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Director of ABA Services

ABS Kids
Gastonia, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/7/2026

The role of the Director of ABA Services is to perform in-person consultant tasks at an exceptional level, provide clinical and professional guidance to direct care staff, lead staff, and Behavior Analysts, and contribute to the advancement of quality at ABS Kids through specific projects. This is not a remote or telehealth position.

What do we offer?

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Total compensation package of $100,000 - $110,000 /year, includes salary and bonus
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, HSA, vision, plus voluntary benefits like short term disability, life, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness and pet insurance
  • Work-life balance with weekday work, no weekend requirements
  • 401(k) plus company match
  • Cell phone and laptop stipends
  • CEU stipend starting at $500/year and increasing with tenure
  • 3 weeks paid time off
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Referral bonus program
  • Employee discounts and Employee Assistance Program including free legal and financial advice, free counseling support and much more

Professional Collaboration:

  • Ongoing meetings with members of an interdisciplinary care team, including BTs, RBTs, BCBAs and Psychologists

Connection and Support:

  • Virtual events with your local colleagues that may include game nights, awards ceremonies and town hall events
  • ABS Kids Virtual Office connects you to hundreds of colleagues, professionally and personally, near and far
  • Comprehensive back-end office support – you provide treatment while a dedicated team takes care of all your administrative needs including credentialing, billing, intake and more

What would you do?

  • Meet weekly or bi-weekly with assigned Behavior Analysts and lead RBTs to support clinical and administrative objectives with tasks such as

    • Maintain staff productivity
    • Maintain adequate patient supervision
    • Review clinical reports and provide feedback for improvement
    • Ensure staff's progression toward professional goals
    • Coach staff on how to manage supervisees
    • Coach staff on how to work with caregivers and other Community Collaborators
    • Lead and participate in Special Interest Groups
    • Organize data sets to report visual feedback to teams
    • Analyze data sets and develop ways to improve key clinical and administrative metrics
    • Work with Director of Clinical Operations and RVP to identify regional needs and brainstorm opportunities to improve
    • Represent us at local events, special interest groups, and in the community
    • Manage staff performance related concerns and meet with HR
    • Meet with Director of Clinical Operations weekly to discuss caseload and management of BCBAs
  • Additional Responsibilities/Projects

    • Planning, designing, and implementation of regionally specific programs
    • Oversight of RBT certification process and ongoing training

Who are we looking for?

  • Master's degree in education, psychology, counseling, behavior analysis, behavior science, human development, social work, or rehabilitation
  • BCBA certification
  • 2 years of experience working as a behavior instructor implementing ABA interventions with children with autism
  • 2 years of experience working as a behavior supervisor designing ABA programs for children with autism, and training caregivers and instructors how to implement these interventions
  • Knowledge and experience with DTT, NET, VB, PRT
  • Experience conducting assessments: VB-MAPP, Vineland, ABLLS, FBA

Who We Are:

  • It's in the wow moments that we find our purpose at ABS Kids. Our shared experiences are the milestones that influence our work. The mission of our work with children with autism and their families feeds our spirit. With every wow moment, we can see our impact grow.
  • At ABS Kids we are empowered by the breadth of our differences. Our mission is to create a culture where all people thrive because their diverse stories are heard and celebrated. We commit to an evolving understanding of diversity as we learn from one another.
  • We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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Salary : $100,000 - $110,000

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