ABA Therapy Talent Acquisition Recruiter

What we offer

Step Up Family Services LLC provides a hybrid role in Township of Brick, NJ, with a competitive annual salary of USD 60,000 to 75,000. You will support sourcing for BCBA, BCaBA, BT, and RBT positions across center-based and in-home ABA programs, collaborating with leadership and referral sources to align staffing with client needs. This role emphasizes professional development, ethical hiring practices, and a focus on delivering high-quality ABA services.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and recruit qualified candidates for clinical roles, including BCBAs, BCaBAs, BTs, RBTs, and related support positions.
• Post and manage job openings on a variety of channels, including job boards, social media, university career centers, professional networks, and community groups.
• Conduct initial phone screens and interviews to assess qualifications, experience, availability, professionalism, communication skills, and alignment with the organization's mission.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring managers, clinical leadership, or operations leadership when applicable for BCBAs/BCaBAs.
• Maintain regular candidate communication throughout the hiring process to ensure a professional and positive candidate experience.
• Conduct reference checks, credential verification, and completion of pre-employment requirements.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified BCBA, BT, and RBT candidates to support current and future staffing needs for center-based and in-home programs.
• Partner with leadership to understand caseload growth, geographic coverage, client schedules, clinical capacity, and recruitment priorities.
• Track recruiting activity and metrics, including candidate leads, interviews, offers, hires, start dates, open positions, and time-to-fill.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership, operations, intake, scheduling, HR, and billing to align client growth with staffing capacity.
• Communicate regularly with leadership regarding referral activity, hiring needs, recruiting challenges, and market trends.
• Balance recruitment efforts to support safe, ethical, and high-quality service delivery alongside client acquisition.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality when handling candidate and employee information.
• Ensure outreach and recruiting activities comply with company policies, ethical standards, HIPAA requirements, and applicable employment laws.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree in human resources, healthcare administration, psychology, communications, business, marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Prior experience in recruiting, healthcare recruitment, sales, community outreach, behavioral health, or ABA/autism services preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for clear interaction with candidates and internal teams.
• Excellent organization, follow-up, time management, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining professionalism and compassion.
• Comfort with applicant tracking systems, CRM platforms, spreadsheets, job boards, email, phone outreach, and basic reporting tools.

Technologies

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• CRM platforms
• Spreadsheets

Key Performance Indicators

• Number of qualified BCBA, BT, and RBT candidates sourced, screened, interviewed, and hired.
• Time-to-fill for open clinical positions and quality of candidate pipeline.