Board Certified Behavior Analyst BCBA

Job Description

Job Description

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

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As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens.

Job Summary

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) responsible for designing and overseeing individualized behavior intervention programs that create meaningful change in clients’ lives. This role includes conducting behavioral assessments, developing treatment plans, and implementing evidence-based interventions while providing hands-on support. The BCBA collaborates closely with teachers, therapists, youth care staff, and families to ensure consistent, high-quality care and measurable progress. Strong communication with parents, schools, and referral partners is essential to track outcomes and adapt strategies. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact while leading staff training and shaping effective behavioral supports across a multidisciplinary team.

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Masters degree in a human service field and valid credentials as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst

Licensure/Certification: Valid drivers license and auto insurance with a good driving record. At least 21 years of age.

Qualifications:

• Strong customer service focus, excellent time management, oral and written communication skills.

• Requires analytical ability necessary to handle moderately complex administrative details such as preparing reports.

• Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload with attention to detail.

• Must be proficient in Word, and email applications.

Major Duties:

• Review Behavior Improvement Plans

• Provide individual behavior therapy

• Conduct Assessments including Functional Analysis

• Provide training to staff on concepts/principles of ABA as needed

• Provide additional training and feedback to staff in the area of behavior management

• Collect and analyze data for identified cases on a monthly basis to determine revisions/new programming needed.

• Complete Monthly graphs, quarterly reviews, annual reviews, BIP and assessments as needed.

• Conduct direct observation of program implementation and provide feedback.

• Conduct training for family members and other essential personnel to increase consistency and generalization across environments

Additional duties may be assigned based on organizational needs and staff qualifications.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit for intermittent amounts of time. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation.

At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.