter. I am
knowledgeable in areas of law that are job related e.g. mental health, mental capacity, community care
and have significant work related training. I have become a respected and valuable team member as
well as a respected individual of Advocacy Matters (Wales) outside the organisation with other
professionals. I have represented and/or helped to support more than 150 individuals over the past 10
years. Sadly my post is redundant as of Aug 2015.
Development Worker & Centre Manager New Horizons Mental Health Resource Centres
at Aberdare,Ton Pentre & Tylorstown. May 2002 to April 2005
I was employed as a Development Worker managing 2 mental health drop in centres in the Rhondda. I
was initially responsible for locating suitable premises for both drop in centres. I then used local radio
(as an interviewee on same) and local papers to advertise for volunteers, all the time building up a
network of contacts throughout the valleys area. I used my networking experience/skills to build up
attendance to over 16 persons per day on average. I was responsible for recruiting volunteers &
sourced several from the drop in attendees, maintaining stocks of provisions, dealing with petty cash,
organising day trips and handling of drunks/drug users on occasion as required with skill, patience and
diplomacy. I later became involved in policy making for the organisation in which I then worked.
Unemployed from May 1993 to April 2002 and in receipt of long-term incapacity benefit after 2 knee
operations and in order to recover from psychological trauma after the death of our daughter in 1995. I
spent some time caring for my wife as she suffered more loss.
Security Officer Makro, Treforest, RCT. Aug 1991 to May 1993
In this role I was responsible along with 2 colleagues for the general security of a very large store. I
was on rota to deal with goods in/out. I would observe check out procedures & check customer goods
out. I had responsibility for the checking of shortages in tills on occasion. I was made redundant in
1993.
Store Detective BHS, Cardiff, S Glam. Apr 1986 to Feb 1990
Area Security Officer BHS, South West Region. Feb 1990 to Aug 1991
Whilst a store detective in Cardiff I received a written commendation from the Area Director for being
the lead person in the arrest of 2 individuals who had recently been responsible for theft amounting to

3. £35,000 from various stores country wide. I also played the lead role in the detection and subsequent
arrest of a store employee who had stolen several hundred pounds over a brief period of employment.
During my years employed by BHS in Cardiff I was encouraged to take the security officers board
which I late passed with distinction allowing me to work in numerous other stores as relief officer and
also being solely responsible for organising, recommending and having installed total security
measures for new stores in London & Dublin subsequently.
Sales Rep Factory Frames Double Glazing, Merthyr Tydfil Aug 1985 to March 1986
In this role I would follow leads generated in the local office with a view to the sale of double glazing.
Prison Officer HMP Cardiff, Knox Rd, Cardiff, S Glam Sept 1977 to Aug 1985
In 1977 I became one of the youngest ever serving Prison Officers at HMP Leicester. Whilst working
within the prison service I was able to serve at numerous prisons and youth detention centres
throughout the UK, which enabled me to rapidly mature psychologically. I applied myself positively to
duties including control room officer, escort/court officer, tactical intervention training and my annual
appraisal were always very positive.
Circulation Asst South Wales Echo, Cardiff, S Glam. Aug 1976 to Sept 1977
Responsible for picking up bulk newspapers then delivering in a company vehicle to newsagents &
street vendors in the Merthyr Valley. I collected cash from same on a weekly basis & banked.
Clerical Asst Inland Revenue, Cardiff, S Glam. Sept 1975 to Aug 1976
To assist tax officers in file searches, to answer phone enquiries & follow through or pass on as
appropriate. At this time of course files were hard copy & I would often have to search up to 60,000
files to meet the needs of my seniors.
My Interests.
I love to read as often as time allows. I am a fan of the late Terry Pratchett & JRR Tolkien though my
reading tastes are hugely eclectic as I read Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson to name but a
few.
I play some guitar but not as much as I used to.
I was for many years an archer. It’s not simply a case of picking up a any old bow & arrow either. One
has to find the right bow for pull etc. I also made my own arrows to meet my specific needs as again
every archer is very much attuned to their bow & their arrows.
I have collected LP records since a teenager & have a superb collection of some 800 LPs/singles. The
pride & joy of my collection is the 100+ Pink Floyd LP’s I have, rarities, bootlegs, coloured vinyl & Dark
Side of the Moon LP’s from around the world.