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Project Play Therapy
Nolensville, Tennessee · Hybrid

Clinic BCBA - Nolensville

BCBA Top 25% in Applied Behavior AnalysisFull-Time

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Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Who We Are

Project Play is on a mission to help others see and celebrate each child’s unique gifts. Everyday, we open our doors for hundreds of children, helping to foster their growth and independence. We continuously “show up” for our kids because we fiercely believe in our vision, that all children can reach their fullest potential!

Be Part of Our Village

The Behavior Analyst position is an integral role in helping students reach their fullest potential by facilitating quality service delivery. In this position, you will change the game for clients receiving our services through our clinic-based teams by providing individualized, compassionate services by collaborating with other service providers and promoting an environment that serves the whole child. You will be a part of a family that is making a substantial impact in the community.

The ideal candidate for this position is a BCBA who prioritizes passion, creativity, and collaboration to best serve the clients, parent/caregiver, and other service providers. The ideal candidate for this position would use passion, creativity, problem solving, and collaboration to engage with clients, RBTs, parents/guardians, and other service providers. In this role, you will be able to utilize critical thinking skills to best serve each client, while receiving mentorship from our Clinical Manager as well as through weekly BCBA meetings and biweekly interdisciplinary meetings. You will have autonomy over client treatment recommendations, which allows you to individualize treatment for every client and use up-to-date research to provide cutting edge services. As a BCBA with Project Play, you will serve as a leader to RBTs by providing high quality supervision and changing the game in the ABA field.

Why be a BCBA at Project Play

In person support and supervision/mentorship from management

Join a team that focuses on the compassionate care of clients and ethically individualize services for each client using trauma-informed practices

Opportunity to collaborate with a variety of BCBAs and other service providers (i. e., Occupational therapist, Speech-Language Therapist, Physical Therapist, Psychologists) to best serve the whole child

  • Weekly BCBA roundtables and mentorship from Clinical Manager
  • Team meetings and social events to promote a positive work culture
  • Client Support and Human Resource teams who take on insurance and employee management responsibilities

Autonomy over client’s treatment plan, including goals, prescribed hours, and your supervision schedule that allows for flexibility and opportunities to work from home

Opportunities to earn CEU credits on topics of your interest through PPT’s in-house ACE Opportunities

Empower Your Skills

By providing high-quality services by managing your caseload and implementing behavioral change therapy with access to numerous skill assessments and correlating programming curriculums preloaded into CentralReach

Providing effective parent/caregiver or teacher training in an accessible manner

Conducting initial assessments, reassessments, or functional behavior assessments in a timely manner

Overseeing a team of trained Registered Behavior Therapists by ensuring implementation of treatment with fidelity and supporting job satisfaction

Collaborating with treatment team to collect data and produce reports to show impact of services and achievement of outcomes

  • Upholding BACB Ethics code for BCBAs
  • Embrace the Perks
  • Salaried full time position
  • Paid documentation time
  • 401(k) match
  • PTO (15 days) and paid holidays (12 company, 1 float cultural holiday)
  • Access to health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
  • Access to short term disability
  • Online resources and therapy activities
  • Mentorship and ongoing trainings/support
  • Technology available
  • Mileage reimbursement between off-site appointments
  • Flexible work schedule with ability to work remotely up to 2 half-days per week

Small caseload size to prioritize quality intervention and increased supervision (100 RBT hours with 25 billable BCBA hours)

  • Candidate Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in Special Education (preferred) or another related field
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
  • Tennessee State License as a Behavior Analyst from the Health-Related Board

Processes strong organization skills, a positive attitude, and a hold the belief that all children can reach their fullest potential with the right supports

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will facilitate quality service delivery by managing a caseload, conducting assessments, and overseeing Registered Behavior Therapists. They will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create individualized treatment plans and ensure ethical, compassionate care for all clients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a related field and be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing. A Tennessee State License as a Behavior Analyst is also required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Applied Behavior AnalysisClinical assessmentTreatment planningData collectionReport writingParent trainingTrauma-informed careEthics compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinic BCBA - Nolensville at Project Play Therapy a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,330 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 22% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

7.7/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis

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Benefits & Perks

401(k) match
PTO (15 days) and paid holidays (12 company, 1 float cultural holiday)
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short term disability
CEU benefits
Mentorship and ongoing trainings