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Grace Community Care and Homes
Princeton, New Jersey

BCBA Clinical Lead

BCBAPart-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$65/hr

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Job Description

Grace Community Care & Homes is developing its Developmental Disabilities and Autism department and seeks a BCBA Clinical Lead. The role will contribute to person-centered services, reliable operations and accurate documentation.

Core Responsibilities

Develop the ABA program, conduct behavioral assessment and treatment planning, supervise qualified staff, train caregivers and monitor clinical outcomes.

Work collaboratively with department leadership, intake, credentialing, billing and quality teams. Maintain confidentiality, respect participant choice, communicate service gaps promptly, and follow role-specific policies and professional scope. Participate in orientation, competency review and quality improvement.

Program Readiness

This is a planned role. Start date and duties are contingent on applicable program approvals, funding, credentialing and staffing readiness. Services may begin only within the approved scope.

Location and Schedule

New Jersey, with administrative coordination through Grace and on-site or community assignments as applicable. This is a part-time role. The final assignment and weekly schedule will be discussed during hiring. Clinical services begin only at approved locations and within the program's authorized scope.

Current BCBA certification and applicable NJ behavior-analyst license requirements; supervision experience and eligibility for the selected payer enrollment. Applicants should provide relevant credentials, experience, availability and a resume. Final regulatory eligibility will be verified before appointment or service delivery. Grace welcomes qualified applicants and provides reasonable accommodations.

Pay: $50-$65 per hour, based on qualifications and relevant experience.

Employment type: Part-time. Weekly hours and start date will be discussed during hiring; this planned program role is contingent on required approvals and staffing readiness.

Benefits

Paid time off under the applicable company policy, including applicable earned sick leave. No additional employer-sponsored benefits or bonus programs are currently offered.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and oversee the ABA program, including conducting behavioral assessments and treatment planning. Supervise qualified staff, train caregivers, and ensure accurate documentation and clinical outcomes.

Requirements

Requires current BCBA certification and a valid New Jersey behavior-analyst license. Candidates must have prior supervision experience and be eligible for payer enrollment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

ABA program developmentStaff supervisionCaregiver trainingClinical outcome monitoringRegulatory compliance

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In New Jersey, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (77 salary observations; 186 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,805 salary observations; 4,953 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 Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,634 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Princeton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$801k
Typical market rent
$3,456/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.2
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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