Disability Specialist

ICF

3d • $131,256 - $223,134 • Remote

About The Position

ICF is seeking a Disability Specialist to join a team of experts supporting the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in its mission to foster health and well-being. This role is part of a project focused on preventing sexual abuse by conducting compliance audits and providing technical assistance to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provider community. The team's objective is to identify and address clinical, behavioral health, disability-related, and psychosocial risk factors, ensuring that 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 position is expected to last six months, with potential for extension. The Disability Specialist will ensure children with disabilities are protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and that environments and services meet medical, safety, and accessibility standards. This is a full-time position requiring on-call/after-hours availability and approximately 25% travel to provider sites.

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
• 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

• 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.

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