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Behavior Assistant Jobs at Team PBS
A Behavior Assistant delivers behavior analysis services directly, one-to-one, in homes and community settings, carrying out treatment designed by a supervising behavior analyst. It is the most accessible way into applied behavior analysis — no prior certification is required — and it is also the role with the most daily contact with the people we serve. If someone outside Team PBS meets this organisation, they usually meet a behavior assistant.
What you'll actually do
You carry out the behavior analysis service plan as designed: arranging the environment so the plan can work, using proactive strategies, teaching and building new skills, and managing specific consequences based on the function of the behavior. You collect and display the data — including graphing — that the analyst reads to revise the plan, monitor how services are landing, and support the analyst in training parents and staff.
Who this role suits
This role suits someone patient, reliable and genuinely interested in the work rather than in a credential. You need a high school diploma and to be 18 or older; experience with autism or special needs helps but is not required, because the training happens here. It suits people considering ABA as a career and wanting to find out from inside the work, and people who want direct impact without plan-design responsibility.
What you need to apply
Behavior Assistant requirements
- 18 years old or older
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with autism or special needs preferred, not required
What the role pays
Behavior assistant pay at Team PBS varies by experience, case assignment and region, since rates follow the funding source and differ state to state. The compensation estimator returns a range for your experience and location. Paid drive time applies where relevant, and 401K with employer match and healthcare plans sit alongside base pay.
Estimate your compensationWhere the role leads
This is a starting point with a defined route out of it. Behavior assistants at Team PBS complete the 40-hour RBT training to earn the RBT credential, then move toward Student Analyst positions and BCaBA or BCBA certification with supervision and free CEUs behind them. Professional development modules and PBS University partnerships support each step.
Where we're hiring Behavior Assistants
Team PBS is hiring across the states below. Pick a state to see open roles by county, then apply directly from the listing.
- Michigan
- Texas
- Georgia
- Florida
- California
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Alabama
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Louisiana
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Washington
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Oklahoma
- Nevada
- Indiana
- Arizona
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Arkansas
- New York
- Connecticut
- Vermont
- Mississippi
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