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Caravel Autism Health
Chesterfield, Missouri

Provisionally Licensed Behavior Analyst PLBA

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.5-$27/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Caravel Autism Health is committed to being the leader in ABA treatment for children on the autism spectrum. We are growing and looking for passionate, motivated individuals who want meaningful clinical experience while working toward BCBA or BCaBA certification.

If you are currently enrolled in a BACB-approved program and seeking high-quality supervised fieldwork experience, the Student Analyst (PLBA) role offers hands-on clinical training, mentorship, and a clear development path through our BCBA Rise program.

Essential Functions

  • Provide high‑quality direct ABA therapy across clinic, home, school, and community environments
  • Implement behavior support plans (BSPs) and skill acquisition programs developed by the supervising BCBA
  • Utilize evidence‑based ABA strategies, including DTT, NET, task analysis, prompting, and reinforcement strategies
  • Collect accurate, timely, and reliable data during therapy sessions
  • Review and monitor weekly treatment hours to ensure therapy expectations and compliance requirements are met, including maintaining delivery of at least 85% of authorized services
  • Maintain client dignity, confidentiality, and safety at all times
  • Contribute to client‑specific treatment plans based on assessments and developmental guidelines under BCBA supervision
  • Collaborate with technicians, supervisory teammates, and caregivers to support effective and efficient service delivery
  • Develop programs, advance targets, prepare materials, and implement procedural adjustments as directed
  • Assist with Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
  • Support assessments and probe new targets to inform future treatment goals
  • Analyze behavioral data and assist with data‑driven clinical recommendations

Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Active enrollment in a BCBA or BCaBA program and working toward BACB certification

Experience

  • Must be a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) or obtain RBT certification within 75 days of hire (45 days on model)
  • Experience working with children and/or adolescents using ABA therapies
  • Solid understanding of autism spectrum disorders and behavioral principles
  • Experience applying behavior‑analytic strategies to modify behavior

Benefits

  • Continuous direct clinical support, ongoing professional development, and collaborative upbeat team environment
  • Generous reimbursement for CEs
  • Competitive pay based on experience and education
  • Benefits include paid time off, holiday pay, short and long term disability, health, dental, and vision insurance, bonuses, 401(k), mileage and drive time reimbursement, and a referral bonus program
  • Unique, rewarding, hands-on experience with a growing company
  • We are dynamic, diverse, and empirically-based. We practice family friendly methods, consistent family involvement, and state of the art procedures. We offer diverse caseloads, ongoing paid training and mentorship. We believe that all individuals, regardless of severity of disability or socio-economic status, deserve state of the art, individualized service in a warm and supporting environment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality direct ABA therapy across various environments while implementing behavior support plans and skill acquisition programs. Assist with functional behavior assessments and analyze behavioral data to support clinical recommendations under BCBA supervision.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Data collectionClinical documentationCollaboration

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 24% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $56k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
85%
Loan repayment
51%
Relocation assistance
39%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Applied Behavior Analysis listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,614 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Chesterfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$491k
Typical market rent
$1,767/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Caravel Autism Health

Mental Health Care
Located Across 9 States, WI, IL, MN, IN, ID, OR, KS, MO, IA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

CE reimbursement
Paid time off
Holiday pay
Short and long term disability
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Bonuses