Assistant Clinical Director-must be Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Key Essentials to Behavior Management, Corp•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

7d•$88,000 - $112,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Clinical Director (ACD) role serves as a crucial link between senior clinical leadership (BCBA Lead) and executive clinical leadership (Clinical Director). This is a genuine operational role with its own defined scope, not a superficial title. The ACD collaborates with the Clinical Director on managing clinical operations across multiple sites, upholding quality standards throughout these locations, and acts as the designated successor for future Clinical Director positions. KEBM has intentionally established this leadership tier to ensure that clinical leadership succession is proactively planned rather than improvised. KEBM is a five-clinic ABA therapy company founded in 2016, with four locations in Southern California and one in Georgia. Our team of over 68 professionals utilizes the proprietary S.O.C.I.A.L. P.O.D.S. methodology to deliver evidence-based therapy. Our Sensory Spot locations demonstrate that therapy can be an engaging experience. We serve all clients, including those funded by insurance, private pay, open play participants, and camp attendees. As a women-founded, minority-owned company, we prioritize clinical quality alongside profitability. If you seek an environment dedicated to both client outcomes and employee well-being, this is the place for you. Our S.O.C.I.A.L. P.O.D.S. methodology is a proprietary pod-based group ABA model where clients are grouped in pods of 3-6 with a 1:3 facilitator ratio. A supervisor is always on-site, and clinical support is readily available in every pod. We employ a push-in/pull-out model for group and individual work, with BCBAs providing real-time clinical oversight across pods. As a clinical leader, you will influence the evolution of this methodology, the training of your team, and the measurement of client outcomes. KEBM is committed to serving every client with the same level of care, regardless of their funding source or program participation. This includes insurance-funded ABA clients, private pay clients, open play participants, and camp attendees. Consultation clients in adult residential and group home settings are also served. The quality of care is consistent across all client types.

Requirements

Active BCBA Certification
Master's degree required
5+ years post-certification leadership experience
Multi-site clinical leadership experience preferred
CA licensure / GA LBA as required
Hold your BCBA with 5+ years of leadership experience (multi-site or complex single-site).
Experience leading BCBAs, not just working alongside them.
Desire for a bridge role with real clinical operations and executive-track development.
Willingness to develop under a CD.
Desire for partnership with the CD and CCD.
Capacity (time, skill, emotional bandwidth, physical readiness) to perform the role well.

Nice To Haves

Prior multi-site clinical leadership in ABA or adjacent behavioral health
Clinical program design, scaling, or turnaround experience
Organizational development or operations coursework/training
Bilingual (Spanish)
LBA license in Georgia

Responsibilities

Partner with the Clinical Director on cross-site clinical operations, including program fidelity, quality standards, clinical staffing decisions, and methodology consistency across all KEBM locations.
Oversee BCBA Leads across assigned regions, focusing on performance evaluation, development planning, and clinical quality assurance at the multi-site level.
Drive clinical program development initiatives, such as new service line design, evolution of the S.O.C.I.A.L. P.O.D.S. methodology, and clinical protocol standardization across sites.
Own clinical strategic initiatives as assigned by the CD or CCD, including expansion readiness, new site clinical setup, program scaling, and clinical audit responses.
Mentor Clinic Managers, BCBA Leads, and senior BCaBAs/BCBAs, as the clinical leadership pipeline and succession planning are central to the ACD's role.
Represent the clinical team in executive conversations when the CD is unavailable or scope is delegated, providing genuine executive representation.
Achieve full integration with the CD's operational rhythm, establish a regional clinical quality baseline, scope and initiate the first strategic initiative, and complete succession planning assessments for assigned clinical leaders within the first 90 days.