BCaBA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
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Job Description
The Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) is expected to use their extensive clinical knowledge and experience to improve clients’ social, behavioral, and adaptive skills. The BCaBA will complete all activities under the guidance and with the direct supervision of a BCBA.
BCaBAs will support the implementation of individually tailored treatment plans, support family conversations, and share knowledge and experience through direct supervision, support, and training of behavior technicians.
Responsibilities
Deliver targeted interventions help change the lives of children with autism.
Customize and implement evidence-based treatment plans for each child to target adaptive and self-care skills, emotional development, coping and tolerance skills, play and leisure skills, family relationships, language and communication, cognitive functioning, self-management, self-advocacy and independence, safety skills, social relationships, and vocational skills.
- Make strategic environmental modifications scientifically shown to improve behavior.
- Adapt techniques to reduce interfering behaviors such as persistent repetition and self-injury.
- Provide caring support during family conversations to ensure parents fully understand assessment results and treatment recommendations.
- Advocate for your clients by monitoring for potential issues and communicating concerns.
Share your extensive knowledge and experience through direct supervision, support, training, and orientation of our growing team of behavioral technicians.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a master’s degree program in behavioral analysis or Verified Course Sequence.
- Current BCaBA certification or LaBA license (depending on state) and sitting for your BCBA exam in the next 3 months.
- Ability to collaborate with Proud Moments BCBAs to comply with requirements of your BCaBA certification.
- Demonstrated skills and experience implementing applied behavioral analysis (ABA) with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or related disorders.
- Excellent clinical competence and judgment.
- Commitment to handling confidential information responsibly.
- Exceptional communication, problem-solving, organizational and project management skills while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced skills in MS Office.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context
Proud Moments holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 77 active listings.
In Virginia, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (62 salary observations; 198 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,650 salary observations; 5,557 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Applied Behavior Analysis median $95k (middle half $90k–$102k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Virginia vs national | $97k median in Virginia | $92k nationally (+6%)62 state / 1,650 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Virginia index 101.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Virginia | 119 active | 2,487 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 38% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 11% offer loan repayment147 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Applied Behavior Analysis listings | 1,245 in the last 30 days | 611 the 30 days before (+104%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis pay trend | +2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Proud Moments | silver tier, 70/100 | Top Employers work-life index77 active listings |
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