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Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA)

Job Title: Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA)
Posting # 004/2026

Site and Program: Central office, Upper Paradise site
Job Classification(s): Specialized Clinician
Existing Vacancy: 1 position
Days and Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Terms of Employment: Full-time, Permanent

Lynwood Charlton Centre is Hamilton’s Lead Agency for child and youth mental health, providing transformative care through community, residential, and treatment services. We empower young people (prenatal to age 25) and their families with equitable, accessible programs—from counselling and crisis support to skill-building and advocacy. Guided by compassion and evidence, we collaborate with 7 core partners to strengthen mental health across our diverse community. 

Through our Lead Agency role, we are responsible for leading and facilitating system reform in Hamilton. To do this, we work collaboratively with other child and youth mental health service providers, other affiliated community partners including our child welfare, health, and school board partners, and parents and youth engaged in our services.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to visit the Our Approach section of the website.

We are currently looking for a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) to work from our Head Office in Hamilton. Though our preferred candidate is fluent in English and French, mastery of the French language is not required.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Rate of Pay: $31.97 per hour

  • Comprehensive group benefits plan inclusive of vision, dental and disability coverage at three months

  • Pension at twelve months

  • Generous paid time off policies

  • Onsite parking, casual dress and a fantastic team of co-workers

ROLE OVERVIEW

Directly reporting to the Clinical Director, the BCBA is responsible for providing functional assessment and behaviour support plans in clinical services for clients by supporting and providing leadership to the multidisciplinary team in the development of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) based strategies throughout the agency.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Client assessments: collect, analyze and interpret baseline and intervention data.

  • Develop and support the implementation of ABA strategies to address clients’ behavioural needs.

  • Providing recommendations for intervention strategies, treatment and discharge planning.

  • Developing specific and evidence-based treatment programs for individual clients based on analysis of data, environmental and clinical factors including a functional assessment to develop a behaviour support plan based on Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) principles.

  • Case management.

  • Preparing appropriate reports and behavioural plans for the treatment of clients.

  • Assessing and developing plans independently without supervision.

  • Supporting development of service plans and developing specific behavioural intervention programs.

  • Coordinating the interpretation of client functional behaviour and making intervention recommendations.

  • Evaluating program initiatives and quality improvement.

  • Assisting in establishing and evaluating treatment programs at LCC.

  • Providing specialized behavioural lens to the clinical team including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Child Youth Workers, and Psychologists.

  • Providing information and training regarding functional assessments, ABA interventions and strategies to interdisciplinary team members and families.

  • Organizing and coordinating supervised behaviour support services in designated program area.

  • Facilitate training sessions to staff in collaboration with the leadership team.

  • Other related duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Post-graduate degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Psychology, Education, or a related field required.

  • Post-graduate level coursework in Applied Behaviour Analysis and/or a completed Verified Course Sequence (VCS) in Applied Behaviour Analysis required.

  • At minimum, must qualify for pre-registration for membership to the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario with a Certificate of Registration for a Behaviour Analyst Authorizing Autonomous Practice.

  • Minimum 1 year of experience of autonomous practice as a behaviour analyst in an educational and/or clinical setting required.

  • Several years of progressive experience working with families and children and/or youth in a treatment/counselling setting.

  • Experience collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to set and achieve common goals.

  • Working knowledge and experience as a BCBA to practice, perform and be responsible for behaviour programming of complex clients by administering, interpreting and evaluating functional assessments in a range of behaviour programs.

  • Working knowledge of relevant Ministry/facility policies and procedures, programs, pertinent sections of legislation e.g. Mental Health Act and community resources and agencies to assess and implement treatment programs.

  • Knowledge of computers and word processing and specialized software to input/retrieve client data, prepare reports, evaluate testing and maintain case documentation and statistics.

  • A valid G class drivers license, and reliable vehicle is required, as this role requires local work-related travel within Hamilton. Minimum 1-million-dollar liability insurance coverage is required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Reference check

  • Broad Records Check done within the last six months.

HOW TO APPLY

Using the form below, please submit a cover letter and resume outlining your demonstrated education, certification (if applicable), working and related volunteer experience and how you meet specific requirements for this position, and any additional considerations you deem appropriate.

Lynwood Charlton Centre is an equal opportunity employer. We benefit from diversity of lived experiences in the workplace and encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect Hamilton’s diversity—including racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, and disabled communities.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Lynwood Charlton Centre’s own policies, requests for accommodation will be considered throughout the hiring process.

We thank all applicants however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Apply Now

All interested applicants, please use this form to provide your letter of interest including the job title, and an updated resume.

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled.

If you have additional questions, please contact:

Sandy Gdyczynski, B.A., CHRL, Director, Human Resources

careers@lynwoodcharlton.ca
(905) 389-1361

526 Upper Paradise Road
Hamilton, ON L9C 5E3