OIC – Vacancies
Social Care Assistant, Hamnavoe House (Ref: ORK09871)
29.6 hours per week, Shift working over seven days, Permanent, £33,269 – £33,948 pro rata / £17.24 – £17.60 per hour
Closing date for the above entry: Sunday 30 November 2025
Social Care Assistant, Smiddybrae House (Ref: ORK09894)
37 hours per week, Permanent, £33,269 – £33,948 / £17.24 – £17.60 per hour
Closing date for the above entry: Sunday 7 December 2025
Service Manager, Environmental Services (Ref: ORK09880)
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Permanent, £60,745 – £66,183 / £33.29 – £36.27 per hour
Janitor, Papdale Halls of Residence (Ref: ORK09886)
37 hours per week, Permanent, £29,002 – £29,311 / £15.03 – £15.19 per hour
Closing date for the above two entries: Sunday 4 January 2026
Relief Cook, St Rognvald House (Ref: ORK09203)
£15.38 per hour, Hours are offered on an as-and-when-required basis, A shift allowance will be paid for unsocial hours worked where appropriate
Recruitment for the above entry is ongoing.
Salaries and hourly rates are inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance and Shift Allowance where applicable.
Orkney Islands Council ensures that the pay for all posts meets both the Scottish Local Government Living Wage and Real Living Wage.
Orkney Islands Council offer a wider range of benefits including contributory pension scheme, excellent annual leave and public holiday, occupational sick pay, family-friendly, flexible and hybrid working options.
Further information is available from, and online applications can be made through: https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/orkney-islands-council/jobs
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If you are unable to apply online and need to apply using an alternative format, please contact Customer Services, Orkney Islands Council, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY, Tel: (01856) 873535 or email customerservice@orkney.gov.uk.
Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.