Jobs in Kirkwall

If you are looking for a job in Kirkwall you have come to the right place. Our mission at HIJOBS is to show you a range of career opportunities across the wide range of industries, services, trades and profession in the job market today.

If you do not find what you are looking for, you can register and stay up-to-date as we continually update the page with new listings that arise in this area. 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 goals.

Below you will find the current vacancies in Kirkwall; use the filters to focus your search on the type of role you are looking for. After you are done, use our guides to make your application process less daunting. Take a look at the HIJOBS application advice pages for some tips on how to get started. We hope you find the perfect job for you in Kirkwall. Read more about living and working in Kirkwall.

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Cleaner, Glaitness School

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,417 per annum, G137, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CORPORATE SERVICES Building Cleaning Glaitness Primary School Cleaner 20 hours per week (Monday – Friday 1530-1930) Permanent £18,511 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) Applications are invited from motivated individuals to undertake cleaning duties … Read more

Teacher of English, Kirkwall Grammar School

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£24,960 to £38,574 per annum, MG, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Kirkwall Grammar School Teacher of English 30.1 hours per week (0.86 FTE) Permanent We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher who is committed to improvement and excellence. You … Read more

Relief Rehabilitation Support Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.01 per hour, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Job Description ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Health and Community Care Intermediate Care Team Relief Rehabilitation Support Worker Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.10 per hour (Including Distant Islands Allowance) A … Read more

Social Care Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,382 to £18,424 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE St Rognvald’s House Social Care Assistant (2 posts) 1 x Temporary maternity cover up to 14 May 2019 1 x Temporary maternity cover up to 24 June 2019 37 hours … Read more

Project Worker - Kirkwall/East Mainland

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,442 to £17,428 per annum, G435, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Community Learning and Development Kirkwall/East Mainland Project Worker 10 hours per week Temporary up to 31 March 2019 £18,536 - £19,522 (including Distant Islands Allowance) We have an opportunity for … Read more

Night Social Care Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,382 to £18,424 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert Orkney Health and Care All Age Disabilities Service Short Breaks and Supported Living Network Night Social Care Assistant 16.56 hours per week on a rota basis Temporary up to 31 March 2019 (with the … Read more

Administrative Assistant Chief Executive's Service

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,442 to £17,428 per annum, G435, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S SERVICE Democratic Services Administrative Assistant 17.5 hours per week (flexible arrangement) Temporary up to 31 March 2019 £18,536 to £19,522 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) As an integral member of the … Read more

Planning Control Officer

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£25,129 to £27,866 per annum, G835, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Planning, Development and Regulatory Services - Development Management Planning Control Officer 17.5 hours per week Permanent £27,223 - £29,960 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) Development Management is looking to appoint … Read more

Economic Development and Funding Officer

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£28,304 to £31,845 per annum, G935, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Development, Planning and Regulatory Services Economic Development and Funding Officer 35 hours per week Permanent £30,398 - £33,939 (including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking for a pro-active and enthusiastic individual … Read more

Peripatetic Building Cleaning Support Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,417 per annum, G237, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CORPORATE SERVICES Building Cleaning Peripatetic Building Cleaning Support Worker 20 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 3.30pm to 7.30pm Temporary up to 31 March 2019 £18,511 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) Applications are … Read more

Depute Head Teacher, Papdale Primary School

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£50,127 per annum, DHH3, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Papdale Primary School  Depute Head Teacher 14 hours per week (0.4 FTE) Permanent from January 2019 £50,127 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) This is an exciting opportunity for a … Read more

Head Teacher, Glaitness School

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£56,349 per annum, DHH7, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING GLAITNESS SCHOOL Head Teacher 35 hours per week Permanent £56,349 (including Distant Islands Allowance) Orkney Islands Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced practitioner to the post … Read more

Social Care Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,694 to £23,247 per annum, G537, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Health and Community Care, St Rognvald’s House Social Care Worker 22.5 hours per week, Shift working over seven days Permanent £22,657 – £24,546 / £25,245 - £27,665 pro rata (including … Read more

Teacher of English, Kirkwall Grammar School

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£29,532 to £38,574 per annum, MG, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Kirkwall Grammar School Teacher of English 35 hours per week Permanent We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher who is committed to improvement and excellence. You will be … Read more

Clerical Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£15,530 to £16,187 per annum, G335, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Ferry Services Clerical Assistant 21 hours per week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday over a 3 week rota Permanent £17,624 - £18,281 pro rata (Including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking to … Read more

Caretaker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,417 per annum, G237, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Job Description EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING CURRICULUM & COMMUNITY LEARNING Orkney College UHI Caretaker Permanent 37 hours per week £18,511 (including Distant Islands Allowance) Orkney College is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons … Read more

Relief Home Carer, Isles

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.01 per hour, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home – Isles Relief Home Carer (Ref: ORK02473) Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.10 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) A shift allowance … Read more

Relief Lifestyles Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.01 to £9.69 per hour, G435, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE All Age Learning Disabilities Service - Lifestyles Service Relief Lifestyles Assistant Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.16 / £10.84 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) … Read more

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Living in Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the capital of the Orkney Islands, sited on the Mainland. That’s the Orcadian mainland, not the other mainland which can be seen when looking south across the Pentland Firth.

The Orkneys have strong historic links to Scandinavia and you can feel this as you walk the streets of Kirkwall; yes it is Scottish but there is a captivating ‘other-ness’ about the place, perhaps it is the predominance of the 17th and 18th century architecture in parts of the town and ‘The Light of the North’, as St Magnus Cathedral is known, dominating the townscape.

No wonder that tourism plays such a big role – everyone would like to sample what Kirkwall has to offer.

But don’t think for one minute that Kirkwall lives in the past; rather it takes its time-honoured traditions and qualities and gives them a modern twist. A wealth of Orcadian talent commutes between Kirkwall and the rest of the UK and Europe. Modern craftsmen and women, artisans and food producers work here and use cutting-edge technology to run and promote their businesses.

Kirkwall has the same old-fashioned sense of community it always has but today people meet at the new Pickaquoy Centre, the multi-purpose sports and leisure centre with swimming pool, health suites, squash courts, gym, cinema and café or the impressive new Kirkwall Grammar School venue. Kirkwall is awash with music and live music venues.

Kirkwall is home to most of the public service sector work with Orkney Council or NHS Orkney.

Orkney is linked by ferry from Aberdeen, Gills Bay near John O’Groats and a passenger only service from John O’Groats, with air links from Kirkwall Airport with Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh and to Bergen in Norway via the Shetland Islands.

Kirkwall Grammar School also has accommodation for older secondary pupils from the smaller islands and Kirkwall also has the main campus of the Orkney College which is part of the University of the Highlands and islands; Heriot Watt University has a campus at neighbouring Stromness, which is home to its International Centre For Island Technology.