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Phoenix, Arizona

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)-School Based

BCBA 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • Work Schedule & Paid Breaks
  • 12-month, Full-Time, Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm
  • Paid School Breaks! (Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring)
  • Additionally, we observe federal holidays which often involve three-day weekends

Company Overview

Accel is a dedicated nonprofit organization committed to empowering children and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, behavioral challenges, and cognitive disabilities. Accel offers innovative, personalized educational, therapeutic, behavioral, employment, life skills, and transitional services across multiple locations.

Job Overview

We are seeking a passionate and energetic Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to join our dynamic team. In this vital role, you will design and oversee individualized behavior intervention plans that promote meaningful progress for individuals with developmental disabilities. Your expertise will help unlock each person's potential and foster a supportive environment where they can thrive.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and monitor behavior intervention plans based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities

Conducts behavioral assessments including Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), Functional Analyses (FA), as well as other direct and indirect assessments to write Individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (IBIP).

  • Collect and analyze data meticulously to inform treatment strategies and ensure measurable outcomes
  • Collaborate closely with families, caregivers, and educators to coordinate care and support services

Develop program goals, protocols, programs, teaching methods, and data collection systems in collaboration with teachers, therapy staff, or other classroom staff.

Submit reports in a timely manner to supervisors for distribution to parents, school districts, Department of Education, agencies, or other authorized parties.

Maintain accurate medical documentation and records in compliance with HIPAA regulations

Provides training in behavior management and implementation of empirically valid procedures for school programs.

Participate in Intake meetings to ensure appropriate behavior data and information is collected prior to the student's start date and development appropriate behavior goals and guidelines.

Provides oversight and consultation to teachers and other staff in effort to write academic, behavior, and social-emotional IEP goals.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Clients may exhibit inappropriate physical behavior which may include hitting, biting, kicking, etc.

Key Responsibilities

Design and oversee individualized behavior intervention plans to promote progress for individuals with developmental disabilities. Collaborate with families, educators, and staff to coordinate care and provide training in behavior management procedures.

Requirements

Requires certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Must be capable of conducting behavioral assessments and maintaining accurate medical documentation in compliance with HIPAA.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Data analysisIndividualized education programClinical documentationHIPAA complianceCase managementStaff training

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)-School Based at Accel a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,489 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.4this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,489 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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