Disability Specialist

Role Summary

ICF is currently seeking a Disability Specialist to serve as part of a team of clinical and other subject matter experts supporting ACF’s mission to foster health and well-being through effective, accountable, and compassionate human services. This project is part of our Prevention of Sexual Abuse project that conducts compliance audits and technical assistance for the Office of Refugee Resettlement provider community. This team’s mission is to ensure clinical, behavioral health, disability-related, and psychosocial risk factors are identified and addressed, and that system-wide practices, policies, and provider operations promote safe, trauma-informed, and compliant care environments working in concert to prevent sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of child abuse and neglect.

This is for a six-month duration with the opportunity for extension beyond the initial term, subject to project needs, funding, and organizational requirements.

The Disability Specialist’s alignment to this mission is ensuring that children with disabilities are protected from heightened vulnerabilities to abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and that environments and services meet medical, safety, and accessibility standards.

This position is full-time with on-call/after hours availability. The position will require approximately 25% travel to provider sites.

Roles and Responsibilities

Provide consultation and oversight to care programs and direct care providers.

Intervene as necessary to ensure proper placement and medical management of high medical needs children.

Develop SOPs and best practices to ensure evidence-based healthcare for children with disabilities.

Assess grantee compliance with reasonable accommodations and access to services.

Collaborate with partners to expand services for children with disabilities in ORR care and post-reunification.

Serve as SME during clinical case reviews to ensure compliance with statutory responsibilities.

Conduct site visits and needs assessments to monitor disability services.

Train staff and stakeholders on child safety and disability-informed practices.

Participate in cross-ORR workgroups to ensure compliance with legal settlements (e.g., Lucas R.).

Assess unique vulnerabilities of children with disabilities related to sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other abuse/neglect risks.

Recommend and monitor safety protocols and interventions to safeguard children with disabilities.

Provide oversight of healthcare services to ensure health, safety, and settlement compliance.

Requirements

• MD, DO, NP, or PHD with active clinical license
• 10 years of experience in disability services and complex medical needs
• Experience with compliance, accessibility, and child welfare systems
• Able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of migrant/refugee issues, particularly related to children.
• Experience working for a refugee program.
• Prior work experience in a consulting environment.

Professional Skills

• Ability to promote and contribute to an equitable and inclusive organizational culture and environment.
• Solid team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives and stakeholder needs.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact and diplomacy.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

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Working at ICF

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We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals withsincerely heldreligious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To requestan accommodation,please email  and we will be happy toassist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extentrequiredto provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. Ifsuch anaccommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at . Weare dedicated to providingthe necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$98,614.00 - $167,644.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

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