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Merakey
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

BCBA - PRN

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Listed compensation

$50.00 per hour

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to join our team in our Baton Rouge, LA location.

Salary: up to $50.00 per hour - minimum of 15 billable hours per week

Position Details

In this position, you will have a direct impact on enhancing a child's ability to succeed. The BCBA will provide support to our center-based ABA program.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To

  • This is a PRN, on-site position based at our ABA Center in Baton Rouge
  • Support a caseload an average of 8 – 12 children diagnosed with autism between the ages of 2 and 21.
  • Flexible schedule between 8am and 4pm
  • Supervising the behavioral technician implementation of programming
  • Completing assessments
  • Parent training
  • Client specific program development
  • Other miscellaneous duties assigned

Benefits

Merakey offers benefits tailored to support your unique work arrangements.

  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker. Offerings include limited* medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.

(*not a substitute for major medical insurance).

  • Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services (for FFS employees working at least 170 hours per quarter).
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Enjoy our On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.

Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.

Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • Minimum of a Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Current BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) or BCBA eligibility
  • Louisiana BCBA Licensure

Key Responsibilities

The BCBA will provide support to a center-based ABA program, managing a caseload of children with autism. Key duties include supervising behavioral technicians, completing assessments, and conducting parent training.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Behavioral SupervisionClinical AssessmentsCase Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates BCBA - PRN at Merakey a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,671 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 40 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% are remote, 20% have no call, 85% 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 Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,671 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Baton Rouge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$239k
Typical market rent
$1,333/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baton Rouge, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

DailyPay – access your pay when you need it
Retirement plan – both pre-tax and Roth options
Voluntary limited benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services
Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through EAP
On the Goga well-being platform
Employee discounts and savings programs
Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes