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Fraser
St. Cloud, Minnesota

BCBA Trainee/ Behavior Trainee

BCBAIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$52k

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Job Description

Are you currently in your Masters program for ABA and will be pursuing your BCBA? Have you completed your Master's program and plan on sitting for your BCBA? If so, the BCBA Trainee position is for you!

The starting pay for this role is $52,000 annually.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct care to children diagnosed with ASD.
  • Assist clients with increasing independence, skill development, self-care, safety, sensory processing, communication, and other areas
  • Participate in family and caregiver training.
  • Provide observation and direction to direct care staff.

Fraser Offers

  • Free supervision for fieldwork hours built into your schedule.
  • Schedule: Standard business hours- no nights or weekends! Both full and part time schedules available!
  • Employee Referral Bonuses
  • Growth and Advancement Opportunities: We offer continuous training, tuition reimbursement, and student loan assistance, career path opportunities and more.
  • Be a Part of a Great Team: You’ll be part of a passionate, empathetic, and supportive team. Collaborative and relationship-oriented culture.

Benefits for Full-time Employees (30+ hours per week)

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  • Life, AD&D and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Work-Life Balance; 5 weeks of paid time off annually (18 days PTO + 9 Paid Holidays)

Requirements

  • In a Masters Program for ABA OR have completed MA degree with intent to pursue your BCBA.
  • Ability to pass DHS background check
  • Reliable transportation
  • Commitment to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion with a focus on culturally responsive practice, internal self-awareness, and reflection.

Requirements

  • In a Masters Program for ABA. Completed MA degree with intent to pursue your BCBA.
  • Passionate about children with special needs and enjoys making a difference in the lives of children and families
  • Experience with preschool-aged children, children with diverse needs, autism, or a mental health diagnosis are highly preferred but not required.
  • Ability to pass DHS background check
  • Reliable transportation
  • Commitment to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion with a focus on culturally responsive practice, internal self-awareness, and reflection.

Fraser is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Fraser values a diverse staff to ensure the best outcomes for our diverse client base. We are committed to anti-racism at Fraser. Our anti-racism committee assesses, develops, and implements numerous initiatives ranging from recruiting and retaining diverse staff to staff training and more.

If you are having trouble applying or have questions, please contact Fraser HR at careers@fraser.org [staffing@fraser.org]. If you have successfully submitted your application, you will get a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your junk/spam folders, then contact us as we may not have received your application. Thank you for considering Fraser!

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Applied Behavior AnalysisAutism Spectrum Disorder SupportSelf-Care SupportSafety SupportCommunication SupportFamily TrainingStaff ObservationStaff DirectionDiversity and InclusionReflective Practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates BCBA Trainee/ Behavior Trainee at Fraser a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,376 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Fraser ranks #12 of 12 employers hiring Behavior Analyst on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 24% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $53k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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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 6.0this job 6.7
Better work-life than 70% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,376 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$252k≈ 4.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,244/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Fraser

Non-profit Organizations
Minneapolis, MN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free supervision for fieldwork hours
No nights or weekends
Employee Referral Bonuses
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan assistance
Medical, dental, vision insurance
HSA and FSA
EAP