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Step Ahead ABA
Richmond, Virginia

Registered Behavioral Health Tech (RBT) - Virginia - Statewide - Fast Track Placement

BCBAPart-Time

Listed compensation

$22-23/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

This posting is how you join Step Ahead ABA's Fast Track Placement pool for Virginia. It is not one client case and it is not tied to one city — it covers the whole state, and it stays open all year.

Apply once and you are in the pool. From then on, every time a client case opens anywhere in Virginia, our placement team works this pool before the case is posted publicly — so you hear about it first.

Pay in Virginia

  • $22-23/hour billable
  • $10/hour for non-billable time, which is training and required meetings — a small share of the week
  • You know both numbers before you accept a case, and the RBT Leveling System raises your rate at every level.

What FAST Track Placement GETS You

Cases do not go public first. When a family is ready for an RBT, our placement team works Fast Track Placement before the case is posted to a job board. Being in the pool means:

  • You hear about a case days before it is advertised anywhere
  • You get first refusal on cases that match your area and your availability
  • You are matched on the schedule you already told us you can work
  • When several people could take a case, pool members are contacted first
  • New cases open every week.

How It Works

You apply once and tell us two things: your ZIP code and when you can work. When a case opens that fits both, our placement team contacts you directly. You are never applying blind to a posting that has already been filled — we come to you.

Our current RBTs get first look at every new case. Fast Track Placement is next, ahead of public postings.

What This Role Requires

Active RBT certification with the BACB. Not certified yet? See our Behavior Technician posting — we provide the 40-hour training at no cost.

  • Reliable transportation
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Able to stay active and engaged in session

What You Get

The RBT Leveling System: pay increases at every level, gift card rewards, priority for client placement, floating holidays

  • Cancellation protection as you level up
  • You pick your clients and set your own hours
  • A BCBA assigned to every case before you start, with the treatment plan and a handoff
  • Capella University partnership: discounted tuition, plus BCBA supervision and a pathway
  • Benefits at 40 hours a week

Apply below. Our placement team will confirm your area and availability, and you are in the pool from that point on.

Step Ahead ABA is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health services to clients across Virginia as part of a fast-track placement pool. Collaborate with assigned BCBAs to implement treatment plans and maintain active engagement during sessions.

Requirements

Must hold an active RBT certification from the BACB and possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Reliable transportation is required to travel to client locations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Applied behavior analysisClient engagementTreatment plan implementationData collectionBehavioral intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Behavioral Health Tech (RBT) - Virginia - Statewide - Fast Track Placement at Step Ahead ABA 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 2,376 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, 70% are remote, 25% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 21 employers

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6
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
94%
Sign-on bonus
72%
Loan repayment
50%
Relocation assistance
34%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

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

Living in Richmond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Typical market rent
$1,648/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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