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Golden Steps ABA
Florissant, Missouri

Clinic Director BCBA

BCBAFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

#1 Referred ABA Company by BCBAs and RBTs!

Who We Are

Golden Steps ABA is on a mission to change lives—one step at a time. We’re not just building a team; we’re creating a community where inclusion, impact, and growth are the norm for our teammates and our patients. If you're ready to take the next step forward and want to be part of a crew that celebrates heart, hustle, and high standards, come thrive with us.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

Unmatched CultureConnection is at the heart of who we are. Whether we’re sharing laughs at team outings, enjoying monthly lunches, or celebrating milestones together, we make time to connect, have fun, and grow as one team.

Diversity & InclusionWe thrive on different perspectives. Our strength lies in the unique experiences of our team — fostering a collaborative, inclusive space where everyone’s voice matters.

Growth & AdvancementWe don’t just hire — we invest. With a “hire-to-retire” mindset, we offer clear career paths, professional development, and advancement opportunities at every stage.

Support for Continuing EducationYour goals matter. That’s why we provide tuition discounts, CME libraries, RBT training, university discounts, ongoing mentorship and paid training. We’re helping you level up your skills and chase your career dreams.

Benefits and Perks Created to Support YouEnjoy competitive PTO, paid sick leave, health/dental/vision coverage, and a 401K with match — because great work deserves great benefits.

  • Student Loan Support Program
  • Receive up to $24,000 in tuition assistance.

Responsibilities

Clinic Director BCBA Job Description:

Competitive Pay. Make a difference and love doing it.

We are a small, employee-centric organization driven by our collective commitment to ABA excellence.

Golden Steps ABA is dedicated to hiring qualified, caring clinic BCBA's to provide the highest standard of care to children with Autism. We offer some of the most exciting and rewarding positions in the industry. We understand the importance of working with each team member and their interests individually.

We realize that for a individuals to do their best in helping a child reach their highest levels of performance, we must do our best to help make their job as rewarding as possible.

Qualifications

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for driving the execution of key service, quality and growth initiatives Perform comprehensive initial assessments.
  • Manage or assist in managing the day-to-day operations of all services, including staff and client scheduling.
  • Create and maintain any needed training and onboarding programs for new hires.
  • Provide ongoing direct and indirect training and support to the RBT’s and BCBA’s on all aspects of ABA, relevant techniques, and specific programming that are necessary to the success of programming.
  • Implements and prepares the program curricula and annual reports regarding program effectiveness.
  • Provides direct services to the clients and their parents, when appropriate

Conduct consistent communication with all treatment team members regarding all aspects of programming, and any difficulties that may arise in maintaining the hours of treatment and ethical service provision.

Complete annual performance evaluations for all BCBAs, BCaBAs, and ABA Supervisors to determine potential for improvement and ensure treatment integrity.

Communicate with Golden Steps ABA administrative teams including Admissions, Payroll, Finance, Billing and Human Resources to assist in staff and client records management and payer relationships.

Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Qualifications and Skills

  • Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or behavior challenges with ABA.
  • Experience with children ages 1-4 would be preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of BCBA experience

Physical Requirements

  • Employee must be able to lift up to 35lbs.
  • Bending and squatting for up to an hour per day.

Required to perform activities that entail fine and gross motor skills, bend kneel, squat sitting on floor level or in a chair, or standing for periods of time.

Kids are fast, so the ability to follow a child without restrictions throughout the center (sometimes at a rapid pace) is needed.

Education

Master's in Behavior Analysis, Psychology or Education (required)

License/Certification

  • BCBA
  • LBA

Golden Steps ABA provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, national origin, ethnicity, military/veteran status, or disability which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, or any other classification protected by law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotions, terminations, layoffs, transfers and leaves of absence.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Applied Behavior AnalysisStaff managementClinical operationsStaff schedulingPerformance evaluationTreatment planningAssessmentLeadershipBehavioral intervention

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Missouri, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (40 salary observations; 67 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,967 salary observations; 5,477 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 28% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedApplied Behavior Analysis median $105k (middle half $90k–$110k)24 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Missouri vs national$82k median in Missouri$92k nationally (−11%)40 state / 1,967 national salary observations
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Missouri40 active2,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 68% remote · 28% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Applied Behavior Analysis pay trend+5.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavior Analyst Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 24 employers
7
<$100k
6
$100k-110k
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$110k-120k
10
$120k-130k
2
$135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
86%
CME allowance
86% this job
Relocation assistance
51%
Loan repayment
46% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,594 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Golden Steps ABA

Mental Health Care
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive PTO
Paid sick leave
Health/dental/vision coverage
401K with match
Tuition discounts
CME libraries
RBT training
University discounts

Living in Florissant

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$189k
Typical market rent
$1,656/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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