Vacancies

Orkney Islands Council

Working together for Orkney

Head of Marine Services and Transportation (Ref: ORK10404)
35 hours per week, Permanent, £100,250

Social Care Assistant, Smiddybrae House (Ref: ORK10366)
37 hours per week, Permanent, £34,468 – £35,168 /
£17.87 – £18.23 per hour

Social Care Assistant (2 Posts), Short Breaks and Supported Living Network (Ref: ORK10371)
2 x 24 hours per week, Permanent, £34,468 – £35,168 pro rata / £17.87 – £18.23 per hour

Social Care Assistant, Hamnavoe House (Ref: ORK10392)
22.2 hours per week, Temporary up to 31 January 2027, £34,468 – £35,168 pro rata / £17.87 – £18.23 per hour

Activities Facilitator, Hamnavoe House (Ref: ORK10393)
12 hours per week, Temporary up to 02 April 2027,
£30,060 – £30,662 pro rata / £16.47 – £16.80 per hour

SVQ Assessor (Ref: ORK10394)
14 hours per week, Permanent, £35,553 – £38,309 pro rata / £19.48 – £20.99 per hour

Relief Social Care Assistant, Glaitness Centre (Ref: ORK10397)
£16.38 per hour, Hours are offered on an as-and-when required basis

Registered Manager, Smiddybrae House (Ref: ORK10398)
35 hours per week, Permanent, £48,017 – £50,919 / £26.31 – £27.90 per hour

Social Care Worker, Smiddybrae House (Ref: ORK10399)
24.66 hours per week, Permanent, £35,974 – £40,219 pro-rata / £18.65 – £20.85 per hour

Social Care Worker (Nights), Hamnavoe House (Ref: ORK10409)
26.45 hours per week, Permanent, £42,870 – £48,001 pro rata / £22.22 – £24.88 per hour

Social Care Assistant, Sunnybrae Centre (Ref: ORK10411)
29.6 hours per week, Permanent, £34,468 – £35,168 pro-rata / £17.87 – £18.23 per hour

Closing date for the above eleven entries: Sunday 14 June 2026

Cleaner, Kirkwall Grammar School (Ref: ORK10402)
20 hours per week, Permanent, £29,080 – £29,350 pro rata / £15.07 – £15.21 per hour

Closing date for the above entry: Sunday 28 June 2026

Public Lighting Operative (Ref: ORK10339)
37 hours per week, Permanent, £32,976 – £33,652 / £17.09 – £17.44 per hour

Relief Driver / Roadworker 2, Hoy (Ref: ORK10345)
£15.94 / £16.38 per hour, Hours are offered on an as-and-when-required basis

Closing date for the above two entries: Sunday 5 July 2026

Relief Senior Social Care Worker, Older People’s Care Facilities (Ref: ORK10169)
£21.14 per hour, Hours are offered on an as-and-when-required basis

Recruitment for the above entry is ongoing.

Happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

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 offers 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.