Are you a detail-oriented person with strong organization skills? If so, ACT is interested in hearing from you. We are recruiting a regular part-time volunteer file clerk who will be involved in the maintenance and reorganization of paper files for approximately five to ten hours per week during regular office hours. Ideally the successful candidate will begin in December or early January. People with ASD are encouraged to apply. For further details or to apply, send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with ACT Volunteer File Clerk in the subject line.
Category Archives: Office news
Job Posting: Website Administrator
Posting for Website Administrator
The Website Officer is responsible for administering and maintaining the ACT website and other web-based services to effectively present ACT, its mission and services to the public. The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills. This is a small 10 person office, so ability to collaborate with co-workers is essential.
This position would be suitable for someone who has experience, and would like to expand on their experience in an environment that will support their professional development. For a complete job description, please email [email protected]
Position Requirements
Education
Post-secondary diploma or degree in web design or development or similar.
Required Experience
- WordPress – Creating, editing, deleting pages; manipulating menus; adding images and other media to content. Creating links throughout the site. Updating plugins & the CMS itself.
- FTP – Backing up files. Uploading files to the server.
- Photoshop – Creating website mockups & banner images.
- HTML and CSS – Basic HTML & CSS composition & refactoring.
- Website servers and hosting – Exporting databases, managing email accounts, restarting server (via a control panel interface).
- Database – Managing fields and producing reports
Desired experience:
- PHP, SQL – Author/edit WordPress plugins
- Microsoft CRM – Create or modify reports, basic management
- Javascript/jQuery – Author/edit WordPress plugins and theme
- Google Analytics – Extract Website stats
- SEO optimization – Investigate methods to improve SEO and implement on ACT’s website
Salary and details
This job is a minimum of 3 days a week. There is potential for full time work, dependent on skills and interest. The job includes benefits and paid vacation time. Hours of work can be negotiated within the office’s hours of 8:30 to 4:40, Monday to Friday.
The position is available in November.
Please send your resume, cover letter and any portfolio work by 11:59 PM, Sunday, October 25th. Send to:
ACT-Autism Community Training
150-2250 Boundary Road, Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
E-Mail to: [email protected] or Fax: 604-205-5345
We thank all applicants; however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
August News Round-Up
ACT News
Back to School Resources
The transition back to school can be exciting, scary, and full of change for everyone. ACT has developed free resources especially for the B.C context to help parents and school aged children with autism manage the transition:
- Create a student profile to help introduce your child to his or her school team – ACT has developed examples and templates.
- Chapters on the B.C. school system and how to advocate for your child from ACT’s Autism Manual for B.C.
- ACT’s free online video Education, Integration, Inclusion by Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen reviews important sections of the B.C. School Act and documents issued by B.C.’s Ministry of Education.
ACT’s Autism Information Database has links to great local and international resources:
- Special Needs School District contacts for B.C.’s public education system
- Strategies for Surviving Middle School with an Included Child with Autism
- Transitioning back to school – 5 tips for teachers
- Everyone Belongs in Our Schools
- Preparing for College
Contact ACT at 604-205-5467, 1-866-939-5188 or [email protected] to speak to an information officer
Share your Family, Fun and Work Photos with the Autism Community
ACT is collecting new photos of kids or young adults with their peers or families, engaging in work, community or family activities to include in ACT print and online materials. We are especially keen to feature adults with autism in the workplace as we are preparing an employment guide!
Please consider sharing your photos with the autism community. Send your photos*, using this online folder or the online submission form. Our designer is eagerly awaiting your submissions!
* When you submit your photos to ACT, please note:
- You are giving us permission to use them in our information and promotional material both in print and online.
- ACT is a not-for-profit; we will not use these photos commercially.
- ACT will not name any of the individuals in the photos.
- ACT cannot use every photo submitted but we do appreciate every one sent to us.
Thank you in advance. You can send photos using this online folder or the online submission form.
ACT’s Fall Events in Kamloops and Vancouver
September 17 & 18, 2015 − Vancouver – regular rate ends Sept 9th
Social Thinking and Mental Health Frameworks – Blending Strategies to Reach Our Students Presented by Nancy Clements, MA, CCC-SLP & Nancy Cotton, PhD
October 2nd, 2015 − Kamloops – regular rate ends Sept 23rd
Advocacy Tools for Parents of Children with Special Needs Presented by Deborah Pugh
October 3, 2015 − Kamloops – regular rate ends Sept 23rd
Positive Behavior Support: What Parents Need to Know! Presented by Brenda Fossett, Ph.D., BCBA-D
October 23rd, 2015 − Vancouver – early bird rate ends Sept 14th
Thriving in Youth with ASD – What Does it Take? Presented by Jonathan Weiss, PhD
November 7th, 2015 − Vancouver – early bird rate ends Sept 30th
Positive Behavior Support: What Parents Need to Know! Presented by Brenda Fossett, Ph.D., BCBA-D
November 20th, 2015 − Vancouver
Advocacy Tools for Parents of Children with Special Needs Presented by Deborah Pugh
November 21st, 2015 − Vancouver
Taking Control of the Future – Planning for Families with Special Needs Presented by Blair Dwyer & Layli Antinuk, Dwyer Tax Law, Victoria
December 5th, 2015 − Vancouver
Faster than a Speeding Bullet: iPads in Autism Intervention Presented by Brenda Fossett, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Free Online Videos
Access all 16 of ACT’s videos online at www.actcommunity.ca/videos. These free videos can be viewed on your computer or mobile device. Each video is edited into smaller chunks, so you can watch a few segments at a time on a range of topics including:
- Best Practices in Early Intervention: An Update on the Research and Helping Families Build the “Team” – an update of current best practice treatment approaches for children and youth with ASD.Presented by Dr. Karen D. Bopp, RSLP.Recorded June 2015
- Navigating Puberty, Adolescence and Beyond: Supporting Individuals with Neuro-Developmental Challenges – Joy Becker, RN, uses humour and insight to provide a foundation for teaching individuals with ASD and/or other special needs about sexuality and their bodies.Recorded July 2015
MCFD New Parent’s Handbook 2015
A Parent’s Handbook: Your Guide to Autism Programs has just been released by MCFD. It describes Autism Programs, including the Autism Funding process and other useful information for both parents and service providers.
The handbook is available through the MCFD website or can be mailed to you by MCFD. Call the Autism Funding Branch toll-free at 1-877-777-3530 to request a copy.
Facing Your Fears: Free Anxiety Treatment Group for Pre-Teens
The Neuropsychiatry Clinic at B.C. Children’s Hospital invites applications for the “Facing Your Fears” therapy group specifically designed for the needs of 8-12 year olds with autism and clinically significant anxiety. Children, aged 8-12, must have average or above average verbal skills and a caregiver who can participate in the group. For full information, and to apply, call Julia Eng at 604-875-2345 ext. 2719. Questions? Call Dr. Melanie McConnell at 604-875-2345, ext. 5576.
Employment Matters – a documentary
Employment Matters, a documentary about employment of people with intellectual disabilities aired on CBC last Saturday – watch the full documentary online. Employment Matters Too will air Saturday, August 29th at 7pm on CBC or online. For more information, or to purchase DVDs, contact Brandy at employmentmatterstoo.com.
Community Notes
Employment Roundtable – Surrey, Sept 17th
Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) is hosting a day of self-advocate stories. The focus is on self-advocates’ experience of being supported to seek employment and their experiences of being employed. The speakers will provide tips to job coaches and their personal reflections regarding employment. The Roundtable is open to all, including family members and self-advocates. Register online.
Fundraising Gala for Canucks Autism Network – Vancouver, Sept 24th
Join the Canucks Autism Network on Thursday, September 24 at Rogers Arena for their one-of-a-kind, inaugural Reveal Gala in support of families living with autism in British Columbia. The Reveal Gala promises key representation from the Vancouver Canucks, participation from individuals with autism, and exciting surprises throughout the night. To reserve your seats now, visit www.canucksautism.ca/reveal or email [email protected].
Walk Now for Autism Speaks – Burnaby, Sept 27th
Autism Speaks Canada’s ‘Walk Now’ at Swangard Stadium, Central Park Burnaby, Sunday, Sept 27. More food, More Kids Zone, More entertainment – more fun!! Register, volunteer or donate
Help Translink be More Accessible – Application deadline Sept 30th
The Access Transit Users’ Advisory Committee assists Translink in implementing the Access Transit Strategy by focusing on the universal accessibility of public transportation in Metro Vancouver. They are accepting applications for the 2016 calendar year. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2015. For details, eligibility requirements and application, see their website.
Autism in the Media
- Rewriting Autism History (The Atlantic)
- $3.4 million grant to train dentists to care for patients with autism (Autism Speaks)
- A Michigan School District Has Developed A Sex Ed Program For Special Education Students (Bustle.com)
- We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and treat it (Salon.com)
Share your Photos with ACT!
As you may have seen from ACT’s information and promotional materials, we like to include photos to liven up our print materials and website, to help raise autism awareness and entice people to use ACT’s resources.
We are interested in collecting new photos of kids and young adults with their peers and families having fun and engaging in community or family activities. We are especially keen to feature adults with autism in the workplace.
Please consider sharing your photos with us! To share your photos*, please use either this online folder or the online submission form. Our designer is eagerly awaiting your submissions!
For examples of how we use photos, please see:
Best regards,
Amy Severson
Manager of Communications
ACT – Autism Community Training
* If you choose to send us a photo, please note:
- When you submit your photos to ACT, you are giving us permission to use them in our information and promotional material both in print and online.
- ACT is a not-for-profit, we will not use these photos commercially.
- We will not name any of the individuals in the photos.
- We cannot use every photo submitted but we do appreciate everything sent to us. We cannot guarantee the photo credit will be given every time the photo is used.
Job Posting – Information Officer with Knowledge of the South Asian Community
ACT Information Officers provide information, support and referral services to families raising children with ASD. This position is based in our Burnaby office and involves developing autism awareness and outreach to the South Asian community. Strong spoken Punjabi language skills and a knowledge of autism are requirements for this position. This contract position is 30-35 hours per week to the end of 2015, with the possibility of an extension. This position is funded through a grant from Autism Speaks Canada. If you have any questions, or to request a job description, contact [email protected]. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with “ACT Information Officer” in the subject line.