Child Psychologist

ICF

1d • $108,476 - $184,409 • Remote

About The Position

ICF is seeking a Child Psychologist to join a team of experts supporting ACF’s mission to foster health and well-being through effective, accountable, and compassionate human services. This project focuses on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse, conducting compliance audits and providing technical assistance for the Office of Refugee Resettlement provider community. The team's goal is to identify and address clinical, behavioral health, disability-related, and psychosocial risk factors, ensuring system-wide practices, policies, and provider operations promote safe, trauma-informed, and compliant care environments to prevent sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of child abuse and neglect. This is a six-month position with potential for extension. The Child Psychologist will support the identification, prevention, and response to behavioral and trauma-related risks that may contribute to unsafe environments or increase vulnerability to abuse. This is a full-time position requiring on-call/after hours availability and approximately 25% travel to provider sites.

Requirements

• PhD or PsyD with active clinical or counseling license
• Minimum 5+ years clinical/public health experience
• Expertise in trauma, child development, and behavioral risk assessment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Support quality assurance of mental health care, including routine screening practices.
• Increase access to quality mental health services for UAC.
• Build capacity of behavioral health providers and support referral networks.
• Support surveillance of mental health conditions across UAC populations.
• Conduct site visits and needs assessments of mental health services.
• Train staff and stakeholders on trauma-informed care and child safety practices.
• Participate in cross-ORR workgroups to ensure compliance and service quality.
• Determine appropriate mental health responses to suspected or substantiated sexual abuse/harassment.
• Review and assess abuse response protocols.
• Consult on individual or provider conditions that may indicate risk of inappropriate sexual conduct or unmet mental health needs.

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree