Location: Chicagoland Area
Overview
We're looking for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to join our growing team at Positivity Play, where therapy is rooted in connection, curiosity, and respect for each child's unique way of learning.
This is a part-time position with flexibility, meaningful clinical work, and the opportunity to help shape a growing organization from the ground up. If you're looking for a place where your clinical voice is valued and relationships matter just as much as outcomes, we'd love to meet you.
What you'll do
You'll provide compassionate, individualized ABA services while working collaboratively with families, behavior technicians, and other professionals to support meaningful progress for each child.
Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, supervising behavior technicians, analyzing data, collaborating with caregivers, and ensuring high-quality, ethical clinical care in home and community settings.
What makes this different
We're building a company where BCBAs have the freedom to practice thoughtfully, not just meet productivity numbers.
- Paid travel time between appointments
- Paid training and onboarding
- Flexible part-time scheduling with the majority of available hours in the afternoons, evenings, and weekends
- Ongoing mentorship and collaboration
- Opportunities to help shape clinical programming and company growth
- Small caseloads with quality over quantity
- Strong team culture where clinicians genuinely support one another
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and exposure to developmental approaches beyond traditional ABA
- Real opportunities for professional growth as our company expands
Who we're looking for
- Current BCBA certification in good standing
- Licensed to practice in Illinois (LBA)
- Available to work primarily afternoon, evening, and/or weekend hours
- Passionate about compassionate, child-centered ABA
- Strong clinical decision-making and communication skills
- Enjoys mentoring and supporting behavior technicians
- Values collaboration with families and interdisciplinary teams
- Comfortable providing services in home and community settings
- Believes connection is the foundation for meaningful learning
Why Positivity Play
We're intentionally building a different kind of ABA practice, one that blends evidence-based ABA with developmental, relationship-based approaches inspired by DIR/Floortime®, ESDM, and Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs).
We believe children are not programs to be managed. They are people to be understood. Our work is grounded in relationships, supported by science, and delivered with care.
We're creating a workplace where clinicians feel respected, supported, and excited to come to work. Our goal is to build a team that loves the way they practice.
If you're looking for a company that values clinical excellence, mentorship, and genuine human connection, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Conduct functional behavior assessments and other clinical evaluations.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles.
- Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).
- Review treatment data and modify programming to ensure meaningful client progress.
- Collaborate with caregivers and other professionals to promote consistency across environments.
- Provide caregiver training to support skill generalization and long-term success.
- Complete clinical documentation in accordance with insurance, ethical, and company standards.
- Maintain compliance with the BACB Ethics Code and all applicable state and payer requirements.
Skills
- Current Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification.
- Illinois licensure (LBA)
- Experience working with children with autism and developmental disabilities.
- Strong leadership and supervision skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration with families and interdisciplinary teams.
- Organized, ethical, and committed to high-quality clinical care.
- Compassionate, patient, and relationship-focused in clinical practice.
Pay: $60.00–$70.00 per hour (based on experience)
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
- Paid travel time between client sessions
- Continuing education support
- Professional development assistance
- Mentorship and clinical collaboration
- Opportunities for advancement
Work Location: Hybrid
Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
License/Certification:
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Required)
- Licensed Behavior Analyst (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60611
