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Alpaca Health
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Direct Services)

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About the Opportunity

  • Alpaca Health partners with experienced BCBAs to build and grow their own independent ABA practices.
  • Instead of working for a traditional ABA company, you become the owner and clinical leader of your practice—with control over your clinical care, caseload, schedule, team, and growth.
  • In Colorado Springs, there is a unique opportunity to build a practice soley through BCBA Direct Services.

Alpaca provides the infrastructure and support needed to get your practice up and running, including payer contracting, technology, billing, credentialing, and administrative support.

You focus on what matters most: providing exceptional care to clients and families while building a practice of your own.

What You'll Do

  • Provide high-quality, individualized ABA services to clients and families.
  • Conduct assessments and develop evidence-based treatment plans.
  • Monitor client progress and use data to guide clinical decisions.
  • Provide clinical oversight and supervision to your team as your practice grows.
  • Collaborate with caregivers and other professionals involved in client care.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
  • Build and grow your practice while maintaining high standards of clinical care.

What Alpaca Provides

  • Support getting your practice in-network with major insurance payers.
  • AI-powered technology for scheduling, documentation, data collection, and practice management.
  • Billing, credentialing, and administrative support.
  • Support with building and scaling your clinical team.
  • Operational infrastructure so you can spend more time focused on clients and your practice.
  • Who This Is For
  • This opportunity is a strong fit for BCBAs who:
  • Are ready for greater clinical and professional autonomy.
  • Have considered starting their own ABA practice but aren't sure where to begin.
  • Want to choose their clients, schedule, caseload, and team.
  • Want to build a practice they own rather than work for someone else's.
  • Have the clinical experience and entrepreneurial mindset to lead a practice.

Qualifications

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification in good standing.
  • Active [State] Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) license, where required.
  • Experience providing ABA services and working with clients and families.
  • Strong clinical, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Commitment to ethical, evidence-based ABA practice.

Why Alpaca Health?

You shouldn't have to choose between being a great clinician and building something of your own.

With Alpaca, you remain the owner and clinical leader while we handle much of the infrastructure behind the scenes. You decide how you want to practice and how you want to grow.

  • If you're ready to build an ABA practice that's truly yours, we'd love to hear from you.
  • Apply today to learn more about building your practice with Alpaca Health.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, individualized ABA services and develop evidence-based treatment plans for clients. Manage clinical oversight, maintain accurate documentation, and grow an independent practice with administrative support.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Applied Behavior AnalysisClinical supervisionTreatment planningInsurance credentialingAssessmentEthical practice

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Colorado, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (59 salary observations; 131 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,897 salary observations; 5,266 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% 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 Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Behavior Analyst Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 26 employers

10
<$105k
15
$105k-120k
11
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
83%
Sign-on bonus
70%
Loan repayment
45%
Relocation assistance
38%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Above and Beyond Therapy · Maryland

$65-$75/hr
#2

BCBA

Northeast Family Services · New Hampshire

$60-$75/hr
#3

BCBA – Clinical Supervisor

$65-$75/hr
#4

Lead BCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Columbia, MD

$105k–$145k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,633 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Colorado Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,740/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.7
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Colorado Springs, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Alpaca Health

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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Own your practice
Control over caseload and schedule
Administrative support
Billing and credentialing support
AI-powered technology