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Center Director- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Hull, United States

Company Overview:

This is a journey of impact and meaning. Together we go and grow forward. Little Leaves is hiring a Center Director for our soon to open Tysons Center! This position does require the candidate is a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)

Why Grow your BCBA Career with Little Leaves. We offer a competitive SIGN-ON BONUS and a RELOCATION BONUS—designed to support your move and reward your expertise from day one

Compensation & Perks

Guaranteed salary (no caseload) + bonus potential
Total earning potential up to $120,000 (base + bonus + benefits)
Professional development budget to invest in your growth
Unlimited referral bonuses (yes, really unlimited )
Sign-On Bonus

Time to Recharge (Without Guilt)

Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays + 6 dedicated sick days
CEU/conference days for your professional growth

Your pay is not tied to billables. That means you can actually take the time you’ve earned, without stress, without guilt, and without it cutting into your paycheck.

Work-Life Balance

Center-based position with flexibility for remote work when clinical metrics are met
No nights. No weekends. Ever.
A team that respects your time and supports your success

Why You’ll Love Working Here (just the facts!)

Small caseloads for your BCBAs more quality time with each client (max caseload 8 full-time kiddos)
BCBA leaders at every level of the organization + access to doctoral-level BCBAs for continued mentorship and guidance
Focus on your expertise: you won’t be responsible for training Behavior Technicians, and you’ll have a strong support team to handle administrative tasks
Monthly in-house CEs + dedicated CEU/conference days to keep you growing
Clinical excellence first: strong supervision, quality standards, and real support
Collaborative, fun, and inclusive team culture
Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match
Relocation assistance available

Overview:

The Center Director is the primary leader and decision maker for the services delivered in a little leaves center. This accountability includes team members, clients, operations, clinical quality, and financial results. Little Leaves has a highly skilled professional team supporting the centers and center director including human resources and recruiting, training and clinical intervention standards, client marketing and intake, authorizations management, credentialing, information technology, etc. These people supply the “architectural design” of Little Leaves and some upstream and downstream support for the operations of a center, but the successful leadership of the center day in and day out is the center director’s role.

The center director sets the tone culturally and professionally by modeling thoughtful, highly competent, and authentic professional behavior.

The Center Director is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (i.e., BCBA) and manages the day-to-day operations of their assigned center, by providing clinical and operational leadership. Services delivered follow evidence-based practice (EBP) approaches, which include operationally defined, empirically documented, and socially validated methods based on the principles of behavior analysis. The center director ensures daily operations meet best practice standards of care, requirements of funders, and Little Leaves policies and procedures by providing coaching, supervision, and evaluating the work performance of office manager, behavior technicians, training and behavior specialists, and supervising behavior analyst(s). Additionally, the center director is responsible for the performance and productivity of staff in accordance with Little Leaves policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operational Responsibilities (40%)

Ensure individual staff productivity of service unit and financial targets, which includes client census and staff ratios.

Oversees day-to-day operations and works with the office manager to ensure sufficient supplies, maintaining checklists (e.g., regulatory standards), and informing division leadership of challenges and impending issues.

Coordinate the recruitment of staff, including publicizing open positions, interviewing, and selecting staff.

Assists with applicable portions of the revenue cycle management process to ensure timely payments and collections for services provided, by ensuring documentation of services (including authorizations) are completed in a timely manner.

Assists with budgeting process (i.e., projecting census) and provides information to the senior leadership team as requested.

Manages expenses and ensures that spending does not exceed monthly budget.

Supervision and Training (40%)

Serves as a leader of the center team in assessing and supporting clients and staff within the center by creating a sense of community and positive working culture.

Reviews referrals on an ongoing basis, monitor, assign caseloads and ensure appropriate staffing ratios and clinician caseloads.

Maintains caseload as needed (for centers under 15 clients, SBA vacancy) and serves as lead BCBA for the team, by assigning caseloads and clients to SBAs.

Supervise clinicians to ensure quality of service delivery and that assessment informs treatment protocols or curriculum.

Provide services or supervision in a timely manner as specified by the division by measuring fidelity, rapport, and providing support to teams.

Performance Management and Professional Development (20%)

Ensure staff meet competency requirements prior to rendering face to face services and follow responsibilities as outlined in the individual work performance standards, state, and federal regulations.

Evaluate staff performance at quarterly intervals from the date of employment, including but not limited to SBA mentorship to junior staff supporting professional growth.

Coordinate regular clinical team meetings (e.g., center senior team meetings) and attend divisional meetings (e.g., monthly center team meetings).

Review, develop, and implement a plan to address client and staff incidents and report progress to RD.

Participate in clinical (e.g., company-wide senior staff monthly meetings) and operational meetings (e.g., weekly meetings with RD and Director of Operations/Operations Manager).

KPI’s (METRICS):

Financial targets: ensures census and staff ratios, caseloads to meet monthly budget targets, and maintains a caseload if center under 15 clients or if SBAs are not at target

Client and team member satisfaction: assesses client and employee satisfaction through NPS and eNPS

Center clinical quality measures: ensures staff meet and maintain competency, supervision is provided in a consistent and timely manner, outcome measures are completed on a regular schedule.

Documentation: Ensures documentation (reports, treatment notes, etc) are completed on a timely manner for self and all employees.

Provides leadership, supervision, and support that is needed to ensure quality services meeting the mission and values of Little Leaves Behavioral Services to assigned center.

Qualifications:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis or related discipline (BCBA and license eligible)
- Minimum 2 - 3 years of experience as a BCBA managing a team and working with clients diagnosed with ASD
- Minimum 1 – 2 years of experience with staff management, supervision, and mentoring resulting in strong teams and improved outcomes.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFCATIONS:
- Demonstrated history of successfully supervising, coaching, and developing people.
- Experience reviewing budgets and monitoring operational and clinical data.
- Demonstrated intelligence and poise with excellent verbal, written, and live presentation communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively across stakeholder groups.
- Knowledge of best practices for working with children with autism including familiarity with CASP autism guidelines, state regulations, and payer specifications (e.g., insurance guidelines).

Posted Min Pay Rate: USD $90,000.00/Yr.