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

Educators Wales; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 31,000 - GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking a Pre-school Leader to oversee high-quality care for children aged 0-5. The role includes responsibility for managing staff and ensuring the safety and well-being of children, including those with additional learning needs. Candidates must provide evidence of essential qualifications, with Welsh language skills being a plus. This position is fixed term until March 2027, encompassing 32.5 hours per week over 39 weeks and 3 days per year.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications must be provided as evidence.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assume overall responsibility to promote high quality provision for children.
• Ensure safe, stimulating play for each individual child.
• Responsible for line management of staff and children, including those with additional needs.

Skills

Ability to speak Welsh

Job description

Position Details

• Salary: £31,537.00 - £33,699.00
• 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
• Location: Seren Bach Pre‑school; may be required to work at any one of the two Local Authority Flying Start provisions

Role Overview

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 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.

Qualifications & Requirements

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

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Application Process

You will be taken to an external page to complete your application.

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.

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

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Equal Opportunities

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.

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.

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.