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Where You’ll Be Workingthe 10-second snapshot
Location
Salinas, CA
Setting
Center-based, hybrid - option to work remotely one day per week as center operations allow
Population Served
Children with autism
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What You’ll Actually Be Doing(aka no surprises later)
- Own clinical quality and outcomes across every client program in the center
- Oversee assessments, treatment planning, and program implementation - including final review and approval of treatment plans before payer submission
- Lead and mentor a team of BCBAs, BCaBAs, and RBTs, and set the supervision and training standards they work to
- Carry a small caseload of your own so you stay connected to client care
- Partner with intake and operations on timely client onboarding, and guide families and caregivers through transitions and discharge planning
- Track clinical performance and operational metrics, and drive ongoing program improvement
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Caseload & Support Transparency(because details matter)
- Caseload size: a small caseload alongside your leadership responsibilities, to stay connected to client care
- Clinical authority: you are trusted to make the decisions that drive care quality, in alignment with CASP best practices
- Clinical support: standing clinical committees and advisory boards, regular Grand Rounds, an annual clinical conference, and clinical outcomes published quarterly
- RBT quality: first-time BACB exam pass rates well above the national average, through an accredited in-house training system
- Tenure and advancement: a defined path from Clinical Supervisor to Center Director, average BCBA tenure several times the industry norm, and a large share of Center Directors promoted from within
- Onboarding: a multi-week Clinical Director cohort training, plus ongoing mentorship
- Organization: part of a large multi-state network, with both clinical and operational advancement paths and opportunities to take part in research
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Compensation & Perks(real ones)
Compensation
$97k–$105k
- Base salary: $97,000 - $105,000
- Bonus structure: $7,000 - $18,000 (paid monthly)
- Sign-on bonus: $5,000 - $20,000 (depending on start date and location)
- Total annual compensation: $97,000 - $123,000
- PTO: 15 paid days off and 9 holidays annually
- Health benefits: dental and vision coverage, IVF and maternity support, wellness resources
- CEU stipend: 24/7 access to 100+ free CEUs, plus a professional development stipend up to $1,000
- 401(k) match
- Annual merit-based salary increases
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Why This Is a Green-Flag Clinic✨ we checked, so you don’t have to
This organization meets our standards in:
- ✓Ethical leadership
- ✓Transparent pay & expectations
- ✓Realistic caseloads
- ✓Work/life balance
- ✓Clinical support that actually exists
- ✓Real clinical authority for its leaders
We don't certify everyone, and we definitely don't promote clinics we wouldn't work at ourselves.
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You’d Be a Great Fit If You…quick vibe check ✅
- Are a credentialed BCBA
- Want real clinical authority, not a title with someone else's signature on your treatment plans
- Like building teams - developing RBTs and supervisors is the part of the job you look forward to
- Hold the line on ethics and quality even when volume is the easier answer
- Want to stay close to client care while you lead
- Believe burnout is not a badge of honor - for you or for your team
- Hold a master's degree or higher in ABA, psychology, education, or a related field with approved behavior-analytic coursework
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