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Thrive By 5
New York, New York

Early Childhood ABA Therapist

BCBANo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$75/hr

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Thrive By 5 is a pediatric therapy agency providing services to children birth-3 years old. We are seeking strong part time or full time ABA therapists to provide early intervention services to children with autism in New York City. Opportunities are available in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • The essential duties and responsibilities are not limited to the following:
  • Develop individual education, academic, daily living skills, and socialization goals

Work 1:1 with developmentally delayed children and their families using an embedded coaching model to provide support, information, and skills to promote generalization/maintenance of goals and enhance the development of the child to be able to socially navigate the environment around them and in the community.

Provide home and community based ABA therapy, which includes reviewing IFSP goals and objectives, creating intervention plans with the Clinical Supervisor, and using discrete trials to take data collection daily and analyze data on a bi weekly-monthly basis.

Collaborate with other service providers to support IFSP goals and objectives, including Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and other ABA providers

  • Complete session notes and progress reports as required by the early intervention program
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • B.A., M.A., or M.S. and New York State Certification in one of the following areas:
  • Special Education Students with Disabilities Birth-Grade 2 Certification
  • Special Education Permanent Certification
  • TSSLD or TSHH
  • LBA
  • Licensed Psychologist
  • BCBA
  • 10-12 hours of ABA training
  • Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must be able to collaborate with the clinical team and all related service providers on a caseload
  • Minimum of 1 year experience preferred

We offer a supportive and progressive work environment with competitive compensation, benefit eligibility for full-time employees, retirement, flexible workdays and professional development. Please include cover letter and resume.

Visit us at thriveby-5.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide home and community-based ABA therapy to children aged birth to 3 years using an embedded coaching model. Collaborate with a clinical team and other service providers to develop and implement intervention plans based on IFSP goals.

Key Skills

Data analysisIndividual education planningCommunication skillsCollaborationAutism supportIFSP goal developmentSocialization goal developmentDaily living skills training

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Early Childhood ABA Therapist at Thrive By 5 a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) — ranked against 257 active Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

Thrive By 5 holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% are remote, 22% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 257 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Thrive By 5

Education Administration Programs
Syracuse, NY
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement plan
Flexible workdays
Professional development