Behaviour Change Practitioner (AWDO-P15175) in Maidstone)

AWD online; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Professional Development

Supportive Team

Meaningful Work

Job summary

AWD online is recruiting a Behaviour Change Practitioner to support adults and young people across Kent in a hybrid role. You will deliver CBT and DBT-informed interventions one-to-one and in groups across community, probation, prison, police and online settings, combining empathy with accountability to promote safer behaviours and positive outcomes for individuals and communities.

The role requires safeguarding experience, strong communication skills and the ability to manage a caseload while

Qualifications

• Experience within risk management or safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience managing a caseload and prioritising effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication with professional boundaries.
• Experience delivering support face-to-face and remotely.
• Good IT, administration and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, inductions and personalised intervention planning.
• Deliver CBT/DBT-informed one-to-one and group interventions.
• Support participants to recognise and change harmful behaviours with accountability.
• Maintain accurate case records and produce reports and progress updates.
• Collaborate with police, probation, prisons, safeguarding and other professionals.
• Contribute to risk management processes including MASH and MAPPA forums where required.
• Participate in clinical and management supervision and continuous learning.
• Safely manage challenging, resistant or high-risk behaviours while remaining calm and professional.

Skills

Risk management

Safeguarding

Caseload management

Communication skills

Remote delivery

IT skills

Education

Counselling/Psychology/Probation qualification

DBT knowledge

Job description

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