Access Granted Now, Inc.
Manatee County/Bradenton Area, Florida
Full-Time | Primarily On-Site
Salary: $85,000-$95,000 annually
Position Overview
Access Granted Now, Inc. is seeking a mission-driven and experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst to serve as our Residential Clinical Lead and RBT Supervisor.
This is a unique opportunity for a BCBA to help build and lead a trauma-responsive behavioral support program for children and adolescents living in a residential foster-care setting. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape program development, supervise Registered Behavior Technicians, conduct behavioral assessments, develop individualized behavior-support plans, train residential staff, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary clinical team.
Access Granted Now is a Joint Commission-accredited and Florida DCF-licensed residential provider serving youth with histories of trauma, abuse, neglect, placement instability, exposure to domestic violence, trafficking risk factors, and complex emotional or behavioral needs.
We are currently licensed as an At-Risk Home and are expanding our clinical infrastructure as part of our Florida Medicaid enrollment and ongoing efforts to obtain Behavioral Qualified Residential Treatment Program status.
This role is designed for a BCBA who is interested in clinical leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, program development, and improving outcomes for youth whose needs extend beyond a traditional clinic-based ABA setting.
Why This Position Is Different
The BCBA will have the opportunity to:
- Build a behavioral services program rather than inherit a rigid clinic model
- Work with a small residential population across two homes located on one campus
- Supervise and develop a team of RBTs
- Collaborate with therapists, case managers, nursing staff, the medical director, educators, and residential leadership
- Integrate behavior analysis with trauma-informed mental health treatment
- Influence clinical policies, staff training, data systems, and quality-improvement initiatives
- Participate in the development of an emerging BQRTP program
- Receive paid time for documentation, meetings, staff training, assessments, and treatment planning
- Maintain a manageable caseload without a high-volume clinic billing model
Key ResponsibilitiesClinical Assessment and Treatment
- Conduct functional behavior assessments, skills assessments, preference assessments, and other clinically appropriate evaluations.
- Identify the function of challenging behaviors and the environmental factors that may contribute to behavioral concerns.
- Develop individualized, trauma-responsive behavior-support and behavior-intervention plans.
- Establish measurable behavioral goals, data-collection procedures, treatment protocols, and discharge criteria.
- Review behavioral data regularly and modify treatment protocols based on youth progress, safety concerns, treatment integrity, and clinical need.
- Ensure behavioral interventions are individualized, positive, least restrictive, developmentally appropriate, and respectful of youth rights.
- Coordinate behavioral services with each youth’s treatment plan, service plan, safety plan, educational plan, and discharge plan.
- Provide direct behavioral consultation and clinical support when youth demonstrate aggression, elopement risk, property destruction, emotional dysregulation, self-injury, noncompliance, or other complex behavioral needs.
- Support crisis-prevention planning without using punitive, coercive, or trauma-insensitive interventions.
RBT Supervision and Team Development
- Provide qualified supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians in accordance with current BACB requirements.
- Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments.
- Establish clear expectations for RBT documentation, data collection, service delivery, professional boundaries, and ethical conduct.
- Observe RBT service delivery and provide timely coaching and performance feedback.
- Review session documentation, behavioral data, treatment integrity, and progress toward identified goals.
- Ensure required supervision frequency, documentation, and competency standards are maintained.
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development of RBTs and other behavioral support staff.
- Address performance concerns and make recommendations regarding remedial training, caseload adjustment, or continued assignment.
Residential Staff Training and Consultation
- Train direct-care staff to understand behavioral triggers, prevention strategies, reinforcement systems, coping supports, and approved interventions.
- Help residential staff distinguish trauma responses from intentional misconduct or defiance.
- Provide practical strategies that can be implemented consistently across shifts and settings.
- Observe residential routines and recommend environmental or programmatic changes to improve safety, predictability, engagement, and behavioral outcomes.
- Support treatment integrity without expecting direct-care staff to function as RBTs unless appropriately trained, credentialed, assigned, and supervised.
- Participate in incident reviews involving significant behavioral events.
- Provide recommendations following patterns of aggression, elopement, self-harm, property destruction, or repeated crisis intervention.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment-team meetings, clinical staffings, placement meetings, discharge planning, and transition meetings.
- Collaborate with therapists, case managers, nurses, physicians, educators, guardians, caregivers, and community providers.
- Coordinate behavioral recommendations with mental health treatment, psychiatric care, medication management, educational planning, and family engagement.
- Communicate clearly with residential leadership regarding behavioral trends, clinical risks, staffing needs, and program recommendations.
- Support family and caregiver understanding of behavior plans when clinically appropriate.
- Provide behavioral summaries and recommendations for treatment reviews, placement meetings, and discharge planning.
Medicaid, Documentation, and Compliance
- Complete assessments, treatment plans, reassessments, progress summaries, supervision records, and other documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
- Ensure documentation supports medical necessity and reflects the services provided.
- Assist with Medicaid credentialing, authorization, utilization review, and documentation processes as applicable.
- Maintain compliance with BACB ethical requirements, Florida Medicaid standards, DCF requirements, Joint Commission standards, HIPAA, and organizational policies.
- Participate in quality assurance, performance improvement, chart reviews, corrective-action planning, and program evaluation.
- Maintain current BCBA certification and all required continuing education.
- Report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other reportable concerns in accordance with Florida law and organizational policy.
Required Qualifications
- Current certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
- Master’s degree in applied behavior analysis, psychology, education, social work, counseling, or a closely related field.
- Eligibility to practice and supervise behavior-analytic services in Florida.
- Experience conducting functional behavior assessments and developing behavior-intervention plans.
- Experience supervising RBTs or other behavior-support personnel.
- Strong understanding of behavioral data collection, analysis, treatment integrity, and outcome measurement.
- Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary clinical environment.
- Strong written communication, documentation, organization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and protect youth confidentiality.
- Ability to pass all required DCF, Medicaid, organizational, and Level II background screenings.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification, or ability to obtain certification within the required timeframe.
Preferred Qualifications
- At least two years of experience as a BCBA.
- Experience working with children or adolescents.
- Experience in residential treatment, foster care, child welfare, behavioral health, juvenile justice, or school-based services.
- Experience supporting youth with trauma histories and complex emotional or behavioral needs.
- Experience addressing aggression, elopement, property destruction, emotional dysregulation, self-injury, or other high-risk behaviors.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care, attachment, child development, family systems, and adverse childhood experiences.
- Experience supervising multiple RBTs across more than one setting.
- Familiarity with Florida Medicaid behavior-analysis services, prior authorization, documentation, or managed-care requirements.
- Experience creating behavioral programs, staff-training systems, quality measures, or clinical workflows.
- Experience collaborating with therapists, psychiatrists, nurses, educators, and residential teams.
Schedule
This is a full-time, primarily on-site position serving two residential homes located on the same campus in Manatee County.
The anticipated schedule is generally Monday through Friday, with flexibility based on youth needs, staff supervision, family meetings, treatment-team meetings, and clinical priorities.
Limited remote administrative work may be considered after the initial onboarding period. Regular on-site presence is required.
This position is not intended to require routine 24-hour on-call coverage. However, occasional consultation outside the regular schedule may be necessary when urgent clinical concerns arise.
Compensation
$85,000-$95,000 annually, based on:
- Years of BCBA experience
- RBT supervisory experience
- Residential or child-welfare experience
- Medicaid credentialing and documentation experience
- Experience with complex behaviors and trauma-affected youth
- Program-development and leadership experience
A part-time W-2 or independent-contractor arrangement may be considered for an exceptional candidate who cannot accept full-time employment.
For a contractor arrangement, compensation would be negotiated separately based on guaranteed weekly hours, scope of responsibility, on-site expectations, and supervision requirements.
Benefits
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- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional-development opportunities
- Paid training
- Leadership and program-development opportunities
- Supportive interdisciplinary team
- Limited remote administrative flexibility following onboarding
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Physical and Work Requirements
- Ability to work in a residential environment serving children and adolescents.
- Ability to move throughout residential homes, offices, classrooms, and program grounds.
- Ability to observe youth and staff during daily routines and behavioral services.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and use a computer for assessments, documentation, meetings, and data review.
- Ability to maintain emotional composure and sound professional judgment during behavioral incidents.
- Ability to respond safely and appropriately during emergencies.
- Reasonable accommodations may be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Access Granted Now, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Application Requirements
Applicants should submit:
- Current résumé or curriculum vitae
- Current BCBA certification information
- Cover letter describing relevant clinical and supervisory experience
- Contact information for at least two professional references
Qualified candidates may be asked to provide examples of their experience with functional behavior assessment, behavior-plan development, RBT supervision, trauma-responsive services, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you currently certified as a BCBA?
- Do you have experience working with children in residential, foster care, behavioral health, or child welfare settings?
- Are you able to pass a Level II Background Screening?
- Do you have experience developing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for youth with significant emotional and behavioral challenges?
Work Location: In person
