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Ascend Behavior Partners
Denver, Colorado

Board Certified Behavior Analyst - In Home and In Center

BCBANo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$95k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Salary: $85,000-$95,000 + $8k average annual bonus

Who Is Ascend?

Ascend Behavior Partners is a different kind of Autism Care Provider focused on a team approach. We proudly offer Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with play-based natural environment teaching in collaboration with our Family and Psychological Services in Arizona and Colorado. This interdisciplinary team approach is the best way to support our mission of partnering with families to build a strong foundation for their children in early childhood and beyond.

Overview of Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

The position is ideal for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who enjoys focusing on early interventions and verbal behavior in a home based environment. Our BCBAs live out their mission to provide meaningful and impactful therapy to every client they serve.

A Glimpse Into the Duties

  • Consulting with new families to determine the appropriateness of Ascend’s services
  • Performing assessments, including interviewing families, analyzing initial results, and reviewing prior medical reports
  • Writing individualized programs based on the results of the assessments
  • Compassionately communicating assessment results and recommended prescription amount
  • Serving clients in a home based environment
  • Empowering Registered Behavior Technicians with timely feedback and development opportunities
  • Maximizing client outcomes with consistent parent training and
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures, regulatory requirements of payors and governing entities, including the BACB

Do You Check These Boxes?

  • Credentialed as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst by the BACB for 2-3 years
  • Experience working as a BCBA in a home based environment
  • Passionate working with children with special needs (Autism preferred) ages 1-8
  • Skilled and comfortable utilizing technology in support of your RBTs and clients daily
  • Developed skill acquisition and behavior support plans with proven, measurable improvement across metrics
  • Expertise in Natural Environment Teaching, Verbal Behavior, Incidental Teaching Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention
  • Empathetic approach to difficult conversations with families
  • Outstanding verbal/written communication with families, your team, and other providers
  • Dedicated to evidence-based treatment and ethical process
  • Accelerate your clients' clinical outcomes using state of the art technology
  • A lifelong learner with a growth-oriented mindset
  • Reliable transportation; able to travel to our clients' location in Englewood consistently and locally as needed
  • Able to pass a background check and qualified to work in the US

The Benefits of an Ascender Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

  • Time off for rest and recharge is essential to you and the organization’s success. Therefore, we offer a Self-Directed time-off policy: you determine how much time off you need and when to take it. We trust your judgment in providing advance notice to your families, team, and supervisor. Details are contained in our Partner Playbook, included in your onboarding paperwork.
  • Ascend pays 70% of your premiums (employee-only) for Medical and Dental (55% for dependents) and 100% for Vision for employee-only and dependents.
  • In addition, you are eligible to participate in our 401k after 90 days of employment, with Ascend matching up to 4%.
  • Professional Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance
  • Administration support so you can focus the care of your clients
  • Materials you need to succeed, including a computer and assessment tools.
  • Annual professional development funds and round table peer support
  • Reinforcement funds for your team because we believe in reinforcement not punishment
  • A commitment to employee and patient health and safety (COVID-19 procedures)
  • Smaller Caseloads gives you time to provide exceptional client outcomes and high quality supervision
  • Opportunities for monthly bonuses tied to your work and your team’s commitment to client outcomes
  • Our business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM (no late nights, no weekends!!).

Are you ready to work for a people-first organization? We’d love to connect with you! Submit your resume and our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch with you within 24 hours!

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will perform clinical assessments, develop individualized behavior support plans, and provide therapy in home-based environments. They are also responsible for supervising Registered Behavior Technicians and conducting parent training to maximize client outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 2-3 years of experience in home-based environments. Proficiency in Natural Environment Teaching and Verbal Behavior, along with the ability to pass a background check and travel to client locations, is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Behavioral assessmentClinical supervisionData analysisTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationTechnology utilization

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Behavior Analyst - In Home and In Center at Ascend Behavior Partners a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,494 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Colorado, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (49 salary observations; 144 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (1,732 salary observations; 6,489 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% are remote, 53% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in applied behavior analysisranked against 2,494 Applied Behavior Analysis listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$95kApplied Behavior Analysis median $93k (middle half $87k–$100k)241 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Colorado vs national$94k median in Colorado$93k nationally (+1%)49 state / 1,732 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Applied Behavior Analysis listings in Colorado72 active2,568 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 63% remote · 53% no call · 80% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 48% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Applied Behavior Analysis listings1,259 in the last 30 days585 the 30 days before (+115%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,494 Applied Behavior Analysis listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Benefits & Perks

Salary $85,000-$95,000 + $8k average annual bonus
Self-directed time-off policy
Medical and dental premiums 70% paid (employee-only)
Vision 100% paid
401k with up to 4% match
Professional liability and workers compensation insurance
Administrative support
Computer and assessment tools provided

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k≈ 6.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,855/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.