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St. Joseph's Villa
Richmond, Virginia

ABA Counselor

Counselor Above average in CounselingNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$22/HR

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 23m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join St. Joseph's Villa as a ABA Counselor – Flexible Hours, M-F Schedule in Richmond, Virginia, United States. St. Joseph's Villa is currently recruiting ABA Counselors to join the Outpatient Behavior Treatment service and Villa Education Center or Dooley School.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $22/hr.
  • Flexible Hours
  • Professional Development & Training

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers weekends off. Work with St. Joseph's Villa in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The ABA Counselor delivers behavioral treatment services to clients and their families in home or school settings. They are responsible for implementing individualized treatment plans, maintaining accurate case notes, and coordinating multidisciplinary care.

Requirements

Candidates must have an associate degree in human services or a related field and at least one year of clinical experience with special education or developmental disabilities. A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential is required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Key Skills

Behavior modificationTherapeutic techniquesIndividual service plansCase documentationBehavioral interventionCrisis managementCommunication skillsMicrosoft Office SuiteData collectionClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationProfessional boundariesSpecial education supportBehavioral analysis

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ABA Counselor at St. Joseph's Villa a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 12,822 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Applied Behavior Analysis — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia 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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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Counseling

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  • No weekends
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About St. Joseph's Villa

Individual and Family Services
Richmond, Virginia
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Hours
Full-Time or Part-Time Options
Professional Development & Training