Parenting Support Worker RE

Fixed Term Post - Length to be confirmed

37 Hours Term Time, 42 Weeks = 93.2%

The role will provide parenting support to families across Merthyr Tydfil, contributing to the delivery of the Flying Start and Families First parenting objectives.

The Parent Support Worker will focus on engaging families and helping them to build confidence, resilience, and motivation through the delivery of evidence-based parenting programmes. Support will be offered through both group sessions and one-to-one interventions, ensuring that parents and carers have the skills and confidence needed to promote the physical, emotional, and educational development of their children.

This post will place particular emphasis on delivering community-based parenting interventions and on developing strong engagement with new partners, parents, and guardians to strengthen support networks and outcomes for families.

For further information please contact Julie Lewis on or email

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

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Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

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.

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Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

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