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Woburn, Massachusetts

Behavior Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55/hour

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Behavior Therapist

Fulltime Salaried - $66,830.40 annually or FFS - $55 per hour

The Edinburg Center is seeking a Behavior Therapist FT or FFS in Woburn, MA

Who You Are

Master’s degree. Experience conducting functional behavior assessments. Experience in goal development and design of positive behavior support plans. Experience with the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS or other related assessments preferred. Experience working with youth 21 years and under with serious emotional and behavioral challenges or autism. Highly organized. Excellent written and interpersonal skills, team player. Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required

What You Will Do

  • Conduct functional behavior assessments and learning needs assessments in family homes
  • Design positive behavior support and skill acquisition plans with individualized behavioral goals
  • Implement, model and monitor progress of individualized behavioral plans based on data analysis
  • Train parents, caregivers and BA level staff who implement plans with children and families on principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Collaborate with youth team members

Who We Are

A dedicated team of professionals who have chosen to join an organization with a forty year history of serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury and autism in the community. When we’re not at work, we love to hike, bike, craft, read, shop and sing opera, among many other things! Our staff of 350 have range of interests and skills and we know you do too! We know that The Edinburg Center will mean as much to you as it does to us!

At work, we are psychiatrists, social workers, clinicians, nurses, behavior specialists, peer specialists, board certified behavior analysts, direct service staff and employment specialists.

What We Offer

We offer an excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including; health and Dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short and long term disability insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays.

To support ongoing professional development, we offer tuition reimbursement, conference, seminar, certification, and specialized training funding, as well as free clinical supervision for licensure.

We think the best benefit we offer is the chance to learn from each other and we hope you will be willing to teach us as well.

Be YOU! We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

  • The Edinburg Center, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
  • Candidates who bring the strength of diversity are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct functional behavior and learning needs assessments within family homes to design individualized support plans. Implement these plans through data analysis and provide ABA training to parents, caregivers, and staff.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and experience conducting behavior assessments and designing support plans for youth with autism or emotional challenges. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are mandatory.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Written Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavior Therapist at Recruitingbypaycor a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Recruitingbypaycor holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 6 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$80k-100k
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$100k-120k
9
$120k-140k
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$155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
35% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Woburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$754k
Typical market rent
$2,821/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Recruitingbypaycor

Health and Human Services
Bedford, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement