July News Round-Up
Read about staff news, online BI training, camps, anxiety groups, Autism in the News and more.
New Job Posting: Information Officer
ACT – Autism Community Training has an opening for a full time Information Officer. Responsibilities include:
- responding to autism-related inquiries from families and community members, province-wide;
- researching and evaluating evidence-based information resources from across the world;
- sourcing community resources from across B.C. relevant to families supporting individuals with special needs.
Requirements:
- Must be knowledgeable about autism and passionate about communicating knowledge.
- Compassionate with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A related undergraduate degree (e.g., psychology) is preferred.
- Competency in computer applications including databases and Microsoft Excel is preferred.
A full job description is available upon request. ACT offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Apply by email with resume and cover letter to [email protected] with “Information Officer” in subject line.
Applications will be accepted until August 11th; ACT is seeking to fill this position by the end of August.
ACT’s 2013 Annual Report now available
ACT’s 2013 Annual Report (pdf) is now available. Read about ACT’s progress:
- Distributed over 1200 New Diagnosis Parent Packages
- Managed the RASP with 519 professionals listed
- Provided $12,500 in bursaries
- Completely renovated our website & Autism Information Database
- Garnered over 111,000 website visits
- and more…
Download the ACT Annual Report for 2013 (pdf).
The 2012 Annual Report is also available for download
BBQ at Mill Bay Marina on Vancouver Island – you’re invited!
Please join ACT and CAN for a fundraising BBQ. It will be Saturday, July 19th, 3:30 to 7:30pm at the Mill Bay Marina.
You can purchase tickets here – all proceeds will go to the Row4Autism campaign supporting a joint initiative by the Canucks Autism Network and ACT – Autism Community Training that will benefits families living with autism across B.C. Download and share the poster.
ACT Poster
ACT recently designed a promotional poster for those who are not familiar with our services.
