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BCBA at Learn Academy

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$110k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Posted 29m ago · Verified live

Job Description

We’re looking for...

Bright,

Collaborative,

Big-hearted, and...

Analytical clinicians to join us. Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to talk!

Who We’re Looking For

Learn Academy Redwood City, formerly Creative Learning Center (CLC), is looking for a BCBA to join our team in Redwood City, CA!

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves

The Learn Academy, formerly Creative Learning Center is a state-certified, K-12 private day school in California for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurological disorders.

Our comprehensive services — available across the South Bay, Peninsula, and San Francisco Bay Area — are designed to meet the unique needs of the whole student. We are a division of the LEARN Academy, a national leader in special education, academic intervention, and behavioral services for autism.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation plan
  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement plans
  • Tuition assistance reimbursement (up to $2,000 per year)
  • Referral bonuses
  • What You Have
  • Masters Degree
  • BCBA Certificate & License
  • State of California BA license
  • First Aid Certification

IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

  • Must have strong positive communication and interpersonal skills – works well with parents, children and other professionals
  • Maintain requirements set forth by the BACB and State of California Board of Psychology

Attend Trainings per the Directors

  • Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs; employees must be able to bend, stretch, reach, twist, walk, run and stand for an extended period of time.
  • What You’ll Be Doing

Attend Regularly Scheduled Staff and IEP Meetings

  • 75% of time should be in direct interactions with staff and students, 25% of time should be all other tasks
  • Coaching and training classroom staff and track levels trainings for all staff.
  • Supervise data collection, create data sheets, evaluate data regularly
  • Completing functional behavioral assessments when necessary
  • Develop behavior plans and protocols
  • Deliver and assist in staff training of behavior plans and protocols

Develop behavior, social IEP goals and collaborate on VB goals with classroom teacher in compliance with the IEP timeline

Report progress on goals and provide graphs for behavior goals to classroom teacher in compliance with the IEP timeline

Develop data sheets for behavior, social, or VB goals in collaboration with classroom teacher or other professionals

Collect, graph and interpret behavior data

Assist in Conducting Assessments

  • Develop goals that adhere to insurance regulations and submit insurance reports (pre-authorization, authorization, and re-authorization) in a timely manner in compliance with insurance regulations
  • Regularly update students data books in collaboration with classroom teacher
  • Complete staff performance reviews per Directors
  • Provide crisis intervention as needed
  • Complete and review incident reports, report to Directors when necessary
  • Maintain communication with other BCL Professionals, SLP’s, SLP-A’s, ADL Specialists, OT’s and any other professional per the Directors, including outside professionals (i. e., outside/private BCBAs, medical professionals, lawyers, etc.)
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Directors
  • Act in a manner consistent with Creative Learning Center, mission, values and policies and procedures.
  • The Learn Academy, formerly CLC is part of LEARN Behavioral, a collective group of ABA providers dedicated to delivering collaborative care and nurturing the unique potential of children with autism and special needs in communities from coast-to-coast.
  • LEARN Behavioral is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will provide direct behavioral support to students and staff while managing data collection and functional behavioral assessments. They are also responsible for developing behavior plans, IEP goals, and conducting staff training to ensure compliance with organizational and insurance standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a valid BCBA certificate and license. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting and standing for extended periods are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Behavior analysisIEP developmentData graphingBehavior plan developmentAutism spectrum disorder supportInsurance reporting

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In California, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (71 salary observations; 166 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (524 salary observations; 1,373 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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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

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Palo Alto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$3.26M
Typical market rent
$4,678/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About LEARN Academy

Education
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation plan
Comprehensive benefits and retirement plans
Tuition assistance reimbursement up to $2,000 per year
Referral bonuses