Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)-Irving

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Clinic-Based

The Helm ABA | Full-Time, Onsite | Irving, TX Compensation: $85,000 to $95,000 based on experience, plus quarterly incentive bonuses

Why Join The Helm

Imagine a clinic where your clinical judgment is trusted, a child’s “no” or “I need a break” is honored, and your goals are built around what actually matters in a family’s daily life, not just what looks good on a graph. That’s The Helm.

We are a boutique autism therapy provider built on our Whole Child Framework. We partner with families to build meaningful, lasting skills so every child can navigate their world with confidence, joy, and independence. We’re small on purpose, so your voice shapes how we grow, and you’ll have the time and support to do ABA the way you hoped you would when you entered the field.

What Sets Us Apart

We treat the whole child, not a list of targets. Every plan starts with a child’s strengths, interests, communication, and family context. Your treatment plans will reflect who the child is, not just what they’re missing.

We measure success beyond the graph. Every goal connects to a child’s everyday life, and we plan for skills to carry over to home, school, and community from day one.

Families are true partners. Caregiver goals and priorities shape the plan, and caregiver training and collaboration are built into your role. We allocate a minimum of 2 hours per month per client, ensuring families are active participants in generalization from day one.

Learning is natural and joyful. We teach through play, interests, and daily routines, so sessions look like real life instead of drill and worksheets.

We’re small by design, and our caseloads prove it. You’ll work on a close-knit team where leadership knows you by name, your feedback is heard, and you can see the impact of your ideas. We cap our caseloads and set sustainable billable targets. We cap our caseloads at 10 clients and set sustainable billable targets averaging 27 hours a week, giving you the time to do ABA the way you hoped you would when you entered the field.

We invest in your growth. Mentorship, ongoing supervision, and CEU support - including free access to CEUs on CASP and CentralReach Institute - are part of how we work, not perks we mention once and forget.

We collaborate beyond our walls. You’ll work alongside SLPs, OTs, schools, and other providers so each child’s support is connected, not siloed.

Our Clinical Philosophy: The Whole Child Framework

Effective ABA starts with understanding the whole child. We provide compassionate, individualized, evidence-based care that respects each child’s autonomy, partners with families, and builds meaningful skills for greater confidence, connection, and independence.

• Every Child Is Unique: Individualized care built around each child’s strengths, interests, needs, and communication.
• Respect Comes First: We honor each child’s autonomy, dignity, choices, and voice.
• Meaningful Progress: We focus on practical skills that improve everyday life, not just progress on a graph.
• Family Partnership: Caregivers are active partners in setting goals and guiding care.
• Beyond the Clinic: We build skills that carry over into home, school, and community.
• Greater Independence: We focus on lasting skills that support a more connected, independent life.

At The Helm, success is measured by how children use their skills to communicate, connect, participate, and navigate their world.

Our Core Values

• Compassion | Lead with Compassion
• Empowerment | Honor Every Voice
• Excellence | Pursue Clinical Excellence
• Intention | Make It Meaningful
• Growth | Grow Together

Our Commitment to You

Our clinicians do their best work when they feel supported, so we commit to:

• Protecting your time for quality clinical work, supervision, and caregiver collaboration
• Providing consistent mentorship and clinical leadership you can actually reach
• Investing in your growth through CEU support and ongoing training
• Listening to your feedback and giving you a real voice in how we grow
• Treating you with the same compassion, respect, and curiosity we show our clients

What We Offer

• Salary of $85,000 to $95,000, plus quarterly incentive bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid holidays and 10 days of PTO
• CEU reimbursement
• Mentorship and ongoing support from clinical leadership
• A small, values-driven team where your voice shapes how we grow
• Bi-weekly work-from-home day, based on performance

The Role

You’ll oversee a max caseload of 10 clients with an average billable target of 27 hours per week, supervise and develop our RBTs, and partner closely with families. You’ll do this alongside colleagues who share your commitment to compassionate, assent-based, meaningful care, and with the autonomy to design treatment that fits each child.

Lead with Compassion and Grow Together

• Mentor and coach RBTs through Behavior Skills Training, ongoing fidelity monitoring, and supportive feedback
• Model professionalism, integrity, and our core values, and help shape a collaborative clinical culture
• Train and maintain crisis response protocols for high-intensity behavior, using kindness and curiosity over pressure

Pursue Clinical Excellence

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments (VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, Vineland-3, SSIS, and others)
• Write individualized treatment plans aligned with assessment results and caregiver priorities
• Use data to guide decisions, and adjust the approach when something isn’t working
• Complete all clinical documentation accurately and on time, in line with payer and ethical requirements

Honor Every Voice and Make It Meaningful

• Build goals around real-life outcomes, using naturalistic, play-based, interest-driven teaching
• Provide caregiver training and regular family collaboration, and plan for generalization across home, school, and community from day one
• Collaborate with SLPs, OTs, schools, and other providers to support each child’s progress

What You Bring

• Current BCBA certification and Texas LBA (or eligibility to obtain it before start)
• 1+ year of post-certification experience
• Experience with socially valid, assent-based, evidence-based ABA, and with supervising RBTs
• Clear written, verbal, and non-verbal communication with families and team members
• Strong organization and time management in a fast-paced clinic
• A collaborative, growth mindset

Don’t meet every single qualification? If our approach resonates with you, we’d still love to hear from you.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Sit, kneel, and work at child level during sessions
• Participate physically in play and respond safely to behavioral crises
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities

Schedule & Setting

Onsite, clinic-based, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Ready to Take the Helm?

If you’re a BCBA who wants to practice ABA that’s compassionate, individualized, and built around the whole child, we’d love to meet you. Apply at https://thehelmaba.com/join-our-team/.

The Helm ABA is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive, respectful workplace.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Apply anyway. We value potential, purpose, and personality just as much as experience.

Let’s navigate this journey together. 💙