Job Description

Family Liaison Worker & EHCP Co-ordinator

Salary: 27,814 FTE

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (8:00-15:30), plus INSET plus 12 days in the holidays (41.4 working week contract plus holiday entitlement - total 48.2471 paid weeks per year)

Closing Date: 07/12/2025 , 11.59pm

Interview Date: 8/12/2025

Starting Date: 05/01/2026

Cury School is a new primary school catering to students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Cury school is situated in a beautiful and inspiring part of Cornwall and is a satellite provision of Nancealverne School in Penzance. We pride ourselves on providing tailored support and education to empower our students to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

We are seeking to appoint an energetic and enthusiastic Family Liaison & EHCP Co-ordinator to work as part of a wider team at Cury School.

Overview of Role:

The successful candidate will be required to work alongside class teachers and other support staff and to follow any recommendations/guidance from multi agency teams. The role will involve working with pupils and their families to enable them to learn effectively and participate in home and school activities, assisting with accessing resources, promoting good attendance and creating packages of support. To manage and coordinate the Annual Review of Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) of pupils within relevant settings, adhering to the statutory processes and timelines in the SEND Code of Practice and to complete all administration relating to School Reports.
Skills and Experience:

Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviours, severe physical and/or learning difficulties. Experience of working with children who have SEN in either a mainstream or special school provision. A warm and empathetic personality is vital, as is a desire to work professionally with others to ensure we provide the best possible support for our pupils. The ability to organise work and to take effective decisions while working under pressure Strong administrative skills and experience.
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with an Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits.

Application Process: Application packs are available from the Cury School website www.curyschool.org and should be returned to: Michaela Peters, School Administrative Manager, Cury School, Churchtown, Cury, Helston, TR12 7BW or via email to mpeters@curyschool.org Telephone: 01326 771192.

Cury School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references will be required for the successful candidate.

Following KCSIE, a basic online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

Join us in making a real difference to the lives of children with SEMH needs. Become a part of our dedicated team at Cury School and help shape the future of our provision.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,814.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:

Helston TR12 7BW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

supporting children and families in difficult situations: 1 year (required) working with children who have SEN needs: 1 year (required) social work, safeguarding, professional agencies: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person