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BCBA
Frederick, MD
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Where you'll be working:

Location(s): Frederick, MD

Setting: Clinic


What You’ll Actually Be Doing (aka no surprises later):

  • Enjoy full admin support with dedicated schedulers, billing specialists, and intake staff, allowing you to focus on clinical care—not insurance calls or unnecessary paperwork.
  • Conduct skills and behavior assessments to deeply understand your clients
  • Develop comprehensive treatment plans and plan evidence-based interventions
  • Train, supervise, and support a small team of RBTs dedicated to your clients
  • Collaborate with colleagues, supervisors, and the quality assurance team to achieve optimal client outcomes
  • Coordinate with and train caregivers to empower them as partners in their child’s progress


Caseload & Support Transparency (because details matter):

  • Caseload: 6
  • RBT support: 7 RBTs assigned to those 6 clients
  • 6 direct therapists (roughly one per client)
  • 1 therapy room supervisor acting as a lead RBT/assistant to the BCBA 


Compensation & Perks (real ones):

  • Base salary: $90,000 – $95,000 base (potential earnings up to ~$140K depending on experience and performance)
  • Bonus structure: Performance bonuses + unlimited referral bonuses
  • PTO: Generous PTO + paid parental leave
  • Health benefits: Full medical, dental, and vision coverage with low out-of-pocket costs
  • Paid Holidays: Provided
  • CEU support: Professional development stipends and conference opportunities
  • Supervision/mentorship provided: Yes — collaboration with a network of 100+ BCBAs, mentorship programs, and clinical interest groups
  • Schedule flexibility / remote options: Clinic-based schedule Monday–Friday
  • Shift options: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM or 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
  • No nights or weekends
  • 401(k)
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sign-on and/or relocation bonuses for qualified candidates


If it’s listed here, it’s real.


Why This Is a Green-Flag Clinic

This organization meets our standards in:

  • Ethical leadership
  • Transparent pay & expectations
  • Realistic caseloads
  • Work/life balance
  • Clinical support that actually exists

We don’t certify everyone, and we definitely don’t promote clinics we wouldn’t work at ourselves.


You’d Be a Great Fit If You:

  • Are a credentialed BCBA
  • Care deeply about ethical, high-quality ABA
  • Want support, not micromanagement
  • Believe burnout is not a badge of honor
  • Want to work somewhere that respects your license and your life


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