Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Moorehead

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66k-$93k

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Job Description

Lakes Country Service Cooperative (LCSC) is expanding its Lakes Country Academy (LCA) program to better serve students and families, including the opening of a new site in Moorhead, Minnesota! We are seeking a full-time Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to join our team at LCA in Moorhead, a regional Setting IV special education program serving students with diverse needs in a supportive, educational environment.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading behavior programming and supporting students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD) and possibly Autism-Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Your Role Will Include

  • Lead and support behavior programming across the site.
  • Supervise Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).
  • Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs).
  • Work directly with students to teach replacement behaviors and social emotional skills related to behavior.
  • Develop and support implementation of Behavior Support Plans.
  • Guide data-based decision-making for classrooms and programs.
  • Provide crisis prevention/intervention support.
  • Deliver staff training on ABA principles.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree.
  • Current BCBA certification.
  • Ability to obtain PCM and Ukeru certifications.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google tools.

Preferred: Experience working with K-12 students with challenging behaviors, background in educational settings, experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and teaching experience in EBD or ASD programs.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: $66,327 to $93,036 annually (salary range is based on years of experience in a school-based setting).

Benefits

Comprehensive package including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement (403(b) and Pension), and paid leave.

Location & Shift Times

Lakes Country Academy, Moorhead, MN.

Schedule: 185 days/year (school calendar), 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m.

Available: December 1, 2026.

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will lead behavior programming and supervise Registered Behavior Technicians at the Lakes Country Academy site. They are responsible for conducting functional behavior assessments and developing behavior support plans to assist students with EBD and ASD.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

SupervisionCrisis intervention

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% are remote, 24% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Applied Behavior Analysis by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$66k–$93kApplied Behavior Analysis median $95k (middle half $90k–$102k)47 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$81k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Minnesota34 active2,622 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 76% remote · 24% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 43% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Applied Behavior Analysis pay trend+5.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive package including health, dental, vision, life, disability
Retirement (403(b) and Pension)
Paid leave