Now Hiring · Illinois & Texas
Build the team. Set the culture. Hold the clinical bar. This is a Clinical Director role where you actually get to lead — backed by a leadership team that's done the job, and support functions that take everything off your plate except the work only you can do.
How We're Different
Most Clinical Director jobs sound similar on paper. The real comparison shows up in what gets handed to you on day one — and what doesn't.
These aren't perks. They're what it takes to lead well.
Who We Are
We're not the first therapy company a lot of our team worked at. We're the one they stayed at. That's not an accident — it's what happens when you build a place where your clinical judgment is trusted, recommendations are driven by the child in front of you, and the people around you have your back.
Gracent Pediatric Therapy is part of the Gracent network alongside North Shore Pediatric Therapy — one of Chicagoland's most established pediatric providers, with over 20 years in the community and a reputation built on doing this work with integrity.
BCBAs, SLPs, OTs, PTs, mental health providers, and neuropsychologists treat toward one cohesive plan.
Monthly CD coaching, a peer cohort that meets regularly, and ongoing leadership programming. Real development, not just a job description.
Recruiting, intake, scheduling, billing, marketing, RBT talent acquisition, and family care coordination — all in-house. You lead. They take the rest.
Several of our Area Directors and Regional Directors started as CDs here. CD is a launchpad, not a ceiling.
Your Team
There aren't faceless leaders at Gracent. There are clinicians who remember what it's like to be three months into a new CD role — who get coffee with you, ask how your center is doing, and treat you like a peer from day one. Because that's exactly who you are.
VP of Clinical Quality and Training
Liza started here as a BCBA eight years ago. Today she runs our clinical training program and built Prep School from scratch. Her job is making sure every BCBA who joins us gets better than they thought possible.
Regional Director
Ryan oversees both Texas and Illinois. He's our ops guy and the person CDs call when culture or business gets hard. He came up as a BCBA here — and he's still the person who picks up the phone.
Area Director
Lainie joined NSPT as a Clinical Director and now oversees part of Illinois as an Area Director.
She’s a leader with real heart — the kind of presence you feel in a room before you’ve shaken her hand.
Area Director
Sandy leads our Texas region.
She's the kind of leader who comes back from a parent meeting and tells you exactly what the family needs next.
Clinical Director, Denton
Andrea started with us as an RBT before becoming a BCBA, then Clinical Director in Keller. Now she's spearheading the opening of our new Denton center as its founding CD.
9+ years in, she still treats every kid like they're her first.
Clinical Director, Elmhurst
Christina came up through clinics, homes, schools, and an inpatient psychiatric unit before landing as our CD at Elmhurst. She brings a trauma-informed lens that's rare in ABA, and she mentors her team like it's her favorite part of the job.
Clinical Director, Vernon Hills
Kelly found ABA as a sophomore at Notre Dame and never looked back.
Ask her how she makes the Vernon Hills team so cohesive. She'll credit the people, but they'll tell you it's her.
Every CD opening at Gracent is a chance to join this team.
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Hire the people. Coach them up. Keep them.
Hire BCBAs and RBTs who'll stay. Coach them into the clinicians they could become. The team you build is the team your kids get.
Christina Fick
Christina is our CD at Elmhurst. Talk to her about how she built her team — she'll tell you who she hired first and why.
Full RBT recruiting team behind you
Monthly cohort with other CDs working through hires
What does Monday morning feel like?
The energy, the standards, the rituals, the way the hard cases get talked about. The culture is yours to shape — every center has its own, and yours will too.
Ryan Emry
Ryan is your Regional Director. He's been the CD whose team voted him their favorite manager. He's the person you'll call when culture gets hard.
Authority over hiring, scheduling, programming, and tone
Backed by an Area Director who's been there
Quality of care is a job, not a slogan.
Quality of care, supervision ratios, the Care Calculator, peer review. Every BCBA at your center treats with their own clinical judgment. You're the one who holds the standard.
Andrea Wesenberg
Andrea is the founding CD at Denton. Ask her how she translates clinical standards into a center her team actually runs by.
Real peer review process, real Care Calculator backing
Coached by our VP of Clinical Quality & Training
From intake to graduation
Your center is a family's home for years. You'll know the kids, the siblings, the stories. The progress they make is the work you sign your name to.
Christina Fick
Christina has been at Elmhurst for years. Ask her about a family she's known for three. She'll tell you the full story.
Family care coordination team behind you
The Real Questions
We don't dodge the hard ones. Here are the questions you'd ask in an interview — answered upfront.
CDs at Gracent carry 60–120 oversight hours, with a 16–20% supervision target plus 2.5–5% on family training guidance. You're clinically grounded, not stretched thin — the role is leadership, but you still touch the work.
More than you've probably had before. Recruiting handles RBT hiring. Care coordination handles intake. Schedulers run the calendar. Billing handles claims. Marketing covers local outreach. Your Area Director coaches you on operations. Our VP of Clinical Quality & Training coaches you on the clinical model. You handle leadership and culture. That's it.
You report to your Area Director — they ran a region before they got promoted, and they meet with you weekly. You also get a monthly CD cohort with your peers across the network and direct access to Liza Bodner, our VP of Clinical Quality & Training. None of this is theoretical. We don't believe in remote leadership.
Mostly your team — coaching BCBAs, walking the floor, talking to families, reviewing programs in peer review. Supervision and FTG come built in. Strategic work — culture initiatives, hiring plans, growth — runs in parallel. You don't carry scheduling, billing, or admin. Doctor's appointment? Don't take PTO — just work around it.
Real authority over your center. Hiring is yours. Culture is yours. Programming is yours. We don't override your clinical judgment from corporate. You get coaching from people who've sat in your chair — but the call is yours to make.
Quality of care metrics, not just billable hours. We track clinical outcomes, family satisfaction, supervision quality, staff retention, and the business. The 20% bonus is tied to quality, paid quarterly. We measure what matters — not just what's easy to count.
Structured onboarding with your Area Director, in-center shadows at sister centers, time with Liza on our clinical model, and a 30/60/90 plan built around your center's specific situation. You won't be left to figure it out — and the CD cohort you'll join meets monthly from day one.
No. We hold leaders accountable for the long game — clinical quality, team health, family outcomes. Numbers matter, but they're never the whole picture. If your center hits a hard quarter, your Area Director's job is to help you work through it — not to dock your bonus.
Real. Several of our Area Directors and Regional Directors started as CDs here. There's also a path to Senior CD, multi-center oversight, and specialty leadership roles like Clinical Training. CD is a launchpad, not a ceiling.
Heart and humility. Our leaders don't perform — they show up. Our CEO will give you his cellphone. Your Area Director will text you on a Saturday because they saw something good in your numbers. Liza will call you back the same day. We mean it when we say you're not doing this alone.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive pay is the floor, not the ceiling. Here’s what a career at Gracent actually looks like.
Clinical Director base salary $90–110k depending on market and experience, plus a 20% annual bonus paid quarterly on quality-of-care metrics.
PTO plus 7 paid holidays from day one. Rest is part of how we do great work.
Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, starting on your first day.
We invest in your future — not just the work you do today.
Annual stipend for external training, conferences, or certifications.
As a BACB ACE provider, we run CE programming at no cost to you — plus leadership development built into your role.
FROM OUR #KUDOS CHANNEL
Spirit weeks. Team dinners. The coworker who shows up on a hard afternoon without being asked. The kid who says their first word and the whole center hears about it. This is what we mean when we talk about culture.
We all celebrated this beautiful BCBA Clarisa Martinez for FINALLY becoming credentialed with TriWest!
We dressed like her, played games and had a nice potluck with her favorite foods. Now she’s unstoppable! 💪🏽💛🌸
— Dana, Deerfield Clinical Director
Team Recognition
Huge shout out to Lana and Shelby for taking last minute calls from me last week, and working your behinds off to help me out. I am so appreciative of you both, it brings me to tears.
Your big hearts and drive to make sure these sweet kiddos get the services they need in a timely manner makes my job so much more enjoyable!
— Andrea, Keller Clinical Director
They show up for each other, celebrate the small wins (and the big ones), and aren’t afraid to jump in, problem-solve, and make things better together.
Team Recognition
Thank you to our friends at Deerfield and Des Plaines for helping us out this week while the flu takes over.
Amie, Gabriela, and Sheila, we appreciate you so much! It truly relieved the entire team having a few extra hands on deck this week.
And Sheila even got to partake in our April fools shenanigans!
— Christina, Elmhurst Clinical Director
It was great connecting with the team with a special movie day! We watched “Princess and the Frog” to honor Black History Month amongst other favorites.
We had fun belting out songs, enjoying comfy clothes, eating treats and yes, we ate MOVIE POPCORN!
We also celebrated our new RBTs, Riya and Jael for passing their exam! Lots of laughs and positivity. I LOVE THIS TEAM!
— Dana, Deerfield Clinical Director
Team Recognition
I completed an intake earlier this week for a new incoming client 🙌
This client was unsure of being in a new environment, but Des Plaines' incredible Assistant Clinical Coordinator and Lead Assistant Clinical Coordinator really helped to make the initial intake a positive experience for the client and family.
Thank you so much for your help, both of you!
— Jennifer, Des Plaines BCBA
Vernon Hills took spirit week to another level with a The Traitors-inspired twist, full of secret alliances, playful scheming, and just the right amount of dramatic flair.
From themed outfits to undercover “missions,” the team leaned all the way in, bringing energy, creativity, and a lot of laughs to the clinic.
Team Recognition
I want to give a big shout out to Michelle for the amazing collaboration she brings to our Elmhurst team!
As the SLP working with many of our shared clients, she consistently goes above and beyond to support communication growth across clients.
I truly appreciate the time she takes to join me in meeting with families, even when it means rearranging her own schedule so that our parents feel supported!
—Madeleine, Elmhurst BCBA
We had so much fun last Thursday in Lake Bluff, celebrating our clients and all that we love about them. We wore their special interests, shared pics, listened to their jams, ate McDonald’s nugs and fries, and had a Danny Go! rave!
We also made a special gift for the parents showcasing what we love about their child.
How It Works
A clear process, fast movement, and we treat every candidate the same way we treat families — with honesty and care.
5 minutes through Greenhouse. No lengthy forms, no hoops.
Every application read within 48 hours. You’ll hear from us — either way.
An intro call, then a clinical conversation with the team. We move fast.
Written offer within days of a final interview. Ready when you are.
Join the Team
Whether you’re actively looking or just starting to explore, we’d love to show you what Gracent is building — and where you might fit in it.
