BCBA

Job Description

Job Description

Where you'll be working:

Location(s): St. Louis, MO

Setting: Center-Based ABA with hybrid flexibility

Population Served: 2-20 years old

Years in Operation: 2009

What You’ll Actually Be Doing (aka no surprises later):

• Develop and oversee individualized, evidence-based ABA treatment plans based on each client’s needs, goals, and progress.
• Lead and support a team of RBTs, providing clinical supervision, mentorship, and ongoing guidance to ensure high-quality treatment implementation.
• Conduct assessments, analyze client data, and make clinically appropriate treatment modifications based on progress and outcomes.
• Partner closely with families, caregivers, physicians, and other members of the care team to support meaningful and lasting client progress.
• Exercise real clinical autonomy while collaborating with experienced clinical leadership and utilizing established resources, committees, and clinical support systems.

Caseload & Support Transparency (because details matter):

Caseload size: Client numbers vary based on tiered funder mix; direct caseload hours aim to be a caseload of 280 weekly direct RBT hours

Billable hour expectations: 28 hours per week of clinical productivity hours (clinical productive hours include 'non-billable' but clinically needed activities)

Compensation & Perks (real ones):

Base salary: $80,000–$85,000 annually

Bonus structure: $7,000–$18,000 annual individual bonus opportunity, paid quarterly

PTO: 15 paid days off annually

Health benefits: Comprehensive health benefits, including dental, vision, IVF/maternity support, and wellness resources

Paid Holidays: 9 paid holidays annually

CEU support:

• 24/7 access to 100+ free CEUs plus up to a $1,000 professional development stipend
• Additional learning opportunities through clinical conferences, Grand Rounds, and clinical committees

Supervision/mentorship provided: Ongoing clinical support and mentorship with access to experienced clinical leadership, clinical/ethics & compliances committees, advisory boards, and organization-wide clinical resources

Schedule flexibility / remote options: Hybrid flexibility with the opportunity to work remotely one (to two) day(s) per week as center operations allow

Additional perks:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Annual merit-based salary increases
• Monthly bonus earning opportunities
• Established RBT training and development program
• Defined pathways into Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Director, and senior clinical leadership roles
• Opportunities to participate in clinical research and publish outcomes of quality-improvement initiatives
• Strong emphasis on clinical autonomy and clinician-led decision-making

If it’s listed here, it’s real.

Why This Is a Green-Flag Clinic

This organization meets our standards in:

• Ethical leadership
• Transparent pay & expectations
• Realistic caseloads
• Work/life balance
• Clinical support that actually exists

We don’t certify everyone, and we definitely don’t promote clinics we wouldn’t work at ourselves.

You’d Be a Great Fit If You:

• Are a credentialed BCBA
• Care deeply about ethical, high-quality ABA
• Want support, not micromanagement
• Believe burnout is not a badge of honor
• Want to work somewhere that respects your license and your life