def create_post(post_text, parent_path='/', blur_label=None, card_url=None, collaborative=False):
    """
    Creates a new post.

    Args:
        post_text (str): The text content of the post.
        parent_path (str, optional): The parent path for the post, default is None.
        blur_label (str, optional): An optional label for blurring the post content.
        card_url (str, optional): An optional URL to include as a card in the post.
        collaborative (bool, optional): Whether the post is collaborative, default is False.

    Returns:
        dict: A dictionary containing the job name and payload for creating the post 
        that will be processed by the API client wrapper function.
    """

    parent_pksk = None

    if parent_path == '/':
        parent_pksk = 'maintrunk#maintrunk'
    else:
        parent_path = parent_path.strip('/')
        entity, slug = parent_path.split('/')
        if entity == 'branch':
            entity = 'subwiki'

        if entity not in ['userprofile', 'subwiki']:
            raise ValueError(f"Invalid parent entity: {entity}. Must be 'userprofile' or 'branch'.")
        
        parent_pksk = f"{entity}#{slug}"

        

    return {
            "job_function": "post.create",            
            "payload": {
                "blurLabel": blur_label,
                "cardUrl": card_url,
                "postText": post_text,
                "collaborative": collaborative,
                "parent": {
                    "pk": parent_pksk,
                    "sk": parent_pksk
                }
            }
        }