Behaviour Change Practitioner

Department for Business and Trade; United States; Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Professional Development

Supportive Team

Meaningful Work

Job summary

Department for Business and Trade is recruiting a Behaviour Change Practitioner to deliver CBT and DBT-informed interventions across Kent in hybrid settings. The role supports risk management, safeguarding, public safety and positive outcomes, collaborating with multi-agency partners.

DBS check is required and the role is full-time with 37 hours per week. The role emphasizes safeguarding, professional boundaries and reflective practice, with duties spanning assessments, intervention planning,

Qualifications

• Essential experience within risk management or safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience managing a caseload and prioritising effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication with rapport and boundaries.
• Experience delivering support face-to-face and remotely.

Responsibilities

• Assessments and Intervention Planning: conduct assessments, inductions and personalised planning.
• CBT and DBT-Informed Delivery: deliver one-to-one and group interventions.
• Behaviour Change Support: help participants recognise and change harmful behaviours with accountability.
• Case Records and Reporting: maintain case records and prepare reports and progress updates.
• Multi-Agency Working: collaborate with police, probation, prisons and safeguarding teams.
• Risk Management and Safeguarding: contribute to risk management processes and forums.
• Supervision and Reflective Practice: participate in supervision and continuous learning.
• Professional Boundaries: manage challenging behaviours while remaining calm and professional.

Skills

Risk management

Communication skills

Caseload management

Remote delivery

Record-keeping

Education

Counselling or Psychology or Probation related

Tools

IT tools

Job description

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

• 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
• Desirable 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.

JOB REF: AWDO-P15175 Full-Time, Permanent Jobs, Careers and Vacancies.

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.

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