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Lighthouse Autism Center
LaPorte, Indiana

Clinical Director (BCBA)

BCBA 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$100k

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Job Description

Clinical Director (BCBA)

La Porte, Indiana

If your next opportunity had everything you were looking for, what would it include?

Whether it's competitive compensation, flexibility, career growth, a supportive team, or a workplace where you truly feel valued, we want to hear what matters most to you. Join a team where the learners come first!

At Lighthouse Autism Center, clinical quality is held to the highest standard. As the Clinical Director you will be responsible for overseeing management needs of the center, quality of therapy within the center, program development and staff training.

What would make you say YES? Tell us what matters most in your next role. If it's the right fit, we'll build an opportunity you'll be excited to say YES to.

  • Our BCBAs at Lighthouse Autism Center enjoy the following:
  • Realistic caseloads based on authorized hours
  • Consistent schedules – no nights or weekends
  • Behavior Treatment Committee collaboration sessions
  • Strong RBT training program
  • Centers designed for naturalistic teaching

Our benefits include:

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance starting day 1 of employment
  • 23 paid days off/year
  • Paid recertification and licensure renewal
  • 401K eligibility after 30 days of employment – up to 4% employer match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Professional liability insurance covered

Clinical Responsibilities

  • Review and edit clinician behavior intervention plans and treatment plan goals.
  • Review and edit clinician authorizations and provide feedback as necessary.
  • Schedule reports on the calendar for the clinical team utilizing the authorization dashboard and authorization tickets.
  • Complete peer reviews with clinicians in center.
  • Oversee all clinician caseloads and provide additional support and make clinical recommendations.
  • Assists clinicians with parent training on handling issues within the home environment, safety, etc.
  • Provide training to clinicians on verbiage used with parent communication, both written and oral.
  • Instruct weekly team meetings with clinical team.
  • Oversee and monitor planned and unplanned learner discharges, initial assessments, and learner start dates.
  • Meet weekly with all clinicians to review learner’s goals, progress, and areas for improvement.
  • Demonstrate ability to continually challenge and train all new Jr PM’s and PMs in the building.
  • Bill sufficient number of ethical, direct service hours with learners in center - 15 total hours per week and ensure BCBA team meets expectations, if not, discuss barriers and PIPs.
  • Complete and review daily BCBA logs to document billable hours in a timely manner.
  • Coordinate with clinical staff to review daily RBT session notes for accuracy and submit at the end of the day.
  • Ensure RBT supervision time (at least 5%) is met for all RBTs within center to maintain RBT credential.
  • Complete supervision for LAC’s apprentice program for building, and oversee BCBA implementation of program.

Handle disciplinary issues within the building for clinician and CA team (i. e., write-ups, reviews, terminations, PIPs, etc.) and provide oversight for CA enforcement of corrective action with RBTs.

  • Understanding, overseeing, and supporting operations of the Clinical Admin & RBT TC.
  • Assist with scheduling decisions; CD will slot new hires appropriately on the appropriate pod.
  • Understand the new hire training expectations and schedule.
  • Check in with new hires during their new hire training period.
  • Oversee interview process and coordination within the center.
  • Complete 1:1 meetings with CA & RBT TC team to monitor new hire training coordination and center management

Collaborate with Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists internally and externally as required.

Utilize Power BI to track building metrics, including: learner missed hours, weekly BCBA billing hours, overtime, therapy utilizations, RBT turnover, authorization utilization, payor information, credentialing information, etc.

Directly supervise or pairs Support BCBA with Jr PMs within center to ensure quality supervision and authorization utilization.

  • Monitor and record keep weekly PM billable hours and submit monthly incentive bonuses to RD.
  • Meet weekly with RD to monitor staffing levels, learner capacity, and center metrics.
  • Manages up to Regional Director
  • Progress or concerns with PMS in building
  • Learner/Family Concerns
  • Metrics
  • Building Maintenance
  • Staffing Concerns.
  • Coordinating a plan and then informing the appropriate people if/when emergency action or building safety plans need to be implemented.
  • Works well with team & demonstrates professionalism in the workplace.
  • Demonstrates creativity & “think outside the box” attitude to provide support and achieve positive outcomes for all learners and staff.
  • Consistently builds rapport with learners & families to achieve best possible outcomes.
  • Promotes LAC culture and values with learners & staff.
  • Create and analyze staff surveys regarding PM’s performance, feedback, etc.
  • Complete APR’s for RBTs, CAs, and PMs.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in ABA, Psychology, Education, or related field
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
  • Indiana LBA preferred or ability to obtain state licensure
  • 2+ years of experience in ABA field, working with a variety of ages
  • 2+ years management/supervision experience
  • Demonstrates exemplary leadership, mentoring, and organization skills
  • Completely independent with ABA programming and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies
  • Able to communicate expressively and receptively for all responsibilities within the job role.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Director oversees center management, clinical quality, staff training, and program development while ensuring high standards of therapy. They are responsible for supervising clinician caseloads, managing performance, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive learner outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionOrganizational skillsPerformance managementData analysisConflict resolutionTeam managementClinical quality assurance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Director (BCBA) at Lighthouse Autism Center a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,473 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Lighthouse Autism Center ranks #9 of 10 employers hiring Behavior Analyst on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 40 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 45% have no call, 85% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in applied behavior analysisranked against 2,473 Applied Behavior Analysis listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$85k–$100kApplied Behavior Analysis median $100k (middle half $95k–$108k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$99k in purchasing powerIndiana index 93.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Indiana53 active2,543 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 53% remote · 45% no call · 85% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 46% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Applied Behavior Analysis listings1,242 in the last 30 days605 the 30 days before (+105%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Applied Behavior Analysis pay trend+2.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Lighthouse Autism Center#9 of 10 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,473 Applied Behavior Analysis listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings for work-life

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  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Lighthouse Autism Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Mishawaka, Indiana
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, vision, and dental insurance starting day 1
23 paid days off/year
Paid recertification and licensure renewal
401K eligibility after 30 days – up to 4% employer match
Employee Assistance Program
Professional liability insurance covered