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Step Ahead ABA
Falls Church, Virginia

Registered Behavioral Health Tech (RBT) - Virginia - Falls Church - 22046 - ABA - Part-Time

BCBAPart-Time

Listed compensation

$10 per hour

The week · per this posting

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Job Description

Step Ahead ABA is hiring a Registered Behavior Technician for one client in Falls Church, Virginia.

Schedule: schedule confirmed with our placement team. This posting is for a single client case, so the hours and days above are the actual hours, not a range we hope to fill.

About This Case

A BCBA is already assigned to this client and covers this region. You get the treatment plan and a handoff before your first session, not after. Our current RBTs get first look at every new case — we fill from inside before we go outside. If this posting is up, the case is still open; we take postings down the day a client is matched.

Why Step Ahead ABA

We believe every autistic child and their family deserves access to therapy, no matter their income. Step Ahead supports families on Medicaid across Virginia, and we go the extra mile to keep those plans open. Every family gets a dedicated care manager and a schedule built around their real week. Your schedule comes from three things: what is clinically appropriate for the client, the family's availability, and yours. It is never set by a corporate hours target.

The Clinical SIDE

You deliver 97153 direct therapy to a treatment plan and behavior intervention plan written by the BCBA who assessed this client.

Supervision is real supervision: QA and IOA checks in session, observation, and feedback you can use — not a signature at the end of the month.

You collect session data and submit notes for the work you do. Non-billable time is paid at $10 per hour.

Our BCBAs and clinical directors bring a combined 40+ years of clinical and operational ABA experience.

What This Role Requires

Active RBT certification with the BACB. Not certified yet? Step Ahead offers complimentary support to get there — see our Behavior Technician posting.

  • Prior ABA experience
  • Availability schedule confirmed with our placement team
  • Reliable transportation
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Able to stay active and engaged in session

What You Get

$22–$23 per billable hour to start, with a pay increase at each level of the RBT Leveling System. $10 per hour for non-billable time — training and required meetings, a small share of the week. You know both numbers before you start.

Cancellation protection as you level up. A client cancelling should not wipe out your week, and from Level 1 there are bonuses that protect your pay.

The RBT Leveling System: pay increases, gift card rewards, priority for client placement, and floating holidays as you move up.

You pick your clients and set your own hours.

Capella University partnership — discounted tuition and degree support, plus BCBA supervision and a pathway if that is where you are headed.

Benefits at 40 hours a week. This case is part-time; our placement team will tell you what else is open near you.

Apply below and our placement team will be in touch.

Step Ahead ABA is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability status.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Behavior Technician will deliver direct therapy sessions based on a treatment plan and behavior intervention plan. They are responsible for collecting session data, submitting clinical notes, and participating in supervision and feedback sessions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active RBT certification with the BACB and possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Prior experience in Applied Behavior Analysis and reliable transportation are required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Data collectionClinical documentationFeedback deliveryPatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Behavioral Health Tech (RBT) - Virginia - Falls Church - 22046 - ABA - Part-Time at Step Ahead ABA a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,376 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 40 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 25% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 21 employers

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<$110k
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$110k
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$115k-120k
6
$120k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
94%
Sign-on bonus
72%
Loan repayment
50%
Relocation assistance
34%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,376 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Falls Church

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$781k
Typical market rent
$2,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.