Specialist; Stalking Intervention Practitioner & Lead Practitioner

The Change Project is a leading domestic abuse and counselling charity, dedicated to creating lives free from abusive. Providing communities professional counselling and psychotherapy services as well as, tailored abusive behaviour intervention programmes across England.

We have 3 exciting new opportunities to join our Specialist (Stalking) Intervention team. To apply please visit our website and complete the application pack available at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Contract available until September 2026with a view to extend (secondments welcome)

Salary: £34,000 - 37,000 per annum

Working hours:37.5 hours per week

Closing date:17 February 2026

Interviews:20 & 25 February 2026

Role Description & Requirements

As a Specialist (Stalking) Intervention Lead Practitioner, you will hold a reduced but complex caseload of individuals who present a high or very high risk of stalking‑related harm, delivering intensive one‑to‑one behaviour change interventions. Alongside this, you will provide practice leadership to the SIS team, support effective risk management, and play a key role in shaping and embedding a coordinated multi‑agency response across Hertfordshire (and Bedfordshire where required).

You will work closely with Police, Probation, the Hertfordshire Stalking Intervention Panel (HSIP), Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworkers (ISACs), and The Change Project’s Stalking Intervention Victim Coordinator to ensure that victim safety, professional judgement, and evidence‑informed practice sit at the centre of service delivery.

• Minimum of three years’ experience working with high-risk perpetrators of domestic abuse and/or stalking, including individuals with complex needs or challenging behaviour
• Experience of direct work on cases involving stalking and domestic abuse
• Experience of contributing to or representing services at multi-agency risk management forums.
• Sound application of adult and child safeguarding policies and procedures
• Experience of writing and presenting information to a range of audiences
• Strong organisational, facilitation, and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Confidence in crisis management and decision-making under pressure
• Ability to manage complex workloads and competing priorities

Closing date:17 February 2026

Interviews:20 & 25 February 2026

Post 1:

Working hours:37.5 hours per week

Location: based in Essex (Hybrid) and will be required to travel extensively throughout Essex, Southend and Thurrock by car.

Post 2:

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week (job share considered)

Location: based in Hertfordshire and will be required to travel extensively throughout Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire by car.

Role Description

This is a frontline practitioner role delivering intensive, one-to-one behaviour change interventions with individuals who present a high or very high risk of stalking-related harm. As a Specialist (Stalking) Intervention Practitioner (SIP), you will contribute to a coordinated, multi-agency response that prioritises victim and public safety, while supporting perpetrators to address and change harmful behaviours. You will work closely with Police, Probation, the Hertfordshire Stalking Intervention Panel (HSIP), Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworkers (ISACs), and The Change Project’s Stalking Intervention Victim Coordinator to ensure that victim safety, professional judgement, and evidence‑informed practice sit at the centre of service delivery.

• Full driving licence, access to a car, and ability to travel extensively across Essex
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced criminal record check prior to employment
• Minimum of two years’ experience working with perpetrators posing a high or very high risk to others, including intimate partners, ex-partners, family members, or vulnerable adults
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and complete tasks as required
• Strong conflict and crisis management skills