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Phoenix, Arizona

K-12 | Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

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Job Description

  • Work Schedule & Paid Breaks
  • 12-month, Full-Time, Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm
  • Paid School Breaks! (Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring)
  • Additionally, we observe federal holidays which often involve three-day weekends

Company Overview

Accel is a dedicated nonprofit organization committed to empowering children and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, behavioral challenges, and cognitive disabilities. Accel offers innovative, personalized educational, therapeutic, behavioral, employment, life skills, and transitional services across multiple locations.

Job Overview

We are seeking a passionate and energetic Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to join our dynamic team. In this vital role, you will design and oversee individualized behavior intervention plans that promote meaningful progress for individuals with developmental disabilities. Your expertise will help unlock each person's potential and foster a supportive environment where they can thrive.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and monitor behavior intervention plans based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities

Conducts behavioral assessments including Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), Functional Analyses (FA), as well as other direct and indirect assessments to write Individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (IBIP).

  • Collect and analyze data meticulously to inform treatment strategies and ensure measurable outcomes
  • Collaborate closely with families, caregivers, and educators to coordinate care and support services

Develop program goals, protocols, programs, teaching methods, and data collection systems in collaboration with teachers, therapy staff, or other classroom staff.

Submit reports in a timely manner to supervisors for distribution to parents, school districts, Department of Education, agencies, or other authorized parties.

Maintain accurate medical documentation and records in compliance with HIPAA regulations

Provides training in behavior management and implementation of empirically valid procedures for school programs.

Participate in Intake meetings to ensure appropriate behavior data and information is collected prior to the student's start date and development appropriate behavior goals and guidelines.

Provides oversight and consultation to teachers and other staff in effort to write academic, behavior, and social-emotional IEP goals.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Clients may exhibit inappropriate physical behavior which may include hitting, biting, kicking, etc.

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will design and oversee individualized behavior intervention plans to promote progress for individuals with developmental disabilities. They will also collaborate with families and educators while providing training and oversight for classroom staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified Behavior Analysts with expertise in ABA principles and behavioral assessment techniques. The role requires the ability to maintain accurate medical documentation and coordinate care across various educational and therapeutic settings.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningIEP DevelopmentClinical DocumentationHIPAA ComplianceStaff TrainingAutism Spectrum Disorder Support

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Applied Behavior Analysis by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedApplied Behavior Analysis median $100k (middle half $100k–$104k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Arizona83 active2,565 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 36% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 45% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Applied Behavior Analysis listings1,262 in the last 30 days577 the 30 days before (+119%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Applied Behavior Analysis pay trend+1.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavior Analyst Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

42 jobs · 26 employers
12
<$100k
5
$100k-110k
10
$110k-120k
9
$120k-130k
6
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

43 jobs · 26 employers
CME allowance
88%
401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
67%
Loan repayment
37%
Relocation assistance
35%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.9
Better work-life than 50% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,515 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Benefits & Perks

Paid School Breaks
Federal Holidays

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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