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Project Play Therapy
Nashville, Tennessee · Hybrid

School Board Certified Behavior Analyst - $500 Sign On Bonus!!

BCBAFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Who We Are

Project Play is on a mission to help others see and celebrate each child’s unique gifts. Everyday, we open our doors for hundreds of children, helping to foster their growth and independence. We continuously “show up” for our kids because we fiercely believe in our vision, that all children can reach their fullest potential!

Be Part of Our Village

The Behavior Analyst position is an integral role in helping students reach their fullest potential by facilitating quality service delivery.

In this position, you will change the game for clients receiving our services through our school-based and clinic-based teams by providing individualized, compassionate services by collaborating with other service providers and promoting an environment that serves the whole child. You will be a part of a family that is making a substantial impact in the community.

The ideal candidate for this position is a BCBA who prioritizes passion, creativity, and collaboration to best serve the clients, parent/caregiver, or school team. You will utilize critical thinking skills to best serve each client and their support system with direct support from a supervisor, who is also a BCBA.

In this role, you will have autonomy over client treatment recommendations, which allows you to individualize treatment for every client and use up-to-date research to provide cutting edge services.

As a BCBA with Project Play, you will serve as a leader to RBTs by providing high quality supervision and changing the game in the ABA field.

  • How We Change the Game
  • A strong mission and vision that allows our core values to be lived out daily
  • A work environment that prioritizes loving our village

Client-first services that allow the practitioner to ethically individualize for every client using trauma-informed practices

  • Supportive Leadership and Management team readily available
  • An interdisciplinary model created with collaboration and education in mind
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth through roundtables and leadership opportunities
  • Why be a BCBA at Project Play

In Person Support and Supervision from Management

Opportunity to collaborate with a variety of BCBAs and other service providers (i. e., Occupational therapist, Speech-Language Therapist, Physical Therapist, Psychologists) to best serve the whole child

Team meetings and social events to promote a positive work culture

Client Support and Human Resource teams who take on insurance and employee management responsibilities

Autonomy over client’s treatment plan, including goals, prescribed hours, and your supervision schedule that allows for flexibility and opportunities to work from home

Opportunities to earn CEU credits on topics of your interest

Empower Your Skills

By providing high-quality services by managing your caseload and implementing behavioral change therapy with access to numerous skill assessments and correlating programming curriculums preloaded into CentralReach

Providing effective parent/caregiver or teacher training in an accessible manner

Conducting initial assessments, reassessments, or functional behavior assessments in a timely manner

Overseeing a team of trained Registered Behavior Therapists by ensuring implementation of treatment with fidelity and supporting job satisfaction

Collaborating with treatment team to collect data and produce reports to show impact of services and achievement of outcomes

Upholding BACB Ethics code for BCBAs

Embrace the Perks

  • Salaried or full time hourly position (ask us about part-time options, too!)
  • Paid documentation time
  • 401(k) match
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Access to health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
  • Access to short term disability
  • CEU benefits
  • Online resources and therapy activities
  • Mentorship and ongoing trainings/support
  • Technology available
  • Mileage reimbursement available depending on assignment
  • Candidate Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in Special Education (preferred) or another related field
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
  • Tennessee State License as a Behavior Analyst from the Health-Related Board

Processes strong organization skills, a positive attitude, and a hold the belief that all children can reach their fullest potential with the right supports

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will facilitate quality service delivery by managing a caseload, conducting assessments, and overseeing Registered Behavior Technicians. They are responsible for creating individualized treatment plans and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support the whole child.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a related field and be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing. A Tennessee State License as a Behavior Analyst is also required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Behavior analysisABA therapyCase managementFunctional behavior assessmentTreatment planningData collectionReport writingParent trainingTrauma-informed care

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Tennessee, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (15 salary observations; 61 listings), vs ~$91k nationally (1,118 salary observations; 4,333 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Project Play Therapy

Individual and Family Services
Nashville, TN
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) match
PTO and paid holidays
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short term disability
CEU benefits
Mileage reimbursement