Lead Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

About Children's Specialized ABA

Children's Specialized ABA is designed to address the comprehensive needs of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). By leveraging the expertise of the Children's Specialized Hospital Autism Center of Excellence, the program aims to expand access to innovative and compassionate care, empowering children diagnosed with autism to thrive. Children's Specialized ABA offers home-based, community-based, and center-based ABA therapy.


At Children's Specialized ABA, we envision a future where every child diagnosed with autism has access to innovative and compassionate care, empowering them to thrive and reach their full potential. Our vision is built on four core values:

• Inclusivity : We celebrate the diversity within the Autism spectrum and are committed to creating an inclusive environment that respects and values each person's individual strengths and differences.
• Innovation : We foster a culture of creativity and collaboration, exploring new ideas to develop personalized solutions that enhance quality of life for all children with Autism.
• Connection : We actively engage with the health systems and broader community to coordinate services and care for people with Autism.
• Quality and Safety : We invest in research and training to provide cutting-edge, effective, safe, and personalized services tailored to the unique needs of those we serve.

Join Us as a Lead Registered Behavior Technician!

As a Lead RBT, your role is to support the structure, consistency, and quality of care provided across your assigned classrooms. You are a bridge between the RBT team and the leadership team and a key support for onboarding, classroom readiness, and day-to-day operations. This role provides advanced clinical support. The role uses independent judgment to support treatment integrity, supervise classroom organization standards.

What You'll Do:

• Provide advanced Central Reach (CR) systems oversight, including onboarding support, training coordination, workflow development, and continuous improvement for new staff. Design, develop, and distribute monthly organizational newsletters, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and communication strategy.
• Develop, implement, and supervise weekly classroom activities, curriculum enhancements, and craft-based programming to ensure clinical and educational consistency.
• Oversee and maintain strategic classroom organization systems, optimize learning environments, and ensure compliance with program standards.
• Provide leadership for daily schedule planning, ensuring efficient resource allocation and coordination across classrooms.
• Oversee supply chain needs by forecasting, requesting, and managing inventory, ensuring operational readiness.
• Lead structured parent communication protocols, developing standards for ongoing engagement, supply needs, and program updates.
• Support employee engagement initiatives by designing, coordinating, and evaluating retention programs and recognition efforts.

What You'll Need

• Highschool Diploma
• RBT Certification is required
• Minimum of 6 months experience as RBT in center-based service location
• BCBA student strongly preferred
• Detail-oriented on reports/session notes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to learn new systems such as Central Reach to provide ABA services.
• Required to maintain an active/unexpired RBT certificate throughout your tenure with the Company.
• Internal candidates must meet 80% competencies and be in good standing with the company (i.e. no final warning, not on an active PIP)

Work Location & Hours:
This is a full-time position on-site in our Jackson, NJ Early Intervention Center. The core hours for this position are 8:45am to 5:15pm.

Why Work With Children's Specialized ABA?


We're an amazing ABA provider! We take a whole-child, whole-caregiver approach. Our integrated model combines ABA therapy with speech, occupational therapy, and behavioral health support. You'll be part of a deeply collaborative, mission-driven team.


Here's what you can expect:

• Up to 19paid days off in your first year (including PTO, sick time, and holidays); earned on an accrual basis, paid time off increases with tenure
• Comprehensive benefits including voluntary medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, critical illness coverage, and more!
• Free 50k life insurance policy
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Company discount program - discounts of amusement parks, memberships, cruises, movie tickets, spas, sports ticks and more

Reasonable Pay Estimate

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $52,000 to $55,000 per year. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and experience equity.

Children's Specialized ABA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.