Lead Center Based BCBA

About Dragonfly Cares

Dragonfly Cares is a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping children with autism and developmental differences thrive. We deliver high-quality Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy where it matters most: in homes, centers, schools, and communities across Long Island. Our team of compassionate professionals are united by one goal: meaningful progress for every child and family we serve.

Position Overview

The Lead BCBA, Melville, is a licensed and BACB-certified behavior analyst whose day-to-day presence anchors the Melville center's daytime clinical operation; blending direct clinical practice, supervision, center oversight, and, as the role matures, primary center-based coordination of the Melville Bridge program. You'll carry a direct billable caseload while serving as a senior daytime clinical presence, providing live support to Behavior Technicians, ensuring sessions run with fidelity, and safeguarding the quality of care for every client on center-based Melville services. You'll work in close daily partnership with a fellow Lead BCBA, Melville, report clinically to the Clinical Director, and report operationally to the COO. Over time, you'll become the primary center-based point of continuity for Bridge students transitioning into the Melville center; collaborating with the School Clinical Director on referral, intake, and enrollment, ensuring students are supported clinically and operationally upon arrival, and holding a real-time pulse on how the daytime side of the center is running.

What You'll Do

• Maintain and supervise a direct billable caseload, designing, monitoring, and revising behavior intervention plans and skill acquisition programs
• Provide live, in-session clinical support to Behavior Technicians during Melville daytime hours, ensuring sessions run with fidelity
• Schedule and deliver RBT/BT supervision hours per Dragonfly's supervision standards
• Serve as the senior daytime clinical presence on-site, opening the center on assigned days and holding a real-time pulse on daily operations
• Grow into the primary center-based coordinator role for Melville Bridge students — partnering on referral, intake, enrollment, and continuity of care as students transition from school-based to center-based services
• Attend CSE meetings, IEP reviews, and transition meetings for Bridge students as appropriate
• Respond to behavioral crises using CPI-consistent de-escalation and safety procedures
• Conduct a formal monthly check-in with each direct-caseload family and manage day-to-day parent communication
• Maintain all clinical documentation (session notes, treatment plans, BIPs, supervision notes) in Passage Health and ensure HIPAA compliance
• Other Misc. Duties assigned

Requirements

• Active and in-good-standing Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification
• Active and in-good-standing New York State Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) credential
• Current CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain at hire)
• Current CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification (or willingness to obtain at hire)
• BACB 8-hour Supervision Training (required for supervisors credentialed after January 1, 2022)
• Prior BCBA experience in a center-based setting
• Prior experience supervising RBTs/BTs in a clinical capacity
• Prior BCBA experience overseeing clinical programming for clients ages 2-22
• Experience coordinating across clinical, school, and family stakeholders
• Prior experience working in a school

Preferred Experience (Bonus Points)

• Fluency in assessment tools commonly used by Dragonfly, including the Vineland and equivalent indirect assessments
• Demonstrated ability to translate assessment data into clinically sound, individualized programming
• Fluency in additional languages beyond English and Spanish

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Salary: $80,000-$90,000 per year
• Weekday Scheduling: Hours: Monday Through Friday 8-3:30 PM
• Referral bonuses: Earn up to $250 for each qualified referral
• Meaningful work: Help students grow academically, socially, and behaviorally every day
• Full Onboarding
• Collaborative Culture
• Ongoing training: Free monthly in-person CPI (Crisis Prevention & Intervention) training and unlimited free virtual trainings including CEUs