Onboarding and Development Specialist/Telehealth Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at Highlights Healthcare

Highlights Healthcare ABA is seeking a dynamic and experienced BCBA to lead our onboarding and professional development initiatives for clinical staff. This dual-role position ensures new BCBAs are seamlessly integrated into our clinical culture and receive the support they need to thrive. This role is designed to provide hands-on, structured support for clinicians during onboarding with Highlights Healthcare, and newly certified BCBAs during their first 8 weeks in the field, ensuring they build confidence, clinical fluency, and alignment with our standards of care. You’ll serve as both a mentor and clinical guide, helping shape the next generation of behavior analysts in a high-quality, supportive environment. You will also design and implement structured career development programs to promote growth, retention, and clinical excellence across the organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Designs, implements, and monitors clinical training programs in collaboration with clinical leadership.
• Supports 20 clinical hours per week virtually
• Ensures mentees are receiving group supervision and 1:1 supervision with frequency determined with the Director of BCBA Development
• Coordinates with Clinical Directors to ensure that mentees are trained in 1:1 supervision
• Conducts consistent program reviews to ensure a high degree of clinical excellence for learners, including analysis of progress for skill acquisition and behavior reduction, to ensure appropriate progress is made, maintained and generalized.

• Develop and manage a comprehensive onboarding program tailored for new BCBAs.
• Facilitate orientation sessions covering clinical policies, ethical guidelines, systems training, and organizational culture.
• Act as a mentor and liaison during the onboarding period (typically first 90 days).
• Conduct regular check-ins with new hires to assess progress and address any concerns or training needs.
• Partner with clinical leadership to identify high-potential clinicians and recommend individualized development plans.
• Collaborate with clinical supervisors and HR to ensure consistency in onboarding experiences.

• Develop and deliver a structured 8-week onboarding program for newly certified BCBAs, including clinical protocols, ethical decision-making, documentation standards, and clinic operations.
• Act as the primary mentor for new BCBAs during their initial transition from trainee to independent clinician.
• Facilitate weekly individual and group mentorship sessions focusing on case conceptualization, treatment planning, supervision, and professional confidence-building.
• Observe and provide feedback on clinical sessions and team leadership.
• Support new BCBAs in mastering data systems, electronic health records, and internal workflows.
• Foster a psychologically safe learning environment that encourages reflection, questions, and growth.

• Will work with the Director of BCBA Development and student team to lead group study sessions for level 3 students.
• Completes other job duties and projects, as assigned.
• Maintain knowledge of State and Federal specific laws, Tricare/Governmental programs, Medical Insurance Providers, Medicaid Waiver Programs and ensure compliance with regulations.

Why should you consider a position with Highlights?

• Full-time hours
• No evenings or weekends
• Competitive compensation up to $95,000 annually
  
• Quarterly bonus incentive plan
• 9 paid holidays
• Comprehensive benefits including paid time off (PTO), dental, health, life, and vision insurance, and an employee assistance program
• 401K plan
• ACE provider - company provides 16 BACB CEU hours per year.
• Company laptop
  
• Professional development opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education, or related field.
• Active BCBA certification in good standing.
• Minimum of 7 years of full-time clinical experience as a BCBA.
• Prior experience mentoring BCBAs, BCBA candidates, or RBTs.
• Strong knowledge of ABA principles, clinical documentation, and ethical standards.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and delivering clinical training or onboarding programs.
• Familiarity with clinic-based ABA models and multidisciplinary team collaboration.
• Commitment to supporting clinician well-being and long-term growth.

Key Competencies:

• Mentorship and coaching mindset
• Patience and empathy for early-career professionals
• Clinical and operational fluency in ABA
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Passion for quality and consistency in clinical care
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and produce high-quality results while handling competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain positive learner and family interactions with a high degree of professionalism.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clear criminal record/fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation per HHC and/or program requirements.

Highlights Healthcare, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or Health insurance.

COVID-19 considerations: HHC follows all applicable CDC guidelines.

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