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Devereux
Elsmere, Delaware

School Based BCBA (New Castle County)

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75K - $91.7K

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Are you a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) looking to join a team of dedicated behavioral professionals? If so, join Devereux as a BCBA Consultant for schools in Delaware!

Location: New Castle County

Schedule: School-based hours, 10-month position with the option to work Extended School Year (ESY) in the summer

Compensation: $75,000–$91,700 per year, based on qualifications and assignment. The range includes compensation for BCBAs who participate in the district's optional Extended School Year (ESY) program, which typically runs for approximately five weeks from early July through the first week of August.

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Tuition Loan Repayment through our ASCEND program
  • School-based schedule with consistent hours
  • Option to increase earnings through summer ESY programming

Free internal CEU webinars offered year-round, driven by BCBA-identified training needs—making continuing education convenient, relevant, and cost-free

Devereux’s Compassionate ABA Practice Group, our clinician-led leadership group that ensures our BCBAs have access to meaningful professional development, strong peer connection, and a credible voice in organizational decision-making.

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact supporting students with diverse needs

What You’ll Do

  • Provide behavioral support to students with autism, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities
  • Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
  • Develop and implement behavior intervention plans
  • Train and support school staff on behavior strategies
  • Collaborate with educators and multidisciplinary teams to support student success

About Devereux Educational Strategies and Solutions (DESS)

Devereux Educational Strategies and Solutions (DESS) is a comprehensive initiative made up of five specialized divisions: the Center for Effective Schools, the Center for Resilient Children, Direct Care Training Resources, the Center for Autism Educational Services, and the Center for Mental Health Services. These divisions provide in-person and virtual services designed to improve academic, behavioral, and emotional outcomes across educational settings.

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Qualifications

  • Active BCBA certification (required)
  • Experience working in school-based settings preferred

Strong Collaboration and Communication Skills

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Our Mission

Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders.

Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead.

As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;

Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.

  • Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
  • Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
  • Employee assistance / work-life balance program.
  • Visit mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work!
  • Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral support to students with autism and developmental disabilities through the conduct of Functional Behavior Assessments and the implementation of intervention plans. Collaborate with educators and train school staff on effective behavior strategies to ensure student success.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Staff TrainingMultidisciplinary CollaborationAutism SupportDevelopmental Disability Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Based BCBA (New Castle County) at Devereux a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,656 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% are remote, 20% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks48 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,656 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Elsmere

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,339/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Devereux

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Loan Repayment (ASCEND program)
School-based schedule
Free internal CEU webinars
Medical, dental, vision
403(b) retirement plan with matching
Student loan debt assistance
Generous time-off
Employee assistance program