Session Booking Form for October holidays are now available!

Please click on the link below to download the booking form for the October holiday sessions.. 

The document details the weekly timetable on page 2, and has the booking form on page 1. If you would like to attend sessions, please complete the booking form and return this to us so that we can confirm a place for your child/ren on the requested sessions.

Please return all booking forms to bookings@actionasd.org.uk
 
Due to increased numbers of children accessing our sessions, we are asking all parents to please use the booking system, as this means that we can allocate places as fairly as possible to all children. If you are struggling to complete the booking form and return it to us, please confirm your booking by email and sign the booking form when you come in to the first booked session.
 
Please note that if you would like to call in to the centre with completed forms or to collect a blank form from us, the office is usually staffed Monday-Friday between 10-3pm, but if you would like to come in at another time please phone beforehand to check that there will be a member of staff here to greet you.
 
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch by email or by contacting 01282 415455 if you would like more information.

Dear Members

I hope that Action for ASD is meeting your needs and that the provisions that we make benefit you.

It is once again time for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) where the trustees have to report to you on what we have been doing on your behalf.  As ever we invite you to attend or if this is not convenient, then give us your consent to continue as your trustees by completing the “proxy” forms provided.

As trustees we help to help guide the way that Action for ASD operates and what we do from year to year.  We are keen to recruit more trustees to steer us into the future.  We especially need to have people with skills or professional experience in all areas; including Fund raising, Marketing and Advertising. We would also like to recruit solicitors, doctors and teachers.  Trustees do not need to be parents but can be friends, family or anyone in the community.

Please help us to recruit some new trustees or put yourself forward if you have something to offer.  We meet about 6 times a year and we are rewarded by seeing the positive results and benefits that come from what we provide through Action for ASD.

Please click on the links below for details of the AGM or to complete a nomination or proxy form.

Thank you for your continued support.

Action for ASD Trustees

In order to help us improve our services and ensure we are providing the services you want and need, please take the time to complete one of our customer satisfaction questionnaires. You will find links to the questionnaires for all our services below. You can complete the forms electronically and return them via email.

We are aware that you are all busy and are often asked to complete forms and questionnaires but the results of these will go directly to our funders. You can really help us not only to improve our services but also help us to show our funders your views and suggestions, which may help to provide even more services in the future.

We would really appreciate your time if you could take a few minutes to complete the customer satisfaction questionnaire that is relevant to the service/s you have accessed.

Action for ASD’s Children Service Stay & Play Group offers a good opportunity to meet other parents/carers whilst your children play in a safe and understanding environment. 

SocialEyes: Social skills course for young Autistic adults 16 - 25 years

Socialeyes is a weekly course for autistic adolescents & young adults who have difficulties meeting and maintaining friendships and relationships and who may have social difficulties that cause recurrent depression and anxiety.

Socialeyes aims to:

• Improve understanding about social interaction/communication skills.
• Introduce the group members to new social interaction/communication skills including recognition of social clues, use of social strategies, ‘quick fix strategies,’ and social exceptions.
• Provide opportunities to practice social interaction/communication skills and encourage generalisation to a range of situations

In order to participate, you need to:

• Be motivated and committed to learn about social interaction/communication skills
• Have identified problems with social interaction/communication skills
• Be able to safely work within identified group ground rules

When and where?
The group will run on a weekly basis, for 60 mins, for 8 weeks.

Would you like some specific advice about autism and your child? 

Free one to one advice and guidance for parents/carers of children & young people who have a diagnosis of autism or are seeking a diagnosis.

We will be holding sessions in the following areas:

BURNLEY    ACCRINGTON    HASLINGDEN    CLITHEROE    BARNOLDSWICK

See the attached flyer below for further details! 

To book a 30 minute appointment contact the children’s service on 01282 415455 or email children@actionasd.org.uk

Family Support Worker  

£16,926 (pro rata) 30 hours per week

We are looking to expand our team of staff who work with families, children and young people with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Conditions at the Autism Resource Centre (ARC), Burnley.

We want enthusiastic workers to provide practical support for parents and cares of newly diagnosed children and young people at the ARC and in the community and to support children and young people with an ASC at social and leisure activities and opportunities at the Autism Resource Centre.

If you have any queries please contact Sadia Akhtar, on 01282 415 455 or email sadia@actionasd.org.uk alternatively go to www.actionasd.org.uk to download a job pack and application form.

Closing date for applications: 3pm Friday 24th August 2018

Links to the job pack and application form are below.

Casual Play Workers

We are looking to expand our team of staff who work with children and young people with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Conditions at the Autism Resource Centre (ARC), Burnley. We want enthusiastic play workers to support our members in a range of different social and leisure activities at the ARC. We encourage both male and female applicants to apply.

If you have any questions or queries please contact Sadia Akhtar on 01282 415 455 or email sadia@actionasd.org.uk.

There is no closing date for applications so please return completed forms to the ARC or email sadia@actionasd.org.uk.  

Links to the job pack and application forms are below.

Once we receive your completed application form, we will process it accordingly. If you are to be invited for an interview, you will receive a notification within two weeks of us receiving your application.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM AND THE MONITORING FORM IF APPLYING FOR A POSITION. THANK YOU!