Autism Clinical Manager

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE:  DDS Central Office is relocating to 40 Broad Street, Boston July 2025. ***

The Autism Division at the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is committed to providing appropriate support and services to children on the autism spectrum. The DDS Children’s Autism Waiver program, funded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), provides in home behavioral services for young children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Autism Waiver Program is a participant directed program.

The Autism Clinical Manager will provide the necessary clinical expertise and guidance to families who will receive individualized services for their child through the Autism Waiver Program. The Autism Clinical Manager will help to ensure that families can make informed choices about their individualized supports. The Autism Clinical Manager provides targeted case management, technical assistance, and administrative oversight necessary to ensure all CMS quality assurance systems are observed. The Autism Clinical Manager conducts eligibility assessments for DDS and the Autism Waiver program, as needed. The Autism Clinical Manager meets with families of eligible children to discuss the Autism Waiver Program in depth including CMS regulations.

The Autism Clinical Manager works closely with the Autism Support Brokers from the seven DDS funded Autism Support Centers. The Autism Clinical Manager provide indirect supervision to the Autism Support Brokers. The Autism Clinical Manager meet monthly with the AutCenters for case monitoring and consultation.

Autism Clinical Manager and Autism Support Brokers meet with families, to develop an Autism Support Plan for each child. The Autism Clinical Manager and the Autism Support Broker s help to educate families on their options for appropriate expanded habilitation and habilitative supports within the program. They also meet with provider and collateral staff to discuss the child’s goals to ensure that the child is making progress. Autism Clinical Manager meet with families in their homes, a minimum of quarterly. 

The position is a DDS Central Office Field position with primary coverage areas within the Western Regions from Worcester to the New York border. Monthly staff meetings and/or trainings in Boston (DDS Central Office, Board Street Boston address) are essential in the role; reliable means of transportation is required. This position is predominately Western Massachusetts with some expected travel to Central Massachusetts. Towns for this position include but are not limited to the Berkshires