BCBA
Essential Speech & ABA – Cordova | Cordova, Tennessee
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: $80,000–$120,000 annually
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
Schedule: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, with a lunch break
Work Setting: On-site, clinic-based
About Our Clinic
Essential Speech & ABA – Cordova is a new, privately owned franchise clinic operated by MEM ABA Services LLC in Cordova, Tennessee. We provide evidence-based therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, ages 18 months to 6 years, through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech Therapy (ST), and Occupational Therapy (OT).
We are seeking an experienced, energetic, organized, and passionate Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to help establish and grow our new clinic. This position combines direct clinical work, team leadership, clinical operations, and close collaboration with clinic ownership.
Key Responsibilities
1. Clinical Services and Client Care
• Conduct developmental and skills assessments using VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland-3, and other appropriate tools.
• Develop individualized treatment programs based on evidence-based ABA practices.
• Analyze client progress and adjust treatment programs as needed.
• Conduct weekly parent meetings, provide caregiver training, and discuss treatment outcomes.
• Assist with documentation for insurance prior authorizations.
• Ensure safety standards and high-quality ABA services.
• Meet a requirement of 25 billable clinical hours per week.
• Manage a caseload of 8–12 comprehensive ABA clients, with support from a BCaBA or Lead RBT.
• Coordinate care with the clinic's Speech and Occupational Therapy professionals.
2. RBT Recruitment, Leadership, and Supervision
• Actively participate in recruiting, interviewing, and selecting Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).
• Provide full clinical leadership of the RBT team, including onboarding, training, schedule coordination, performance management, and professional development.
• Oversee the quality and consistency of RBT-delivered therapy, ensuring adherence to clinical protocols, ethical standards, and BACB supervision requirements.
• Regularly evaluate staff performance, provide constructive feedback, and address clinical performance concerns.
• Supervise trainees and support the development of future behavior analysts.
• Build a positive, professional, collaborative team culture grounded in accountability.
3. Clinic Leadership and Family Engagement
• Conduct clinic tours for prospective clients and their families in close collaboration with the Office Manager, working as a team to introduce the clinic's services, explain the ABA therapy process, and create a welcoming and informative experience for families.
• Participate in initial family consultations and support the client intake process in collaboration with the Office Manager.
• Collaborate closely with clinic ownership and the Office Manager on staffing, clinical operations, and center development.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and quarterly in-service training.
• Help build and maintain the clinical quality, client caseload, and operational readiness of the new center.
• Support effective communication between families, clinical staff, and clinic leadership.
Qualifications
• Current BCBA certification issued by the BACB.
• BLS/CPR certification.
• Ability to successfully complete a required background check.
• Strong knowledge of behavioral theory and applied behavior analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lift at least 40 pounds, sit on the floor, and actively engage with children.
Compensation and Benefits
• Annual salary: $80,000–$120,000.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus.
• Accrued paid time off (PTO).
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 100% paid by the employer.
• Additional incentive bonuses for exceeding the billable-hour requirement.
• Clinical support and professional development opportunities with the Director of Clinical Quality.
• Collaboration with the broader BCBA network within Essential Speech & ABA Therapy.
• On-site collaboration with Speech and Occupational Therapy professionals.
Why Join Our Team?
Build Something of Your Own. Lead With Your Vision. Grow With Us.
At Essential Speech & ABA – Cordova, we are offering more than a traditional BCBA position. We are offering a unique opportunity to help build a brand-new clinic from the ground up, shape its clinical culture, and create an environment where you and your team can truly thrive.
Your Vision. Your Clinical Team. Your Opportunity to Build.
As our Lead BCBA / ABA Director, you won't be stepping into someone else's established system. You will have the opportunity to help design and develop the clinical operations, establish effective workflows, participate in hiring and building your RBT team, and create a supportive, organized, and comfortable working environment that reflects your professional vision.
We want you to bring your experience, ideas, and leadership to the table. Working in partnership with our actively involved owners and the Essential clinical support network, you will have the freedom to shape how your team works, collaborates, and grows while maintaining the highest standards of clinical care.
A Different Approach to Children's Therapy — All Under One Roof
Our new clinic is designed around a comprehensive, full-day, interdisciplinary therapy model that brings together:
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Speech Therapy (ST)
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
By bringing these three disciplines together in one location, we create opportunities for meaningful collaboration among specialists, coordinated treatment planning, and a more convenient, integrated experience for children and their families.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
• Build From the Ground Up: Help shape the clinical systems, workflows, team structure, and culture of a brand-new center.
• Make It Your Professional Home: Play an active role in creating an efficient, welcoming, and comfortable environment where you and your team can do your best work.
• Lead a Team You Help Build: Participate in recruiting, selecting, training, mentoring, and supervising your RBT team.
• Full-Day, Integrated Therapy Model: Work in a clinic designed to deliver coordinated ABA, Speech, and Occupational Therapy services throughout the day.
• Real Leadership and Ownership Support: Collaborate directly with locally involved owners who value your professional expertise and ideas.
• Clinical Support and Professional Growth: Receive guidance, continuing education opportunities, and support from the Director of Clinical Quality and our broader BCBA network.
This is your opportunity to do more than join a clinic. It's your opportunity to help build one — with your vision, your leadership, and a team you can be proud of.
Join Our Team
If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children with speech and behavioral developmental needs, we invite you to join Essential Speech & ABA Therapy. Together, we can change the lives of children and their families for the better.
Get to know us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tLIRZXG730&t=4s
Equal Employment Opportunity
Essential Speech & ABA Therapy is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and support applications from candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and individual characteristics.