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California Behavioral Treatment Center
East Los Angeles, California

CBTC is Hiring! ABA Therapist

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Listed compensation

$22-$26/hr

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Job Description

Join California Behavioral Treatment Center as we expand our team of compassionate professionals. We provide individualized ABA therapy to children and adolescents across Los Angeles County, with a strong commitment to culturally responsive care.

You’ll work directly with children, support families, follow treatment plans, and help each child grow in a way that honors their culture, identity, and values. If you’re caring, reliable, and passionate about making a difference, this is the place for you.

Position: Behavior Interventionist

Behavior Interventionists provide Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to children and adolescents with developmental disabilities in home, school, and community settings. This role involves working one on one with clients, helping them build communication, social, and self-help skills while collaborating with a supportive and experienced clinical team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide 1:1 ABA services to children and adolescents.
  • Implement individualized behavior intervention plans.
  • Collect and record data on client progress.
  • Support ABA treatment programs in home and school environments.
  • Assist in developing treatment programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Qualifications

High School Diploma – REQUIRED

  • Bachelor’s in ABA, Psychology, Child Development, Education, Communication Disorders, Sociology or related field (preferred but not required).
  • Valid California driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • Must pass the TB test.
  • Must pass criminal background check & fingerprint clearance.
  • Spanish candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hiring Locations

We are currently hiring throughout Los Angeles County including but not limited to:

Mid‑City, Mid‑Wilshire, Miracle Mile, Carthay, Fairfax District, Wilshire Vista, Victoria Park, Beverly Grove, Hollywood, Koreatown, Westlake / MacArthur Park, Downtown LA (DTLA), Echo Park, Silver Lake, East Hollywood, Palmas, Cheviot Hills, Beverlywood, West LA, Sawtelle

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive pay: $22.00–$26.00 per hour, based on experience and education
  • Part‑time start: 15–20 hours per week to begin
  • Path to full‑time: Opportunity to grow into full‑time hours depending on center needs and your availability
  • Flexible scheduling to support work–life balance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Paid drive time between client locations
  • Paid training
  • Paid Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification
  • Cell phone allowance
  • Paid sick time
  • Employee referral program
  • Opportunities for advancement within the organization

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Data collectionCommunication skillsSocial skillsAutism Spectrum Disorder supportClinical collaborationTreatment plan implementation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates CBTC is Hiring! ABA Therapist at California Behavioral Treatment Center a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) — ranked against 249 active Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

In California, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (272 salary observations; 663 listings), vs ~$91k nationally (1,892 salary observations; 5,568 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% are remote, 33% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
63%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Mental Health Therapy (Behavior Analysis) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 249 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in East Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$693k
Typical market rent
$2,111/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About California Behavioral Treatment Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Glendale, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Mileage Reimbursement
Paid Drive Time
Paid Training
Paid RBT Certification
Cell Phone Allowance
Paid Sick Time
Employee Referral Program
Flexible Scheduling