Under the direction of the Coordinating Supervisor, the Autism Waiver Service Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination of autism waiver services for students and families in Prince George’s County Public Schools. The incumbent of this position will serve as the direct point of contact for families in need of information regarding autism waiver services available in the State of Maryland. The Autism Waiver Service Coordinator will also serve as the liaison for the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland State Department of Education.

Prepares new applications for the Autism Waiver Program, including initial meeting with parents of applicants, review of medical assistance application, providing an explanation of benefits and services to applicant families, requesting medical screening from school psychologists, conducting medical screening with parents of the applicant;

Prepares and submits final application packet to Maryland State Department of Education and Maryland Department of Health and assigning a service coordinator upon applicant's approval;

Serves as the local liaison and participates on the advisory committee for the Maryland Department of Health and Maryland State Department of Education;

Serves as the Autism Waiver Program Multidisciplinary Team Chair for service coordination meetings;

Supports the coordination of Medicaid billing for students receiving Autism Waiver services within the school system;

Oversees and provides guidance to the contracted autism waiver service coordinators and clerical staff;

Plans, schedules and facilitates quarterly and monthly Autism Waiver Team meetings;

Assesses the needs of and provides professional development for the Autism Waiver Program;

Attends and participates in systemic, county and state meetings and professional development; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

Working knowledge of medical assistance insurance benefits and programming for families with children;

Considerable knowledge in human services, especially in-home case management practices for families with children;

Knowledge of the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the impact on family systems;

Knowledge of Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR);

Effective organization and human relations skills;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Ability to create a team that works collaboratively and promotes high expectations for all students;

Ability to design, develop and implement public presentations;

Ability to work independently and to exercise initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities;

Knowledge of, and comfort with the Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;

Well-organized, detail oriented and attention to accuracy is critical; and

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks ongoing at the same time.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, human services or a related field required.  A minimum of three (3) years of successful experience in providing service coordination services required.  



Holds or ability to obtain the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Autism Waiver Service Coordinator Certification. 



May provide guidance and oversight to assigned personnel.



The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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