Jobs in Argyll and Bute

Sunset at Arduaine, Argyll
Sunset at Arduaine, Argyll. © Forbes Johnson.

If you are searching for a job in Argyll and Bute, you are one step closer to finding your perfect role.

Below you will find a range of career opportunities across different professions, services, trades and industries. Whether you are exploring a career change or hoping to make progress along your current path, we are here to help you find a role to suit your needs and career goals. The current opportunities across Argyll and Bute reflect the wide range within the area’s communities: health care, local authority jobs, forestry, maritime, industry, aquaculture, retail, services, distilling and of course the hospitality sector which is a major player in the area’s economy. Use the filters to focus your search on the type of role you’re looking for. After you have applied to the job, use our guides to make your the next steps of your application process less daunting. Read more about living and working in Argyll and Bute.

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Assistant Community Support Worker

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£16,698 to £18,194 per annum, LGE5, Campbeltown

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Health and Social Care Partnership Closing Date: Friday 6th July 2018 An opportunity has arisen to join the team in Greenwood. The successful applicant will require to support adults with a learning disability living … Read more

Mechanic

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£19,832 to £21,047 per annum, LGE6, Campbeltown

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development & Infrastructure, Fleet Support Closing Date:- Friday 6th July 2018   Fully qualified Hgv mechanic required to work in our busy Campbeltown Fleet workshop. This is a permanent post - 37 hours worked over … Read more

Store Operative

Added by Fusion Marine
£8.50 to £9.50 per hour, overtime, staff discount and a contributory pension scheme. , PA37 1SE

Fusion Marine Fusion Marine has an exciting opportunity for ideal candidate to join our growing production team and is looking to recruit a Stores Operative. … Read more

Assistant Swimming Teachers (2 posts)

Added by West Dunbartonshire Council
£16,442 to £17,938 per annum, Grade 3 (35), G82

West Dunbartonshire Council Job Description * 2 permanent posts available West Dunbartonshire Leisure are looking for motivated Swimming Teachers to support our growing Learn to Swim Programme. We are offering permanent part time contracts from 5- 25 hours. … Read more

IT Modern Apprentice

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£6,552 per annum, Modern Apprentice Grade 4, Lochgilphead

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Customer and Support Services Closing Date: Friday 6th July 2018 Argyll and Bute Council are looking to recruit 2 IT Modern Apprentices to join their ICT Service. This is an exciting role based in … Read more

Environmental Health Officer

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£32,775 to £35,841 per annum, LGE11, Lochgilphead

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Services Closing date: 6th July 2018 This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working for the Council’s Regulatory Services team in a very challenging yet beautiful part of Scotland. You … Read more

Environmental Health Officer

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£32,775 to £35,841 per annum, LGE11, Oban

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Services Closing date: 6th July 2018 This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working for the Council’s Regulatory Services team in a very challenging yet beautiful part of Scotland. You … Read more

Roadworker

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£16,167 to £17,112 per annum, LGE4, Rothesay

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Services Closing Date:6th July 2018 Roadworker 1 (Unskilled) required to work within the Rothesay area This is a permanent post, 37 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday Applicants should note … Read more

Assistant Park Supervisor

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£22,410 to £24,417 per annum, LGE8, Helensburgh

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development & Infrastructure Services Closing Date:  Argyll and Bute Council is at the start of a £3.5 million redevelopment project of Hermitage Park. The project will restore and revive the Council's flagship park, based … Read more

General Labourers

Added by Fusion Marine
£7.50 to £9 per hour, overtime, staff discount and a contributory pension scheme., Oban

Fusion Marine Fusion Marine has an exciting opportunity for ideal candidates to join our growing production team and is looking to recruit General Labourers. … Read more

Site Fabricators

Added by Fusion Marine
£9 to £10 per hour, overtime, staff discount and a contributory pension scheme., Oban

Fusion Marine Fusion Marine has an exciting opportunity for ideal candidates to join our growing production team and is looking to recruit Site Fabricators. … Read more

Operations Manager

Added by Fusion Marine
£30,000 to £40,000 per annum, a competitive salary, company vehicle, staff discount and a contributory pension scheme, Oban

Fusion Marine Based in our Barcaldine facility which is close to Oban, Fusion Marine has an exciting opportunity for the ideal candidate to join our growing team as our Operations Manager. … Read more

Social Worker

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£32,775 to £35,841 per annum, LGE11, Oban

Argyll and Bute Council Job Description Department: Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Closing Date: Friday 29th Requirements Opportunity to work with a dedicated and motivated rural social work Children and Families team. The successful candidate would … Read more

Gardener/Gravedigger

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£17,652 to £19,234 per annum, LGE5, Dunoon

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Closing Date: Friday 6th July 2018 To undertake, individually or as part of a team all duties involved in the burial of the dead for example location, preparation and digging of … Read more

Customer Liaison Assistant

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£18,760 to £19,910 per annum, LGE6, PA31 8RD

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Closing Date: Friday 6th July 2018 The postholder will provide administrative support across Roads and Amenity Services, with this to include the management of correspondence (public; elected member; FOI; complaints)and general … Read more

Customer Liaison Officer

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£25,169 to £27,446 per annum, LGE9, PA31 8RD

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development and Infrastructure Closing Date: Friday 6th July 2018 As a Customer Liaison Officer you will be responsible for leading on project work packages and supporting the successful delivery of improvement projects within the … Read more

HGV Mechanic

Added by Argyll and Bute Council
£19,832 to £21,047 per annum, LGE6, Dunoon

Argyll and Bute Council Department: Development & Infrastructure Closing Date: Friday 29th June 2018     Fully qualified Hgv mechanic required to work in our busy Hamilton Street Workshop, Dunoon. This is a permanent post, 37 hours a week worked over … Read more

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Living in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is such a glorious mix that it makes a fantastic place to live and work with a wide selection of opportunities.

To live in Argyll and Bute is to live by the water, on the coast or inland.

There are 23 inhabited islands, mainly the Inner Hebrides but also one in Loch Lomond and others in the Clyde.

It has a longer coastline than France, thanks to the number of peninsulas, sea lochs and islands; everywhere is less than 12 miles away from seawater. In Argyll and Bute 80 per cent of the population lives within 1km of the coast and 17 per cent of the population lives on islands.

More than half live in communities that have less than 3,000 people.

Local government boundary changes over the years mean the area goes from Helensburgh, within the Glasgow commuter belt, to the Isle of Tiree which gets such fantastic Atlantic waves that is hosts its own surfing festival.

That is why it is such a great place to live and work because of the variety this creates.

The main towns are Oban, Helensburgh, Inveraray, Dunoon, Rothesay, Lochgilphead and Campbeltown - each with its own distinct personality. Each is a hub for shopping, socialising, education, sporting and cultural activities. Shall we just say there have been known to be instances of rivalry in matters relating to shinty, football and pipe bands...

As you would expect tourism is a major employer across the spectrum, as are public sector jobs in local government and healthcare.

Fishing and aquaculture play their part and Oban takes pride in its reputation as the Seafood capital of Scotland; you will see plenty of continental lorries heading for home laden with seafood from the islands.

Whisky is another major export from Argyll from the Peaty Laphroaig of Islay to the mellow Springbank of Campbeltown.

Covering such a wide area where the sea cuts into mainland landscape and with so many inhabited islands Argyll and Bute has a strong maritime employment sector with companies like Caledonian MacBrayne and Argyll Ferries.

The Oban branch of the West Highland Line links the town to Glasgow along a route considered one of the finest rail journeys in the world.

There are always jobs within the transport industry: Argyll and Bute has only three trunk roads but 11 railway stations; six airports with scheduled services (more than 20 if you count airstrips) more than 30 ferry terminals and no one seems quite sure how many helipads.

Jobs in hospitality in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute attracts tourists looking to reconnect with nature or immense themselves in the Gaelic culture and history of the area, so the hospitality industry is always active. Take a look at the hospitality, catering and tourism sector of our listings to find out what’s available today. You’ll find all kinds of roles working in restaurants, hotels, inns, or organisations promoting this important sector.

Outdoor jobs in Argyll and Bute

If you are keen on working in the outdoors rather than in the office you’ll find there are many agriculture, fishing and forestry jobs in Argyll and Bute. It takes a certain amount of effort to maintain the natural beauty Argyll and Bute is known for and with the jobs listed here you could be part of helping keep it that way. An eastern part of the area also falls within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

Organisations like Marine Harvest Scotland are always on the lookout for new team members. They farm salmon in the remote and pristine waters of the Western Highlands and provide jobs and support fragile rural economies in some of the most remote communities in the country.

Public sector jobs in Argyll and Bute

With its headquarters at Lochgilphead Argyll and Bute Council is a major employer in the area.

Health care jobs in Argyll and Bute

The healthcare sector is an exciting one to be a part of with a variety of roles to choose from. Whichever you decide to be suitable for you, you will have a chance to get to know the community and make a real impact on day-to-day health and lifestyle. Many of the roles you will find will be posted by the NHS Highland, which provides healthcare services across the region though in this most southerly part many patients travel to Glasgow for procedures, rather than Inverness. From staff nurse, to healthcare support worker, you will find the best role for you.

Education jobs in Argyll and Bute

Each of the major towns in the area is home to a high school, as are some of the islands, giving a wide range of career opportunities. In these and the wider-spread primary schools there is a great opportunity to become involved in community life. Argyll and Bute also has colleges linked to the University of the Highlands and Islands including world-leading marine research.