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Northeast Family Services
Fall River, Massachusetts

Full-Time BCBA

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$75k

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Job Description

Northeast Family Services is hiring Board Certified Behavior Analysts!

Full Time weekly billable minimum only 26 hours!!!

Are you looking for a rewarding career helping children, adults and families thrive? If you’re a dedicated behavioral health professional seeking a new role, we are looking for you! Don’t miss this opportunity to join a rapidly growing and well-regarded organization.

The BCBA will be responsible for the completion of behavioral assessments, development of treatment plans, provision of family consultations and trainings, supervision of behavior technicians, and direct treatment with a focus on skill acquisition and maladaptive behavior reduction. The BCBA is responsible for completing all required documentation pursuant to ongoing treatment, including, but not limited to the development of instructional programs; data collection, graphing and analysis; writing of progress reports; and development of behavior support plans.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or PhD, with completion of BACB-approved behavior analytic coursework
  • Current BCBA certification, and in good standing with the BACB
  • Current LABA preferred
  • Minimum of two years of related clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and/or behavior challenges.
  • Valid driver’s license with reliable and consistent access to a vehicle
  • Availability to work morning, after school, and evening hours
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
  • Experience in applied settings, developing and implementing behavioral interventions preferred
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • A compassionate approach to care
  • Experience administering functional behavior assessments and behavior skills assessments
  • Proficient with word processing and graphing software
  • Current with best practices and developments within the field of ABA
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time
  • Access to a laptop or CPS, high speed secure internet, and a phone required for FFS positions
  • Access to high speed secure internet required for Full Time positions

Benefits

  • Health, dental & vision
  • 3 weeks paid vacation
  • 11 Paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NYE)
  • Generous sick time, including mental health days
  • 401k retirement plan, with up to 4% match
  • Voluntary short and long-term disability
  • Voluntary life insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Longevity award - Monetary bonus and an additional vacation day awarded annually
  • Company provided laptop and cell phone
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Tuition reimbursement program available to eligible employees
  • Personal cell phone discount

Additional ABA Benefits

  • Northeast Family Services is an ACE provider, offering at least two CEU events per month
  • Monthly Journal Club - we read a recently published article and discuss it as a group
  • Monthly Ethics Workshop - we discuss a clinically challenging case through the lens of the Code of Ethics for Behavior Analysts
  • Quarterly Expert Speaker Series - we seek presenters within and outside of the ABA department who have special interests and skills to offer training on a rotation of relevant topics
  • Staff who participate in all offered CEU events meet the BACB’s CEU requirement for BCBA recertification at NO COST
  • Northeast Family Services is dedicated to the provision of quality care - caseload sizes are determined by client need, not quota!
  • Hands on training period, with ongoing support from ABA Clinical Leadership Team
  • Access to individualized supervision, focused on achievement of professional goals and skill advancement
  • An accessible leadership team that works to support YOU
  • Truly flexible schedule, with autonomy over scheduling decisions

Compensation

  • Full-Time: salary $65,000 to $75,000
  • Incentive Rate $55/hour over productivity

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA is responsible for conducting behavioral assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing family consultations and training. They also supervise behavior technicians and provide direct treatment focused on skill acquisition and maladaptive behavior reduction.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Behavioral assessmentTreatment planningFamily consultationApplied behavior analysisFunctional behavior assessmentBehavior skills assessmentInterpersonal skillsCollaborationWritten communicationClinical documentation

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (105 salary observations; 189 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,889 salary observations; 5,222 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, 86% are remote, 24% have no call, 88% 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution46 jobs · 13 employers

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$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
98% this job
Sign-on bonus
93%
CME allowance
91% this job
Loan repayment
48%
Relocation assistance
32%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,631 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fall River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k≈ 7.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,850/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
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 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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 Northeast Family Services

Mental Health Care
North Andover, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
3 weeks paid vacation
11 Paid holidays
Generous sick time
401k with up to 4% match
Voluntary short and long-term disability