Behaviour Change Practitioner

Behaviour Change Practitioner

Support adults and young people to make meaningful, lasting changes to harmful behaviours in this rewarding hybrid role across Kent. Bring safeguarding or risk-management experience, strong communication and the ability to balance empathy with accountability.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: CBT Practitioner, Behaviour Change Specialist, Behaviour Change Facilitator, Domestic Abuse Practitioner, Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker, Perpetrator Programme Facilitator, Rehabilitation Practitioner, Criminal Justice Practitioner, Offender Manager, Talking Therapist

SALARY: £30,240 per annum + Benefits

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

LOCATION: Hybrid working with both site-based and remote work covering the Kent Region

WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday, including one evening session

JOB OVERVIEW

This is a rewarding opportunity for a Behaviour Change Practitioner to help people understand harmful behaviours and build safer, healthier patterns of thinking and action.

As a Behaviour Change Practitioner you will deliver CBT and DBT-informed one-to-one and group interventions across community, probation, prison, police and online settings.

The Behaviour Change Practitioner will combine rapport, professional boundaries and accurate casework with multi-agency collaboration, supporting risk management, safeguarding, public safety and positive outcomes.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Behaviour Change Practitioner include:

• Assessments and Intervention Planning: Conduct assessments, inductions and personalised intervention planning
• CBT and DBT-Informed Delivery: Deliver structured one-to-one and group interventions using CBT and DBT-informed approaches
• Behaviour Change Support: Help participants recognise, understand and change harmful behaviours while maintaining accountability
• Case Records and Reporting: Maintain accurate case records and prepare reports, evaluations and progress updates
• Multi-Agency Working: Collaborate with police, probation, prisons, safeguarding teams and other professionals
• Risk Management and Safeguarding: Contribute to risk management processes, including MASH and MAPPA forums where required
• Supervision and Reflective Practice: Participate in clinical and management supervision and continuous learning
• Professional Boundaries: Safely manage challenging, resistant or high-risk behaviours while remaining calm and professional

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Experience of working within risk management or safeguarding frameworks
• Experience of managing a caseload and prioritising effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build rapport and maintain professional boundaries
• Experience delivering support both face-to-face and remotely
• Good IT, administration and record-keeping skills

Desirable

• Qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Probation or a related discipline
• Knowledge or experience of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Experience contributing to MASH, MAPPA or similar multi-agency forums
• Experience delivering interventions within criminal justice, social care or domestic abuse services
• Understanding of the social and psychological factors associated with domestic abuse and harmful behaviours

BENEFITS

• Hybrid Working: Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning, reflective practice and supervision
• Supportive Team: Collaborative and experienced multidisciplinary team
• Meaningful Work: Opportunity to help create safer futures for individuals, families and communities

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check

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JOB REF: AWDO-P15175

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