Title IV-E Peer Reviewers

Description

ICF is seeking experienced Title IV-E Peer Reviewers to join a team of child welfare professionals to support the Children’s Bureau with conducting onsite reviews in states. Title IV-E Reviewers will apply the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Instrument to review child welfare agencies’ compliance with requirements for claiming IV-E foster care payments.

This will be an Independent Consultant opportunity and will require travel to week-long onsite reviews which occur from Sundays to Fridays. Candidates must be available for the full week of review activities for any reviews committed to.

Position availability is dependent upon contract award to ICF; qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for consideration by filling out an application.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting CB in conducting a Title IV-E Review by:
• Working alone or with a state reviewer: reviewing case records, and completing the Review Instrument
• Using professional judgement to make case rating decisions based on Review Instrument instructions and regulations
• Participating in group meetings during the onsite review as required
• Assisting in compiling a summary of the team’s findings during the onsite review
• Participating in periodic and refresher training or review of materials as required

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, public administration, counseling, or a closely related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in a IV-E program determining IV-E eligibility, and/or experience participating in Title IV-E reviews.
• Extensive working knowledge of IV-E eligibility criteria.
• Strong assessment skills, including the ability to: (1) synthesize information from a variety of sources; (2) take notes and compile information obtained from multiple sources; and (3) make professional judgments about IV-E eligibility based on the information collected during the reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory, administrative, and/or management experience in a public (federal, state, or local) or private child welfare agency
• Title IV-E PIP development and/or implementation experience, or similar Continuous Quality Improvement or Quality Assurance processes at the federal, state, or local level
• Experience working in a federal contracting environment

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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 :

$81,499.00 - $138,549.00

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