About this role
Behaviour Change Practitioner
Help adults and young people make lasting positive changes through evidence-based interventions, combining empathy, constructive challenge and accountability within safeguarding and risk management frameworks.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Counsellor, Talking Therapist, CBT Therapist, Cognitive Behavioural Practitioner, Behaviour Change Specialist, Behaviour Change Facilitator, Rehabilitation Practitioner, Intervention Specialist, Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker, Perpetrator Programme Facilitator
SALARY: £30,240 per annum + Benefits
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
LOCATION: Hybrid working with both site-based and remote work covering the Thames Valley 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 support meaningful change and safer outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
Using CBT and DBT-informed approaches, the Behaviour Change Practitioner delivers individual and group interventions across community, probation, prison, police and remote settings.
Working with police, probation and safeguarding partners, the Behaviour Change Practitioner balances empathy, accountability, professional curiosity and clear boundaries while contributing to public safety.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Behaviour Change Practitioner include:
Assessment and Planning: Conduct assessments, inductions and personalised intervention planningBehavioural Interventions: Deliver CBT and DBT-informed individual and group interventions that help participants recognise and change harmful behavioursCase Management and Records: Manage case activity and maintain accurate, timely and professional records, reports, evaluations and progress updatesPartnership Working: Collaborate with police, probation, prisons, safeguarding teams and other professionalsRisk Management: Contribute to safeguarding and risk management processes, including MASH and MAPPA forums where requiredProfessional Practice: Participate in clinical and management supervision and maintain professional boundaries when managing challenging, resistant or high-risk behaviours
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Essential
Experience working within risk management or safeguarding frameworksExperience managing a caseload and competing priorities effectivelyStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and maintain professional boundariesExperience delivering support face-to-face and remotelyGood IT, administration and record-keeping skillsEmotional resilience, self-awareness and the ability to remain calm, objective and solution-focused under pressure Desirable
Qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Probation or a related discipline (or equivalent)Knowledge or experience of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)Experience contributing to MASH, MAPPA or similar multi-agency forumsExperience delivering interventions within criminal justice, social care or domestic abuse servicesUnderstanding of social and psychological factors associated with domestic abuse and harmful behaviours
BENEFITS
Hybrid Working: Flexible hybrid working arrangementsProfessional Development: Ongoing learning, reflective practice and supervisionSupportive Team: Collaborative and experienced multidisciplinary teamMeaningful 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-P15176
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