Clinic Director BCBA

Golden Steps ABA•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

Golden Steps ABA is seeking a Clinic Director BCBA to support ABA services for children with autism. The organization describes itself as employee-centric and committed to ABA excellence, inclusion, and high standards of care. The position is responsible for advancing service, quality, and growth initiatives, overseeing or assisting with day-to-day clinic operations, supporting staff, and helping ensure effective and ethical treatment programming. The Clinic Director conducts initial assessments, develops and maintains training and onboarding programs, provides training and support to RBTs and BCBAs, prepares program curricula and annual effectiveness reports, and may provide direct services to clients and parents. The role includes coordinating with treatment teams and administrative departments, managing staff and client records and payer relationships, and conducting annual performance evaluations for BCBAs, BCaBAs, and ABA Supervisors. Golden Steps ABA offers career development, continuing education support, mentorship, paid training, tuition assistance, and benefits including PTO, paid sick leave, health, dental and vision coverage, and a 401(k) with match. The employer provides equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable law.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of BCBA experience.
Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or behavior challenges using ABA.
Master's degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, or Education.
BCBA certification.
LBA license or certification.
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
Ability to bend and squat for up to an hour per day and perform fine and gross motor activities, including bending, kneeling, squatting, sitting at floor level or in a chair, and standing for periods of time.
Ability to follow a child throughout the center without restrictions, sometimes at a rapid pace.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children ages 1–4.

Responsibilities

Drive execution of key service, quality, and growth initiatives.
Perform comprehensive initial assessments.
Manage or assist with day-to-day operations of services, including staff and client scheduling.
Create and maintain training and onboarding programs for new hires.
Provide ongoing direct and indirect training and support to RBTs and BCBAs on ABA, relevant techniques, and programming.
Implement and prepare program curricula and annual reports regarding program effectiveness.
Provide direct services to clients and their parents when appropriate.
Communicate consistently with treatment team members about programming and difficulties maintaining treatment hours or ethical service provision.
Complete annual performance evaluations for BCBAs, BCaBAs, and ABA Supervisors to identify improvement opportunities and ensure treatment integrity.
Communicate with administrative teams, including Admissions, Payroll, Finance, Billing, and Human Resources, to support staff and client records management and payer relationships.
Perform other duties as assigned.