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Little Scholars Services
Mission Viejo, California

Clinic Director - BCBA

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65-$75/hr

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Home office stipend
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Signing bonus
  • Training & development
  • Clinic Director – Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

About the Role

Little Scholars is seeking a compassionate and driven Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to serve as Clinic Director, leading our clinical team and overseeing day-to-day operations at our site. In this role, you'll combine hands-on clinical leadership with operational oversight, ensuring children with autism and other developmental needs receive individualized, high-quality ABA programming while the clinic runs smoothly, ethically, and in full compliance with regulatory and payer standards.

This is an ideal role for a BCBA who wants to grow beyond direct caseload management into clinic-wide leadership, mentoring a full clinical team, shaping site culture, and partnering closely with company leadership on growth and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership

Oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of individualized ABA treatment plans across the clinic's caseload.

Conduct and review functional behavior assessments (FBAs), skills assessments, and progress evaluations to guide clinical programming.

Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and performance feedback to BCBAs, Student Analysts, RBTs, and BTs at the site.

Review client data regularly, monitor progress toward treatment goals, and ensure timely, data-driven program modifications.

  • Conduct and oversee parent and caregiver training to support skill generalization and long-term success.
  • Maintain clinical documentation standards in accordance with BACB ethical guidelines, payer requirements, and company policy, and audit staff documentation for compliance.
  • Clinic & Team Operations

Serve as the primary point of clinical and operational leadership for the clinic site, overseeing daily workflow, scheduling, and caseload distribution.

Recruit, onboard, train, and evaluate clinical staff in partnership with HR and Clinical Directors at the company level.

Monitor staff productivity, utilization, and caseload ratios to ensure quality care and sustainable operations.

Ensure the clinic maintains compliance with licensing, payer, and BACB requirements, including audits and credentialing needs.

  • Foster a collaborative, supportive clinic culture that supports staff retention and professional growth.
  • Partner with families, caregivers, educators, and interdisciplinary professionals to ensure consistency of care across environments.
  • Escalate and help resolve client, family, or staffing concerns at the site level.

Participate in leadership meetings, contribute to company-wide clinical initiatives, and support strategic planning for the clinic's growth.

Qualifications

  • Current Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification in good standing; BCBA-D preferred.
  • Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Education, Special Education, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 to 4 minimum experience providing ABA services to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.
  • Prior experience in a leadership, supervisory, or clinic management capacity strongly preferred.
  • Experience conducting assessments such as FBA, VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, or similar tools.
  • Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage both clinical quality and operational demands.
  • Comfort with staff supervision, performance management, and cross-departmental collaboration.
  • Commitment to ethical, compassionate, and family-centered care.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Treatment planningRegulatory complianceData analysisParent trainingClinic operationsQuality assuranceStaff recruitmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In California, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (283 salary observations; 689 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,891 salary observations; 5,244 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k 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

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
91%
Sign-on bonus
76% this job
Loan repayment
46%
Relocation assistance
43%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,639 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mission Viejo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.14M
Typical market rent
$3,144/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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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Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Home office stipend
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Signing bonus