Lead - Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Position Purpose

This position will oversee clinical service delivery, staff supervision, and community training within the Tacoma LAUNCH Program. This leadership role provides direct parent-focused services, manages clinical operations, supervises BCBAs and behavior technicians, and delivers training and consultation to school districts and community agencies. The Lead BCBA works within a multidisciplinary team and reports to the Director of Clinical Services.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead weekly parent resource and transition-planning sessions.
• Colead psychoeducational parent groups and refine curriculum content.
• Support families in accessing autism-related community and state services.
• Serve as supervisor for BCBAs, behavior technicians, and practicum students; coach and evaluate performance.
• Provide operational oversight for Tacoma LAUNCH, including staffing, onboarding, and daily clinical coordination.
• Occasional Seattle coverage required.
• Participate in cross-site collaboration with UWAC Seattle.
• Collaborate with UW Tacoma and Seattle faculty, staff, and clinical teams.
• Provide back-up BCBA coverage for ABA classrooms, including intervention design and program modification for children ages 2–6.
• Lead team meetings and case consultations.
• Complete all clinical documentation and reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate records and interface with administrative and billing teams.
• Develop and deliver workshops for school districts and community organizations in multiple formats (in-person, webinar, recorded).
• Provide hands-on training, classroom coaching, and behavioral skills instruction as needed.
• Attend staff meetings and meet all assigned deadlines.
• Conduct on-site or remote consultation, including functional assessments, observations, intervention planning, staff coaching, and written summaries.
• Produce timely consultation reports and support documentation.
• Carefully coordinate care with community providers to support continuity of services.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in education or related field, plus 2-3 years of experience in working with children, adolescents, and/or adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.
• Licensure and certification, if appropriate to the field (e.g., LBA – Licensed Behavior Analyst, BCBA – Board Certified Behavior Analyst).

Desired Qualifications

• Experience teaching and designing programs for students with autism spectrum disorders, including collaboration with general education teachers, school administrators, related services personnel and outside community providers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience assessing behavior and synthesizing results in a written report.
• An approach to working with colleagues that enhances collaboration and team building.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, negotiate multi-layered regulatory systems, manage competing priorities, strong organization skills.

Other Requirements

• Reliable transportation to and from place of work to other sites.

Compensation, Benefits And Position Details

Pay Range Minimum: $71,952.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum: $107,928.00 annual
Benefits: Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit here.
Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular: Regular
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%