Onboarding and Development Specialist / Telehealth Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Highlights Healthcare ABA is seeking a dynamic and experienced BCBA to lead our onboarding and professional development initiatives for clinical staff. This dual-role position ensures new BCBAs are seamlessly integrated into our clinical culture and receive the support they need to thrive. This role is designed to provide hands-on, structured support for clinicians during onboarding with Highlights Healthcare, and newly certified BCBAs during their first 8 weeks in the field, ensuring they build confidence, clinical fluency, and alignment with our standards of care. You'll serve as both a mentor and clinical guide, helping shape the next generation of behavior analysts in a high-quality, supportive environment. You will also design and implement structured career development programs to promote growth, retention, and clinical excellence across the organization.

Job Responsibilities :

• Designs, implements, and monitors clinical training programs in collaboration with clinical leadership.
• Supports 20 clinical hours per week virtually
• Ensures mentees are receiving group supervision and 1 : 1 supervision with frequency determined with the Director of BCBA Development
• Coordinates with Clinical Directors to ensure that mentees are trained in 1 : 1 supervision
• Conducts consistent program reviews to ensure a high degree of clinical excellence for learners, including analysis of progress for skill acquisition and behavior reduction, to ensure appropriate progress is made, maintained and generalized.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive onboarding program tailored for new BCBAs.
• Facilitate orientation sessions covering clinical policies, ethical guidelines, systems training, and organizational culture.
• Act as a mentor and liaison during the onboarding period (typically first 90 days).
• Conduct regular check-ins with new hires to assess progress and address any concerns or training needs.
• Partner with clinical leadership to identify high-potential clinicians and recommend individualized development plans.
• Collaborate with clinical supervisors and HR to ensure consistency in onboarding experiences.
• Develop and deliver a structured 8-week onboarding program for newly certified BCBAs, including clinical protocols, ethical decision-making, documentation standards, and clinic operations.
• Act as the primary mentor for new BCBAs during their initial transition from trainee to independent clinician.
• Facilitate weekly individual and group mentorship sessions focusing on case conceptualization, treatment planning, supervision, and professional confidence-building.
• Observe and provide feedback on clinical sessions and team leadership.
• Support new BCBAs in mastering data systems, electronic health records, and internal workflows.
• Foster a psychologically safe learning environment that encourages reflection, questions, and growth.
• Will work with the Director of BCBA Development and student team to lead group study sessions for level 3 students.
• Completes other job duties and projects, as assigned.
• Maintain knowledge of State and Federal specific laws, Tricare / Governmental programs, Medical Insurance Providers, Medicaid Waiver Programs and ensure compliance with regulations.

Why should you consider a position with Highlights?

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Highlights Healthcare, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or Health insurance.

COVID-19 considerations : HHC follows all applicable CDC guidelines.

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