Become an Ambassador

If you would like to join the Board as an Autism Ambassador, we would love to hear from you.

The role of the Ambassadors is to take part in, and influence decisions about:

• the development of new services
• review of existing services
• policies and strategies
• driving equality and justice

Our ambition is for the Board to become an integral part of the involvement in the development of service and system change.

This is not a paid role but being an Autism Ambassador could:

• Help build up skills and confidence 
• Help learn about your community  
• Improve your wellbeing 
• Enable you to meet other like-minded people 
• Be an opportunity to work with each other and professionals to shape support and services aimed at the adult Autism community in Torbay 
• Help us to create more understanding of Autism in Torbay 

What we are looking for

To be an Autism ambassador you must have a diagnosis of Autism, be over 18 and have some of these skills: 

1. Be able to ‘speak up’ for yourself 
2. Be able to ‘speak up’ for others 
3. Be able to listen to others 
4. Be good at timekeeping 
5. Be reliable and come to the majority of meetings 
6. Be interested in issues and learning about rights 
7. Be able to share information with other people 
8. Willingness to work alongside others 

The Autism Partnership Board takes place every 3 months in Torbay and is usually 2 hours long.

There will be some work in between the main meetings. You will meet other ambassadors and members of the public to discuss current important issues. The ambassadors will get supported to do this. You will also prepare for the Autism Partnership board meetings. 

Please note. Attending these meetings may be considered a ‘reasonable adjustment’. This falls under the Equality Act 2010 for your employer. This is because this role can have a positive impact on wellbeing.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments.