Arweinydd Cyn-ysgol Dechrau’n Deg / Flying Start Pre-school Leader

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 24,000 - GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking a Pre-School Leader. The role involves overall responsibility for promoting high-quality provision for children, ensuring safe and stimulating play, and line managing staff, including those attending with additional learning needs. The position is fixed-term until March 2027, offering a salary between £24,545 and £26,227 per annum. Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications should be submitted by 19.02.2026.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Promote high quality provision for children.
• Ensure safe, stimulating play for each individual child.
• Manage staff and children, including those with additional learning needs.

Job description

Job Ref: RE-1880

Job Scale: Gradd 5 / Grade 5

Job Hours: 32.5 Awr / 32.5 Hour

Location: Gweler isod / See below

Speciality

Seren Bach Pre-school but may be required to work at any one of the two Local Authority Flying Start provisions.

Fixed Term until March 2027

32.5 Hours (39 Weeks and 3 Days per year)

Grade 5 77.83% OF FULL TIME = £24,545 – £26,227 per annum

Pre‑School Leader – Summary

The Pre‑School Leader will assume overall responsibility within the setting to promote high quality provision for children and to ensure safe, stimulating play for each individual child. The Leader will be responsible for the line management of staff and for all children including those children with additional learning needs attending the setting. The leader will also be expected to satisfy the requirements set out in the service agreements with Flying Start.

Contact

For further information please contact Amy Lewis / Sarah Ostler on 01685 725000 or email [e-mail] / [e-mail]

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 19.02.2026 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: [e-mail]

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Discretionary/Background

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre‑employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

Data protection and confidentiality

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.

Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.