Pediatric ABA Clinical Director (BCBA)

DV Therapy Learning Center; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Discretionary Bonus Profit Sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

DV Therapy Learning Center in California seeks an ABA Clinical Director to steward clinical programs, ensure compliance, and elevate trust with families. You will lead clinical staff, shape policies, and coordinate with operations across multiple centers.

The role offers base salary $100k–$110k, no caseload, comprehensive benefits, and a Bonus Profit Sharing program. You must hold a Master’s in ABA or related field and be BCBA in good standing with at least five years of BCBA experience and two+

Qualifications

• Master's degree in ABA or related field required.
• BCBA certification in good standing required.
• At least five years of BCBA certified experience.
• Two+ years in a leadership role.
• Ability to run multiple priorities in a moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide clinical staff across locations to ensure uniform ABA delivery.
• Develop and implement clinical policies and procedures; drive adherence.
• Audit treatment notes and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Collaborate with operations and other departments on clinical needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in ABA or related field

BCBA certification in good standing

Job description

DV Therapy Learning Center is not in the business of simply providing therapy. DV Therapy is in the business of learning, growth, trust, experience, and transformation. The goal is not to find clients, the goal is to create fans. The short version: we're not in the business of delivering therapy hours. We're in the business of learning, growth, trust, and transformation - and we don't measure ourselves by whether a family stays enrolled. We measure ourselves by whether they'd tell someone else about us. Every touchpoint, from the first phone call to a Tuesday session to the way an invoice reads, is something we're actively working to make less frictional and more human.

For an ABA Clinical Director, that shapes the job. You'll keep our ABA programs clinically sound and compliant, but that's just the floor. Above that, you'll be asking at every point where ABA touches a family whether what we're doing is actually earning their trust. We expect leaders here to identify, report, advise, act, and repeat. You'll have room to change things, and we'll expect you to use it. If you want to build one alongside a leadership team that names its gaps out loud, this is a good seat.

Why a Clinical Director Would Choose DV Therapy

• $100K - $110K per year - This is your base salary. We’re not hiding any bonuses in there.
• No Caseload - As our ABA Clinical Director, you are not expected to carry any cases unless you want to
• Speech and OT on every team and right down the hall. We have an integrated pediatric team of ABA, Speech, and OT in each office collaborating every day. And while you’ll only be responsible for the oversight of our ABA programs, you’ll get to see and contribute to this whole team effort!
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and sick time
• 401(k) with a company match on up to 5%
• Health insurance plus free mental-health consultations through LifeCare.
• Professional Liability Insurance included
• CEU reimbursement, gym and phone plans, and extras - gym stipend, phone plan, LifeMart discounts.
• Discretionary Bonus Profit Sharing Program!

What You'll Own

Clinical leadership and standards

• Supervise and guide clinical staff, and make sure every DV Therapy location delivers ABA to the same standard
• Build the clinical policies and procedures that define best practice here, then make them stick
• Evaluate program effectiveness and adjust when the data says to
• Coordinate with other departments when clinical needs cross into operations

Compliance and quality

• Hold the organization to HIPAA and all applicable state and federal healthcare regulations
• Audit - or assign the audit of - at least 10% of treatment notes every month, with written and verbal feedback to the clinician
• Own the corrective action plan when something falls short, and see it through
• Keep clinical records accurate and confidential
• Lead quality control and audit readiness, and collaborate with clinical leaders inside and outside DV Therapy

Growing the team

• Work with the Talent Relationship Team to recruit, interview, hire, train, and retain clinical staff - you'll be a real partner in who joins this team
• Build professional development that people actually want, not compliance hours
• Conduct performance evaluations and address staff concerns directly

Clients, families, and partners

• Give the intake process the clinical feedback it needs to place clients well
• Take on client concerns while they're clinical, and hand off cleanly to upper management when they're not
• Build and hold relationships with referring providers, insurance partners, and regulatory agencies
• Advocate for what clients need and turn that into changes in how we deliver

Financial and operational

• Help plan budgets for clinical programs and resources
• Use resources efficiently without letting quality slip - and say so when the two are in conflict
• Monitor clinical productivity and adjust workflows when the numbers or the clinicians tell you something isn't working

How We Work

We run on EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). You'll work inside the Vision/Traction Organizer, run and participate in Level 10 meetings, and own quarterly Rocks. If you've led in an EOS company, you'll recognize the rhythm immediately. If you haven't, we'll teach it - what matters is that you want clear priorities and visible accountability.

We also hire and evaluate against GWC: you get the role and where the company is going, you want it for real, and you have the capacity - skills, experience, and time - to do it at a high level.

And we hold each other to our core values:

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• Engaged and driven
• Super flexible
• Proficient
• Empathetic, with emotional intelligence
• Communicative and collaborative
• Tenacious

What We're Looking For

• Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Counseling, Education, Special Education, Child Development, Social Work, or a related field
• BCBA in good standing with the BACB
• At least five years of BCBA certified experience
• Two+ years in a leadership role
• Someone who can run multiple priorities in a moving environment without waiting to be managed
• A real service mentality - you measure yourself by what clients and clinicians get, not by what got documented
• Someone who spots the gap, builds the plan, executes it, and then checks whether it actually worked
• Someone who understands the importance of being present in all five locations (this doesn’t mean in-person in every location every day, but this person needs to be ok with a regular cadence in every center with more frequency to our largest centers in Palmdale and Bakersfield)

We're not a huge organization but we are owned by a single clinician so this is a really amazing opportunity for someone to truly get in on building a culture, not just a program.

Follow us for updates and clinic highlights

Instagram: @dvtherapyinc

LinkedIn: DV Therapy Learning Center

What team members are saying about working at DV Therapy

"I've worked in ABA-only clinics before. Having ST and OT down the hall means I'm learning something new every week, not just from trainings, but from lunch conversations."

- Devin R., BCBA, Santa Fe Springs

"The multidisciplinary setup here means I never feel like I'm guessing in my own silo. If I have a question about a kid's motor planning, the OT is right there, not three referrals away."

- Jordan K., RBT, Palmdale

"I love that leadership actually invests in team building. It's not just a pizza party once a year, it's a whole culture of showing up for each other."

- Selena M., Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant, Santa Fe Springs

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