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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Garage Mechanic

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£22,436 to £24,771 per annum, G637, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Roads and Environmental Services - Fleet Garage Mechanic 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm, Friday 8am – 3.30pm, Saturday 8.00am – 4.00pm (where on the rota) Permanent … Read more

Cleaner, Various Locations

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,498 per annum, G137, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CORPORATE SERVICES Building Cleaning Cleaner (2 posts) 1 x Stromness Academy, 20 hours per week (4 hours per day worked Monday-Thursday 1545-1945, Friday 1500-1900) 1 x Kirkwall Grammar School, 10 hours per week (2 … Read more

Seasonal Refuse Collector

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,498 to £18,250 per annum, G3 37, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Roads and Environmental Services - Operations Seasonal Refuse Collector (3 posts) 37 hours per week Temporary up to 30 September 2019 £19,655 - £20,407 (including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking … Read more

Social Care Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE St Rognvald’s House Social Care Assistant 22.5 hours per week, Shift working over seven days Permanent £22,549 - £23,759 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) You will … Read more

Catering Retail Assistant

Added by NHS Orkney
£18,383 to £20,015 per annum, Kirkwall

NHS Orkney Our new hospital and healthcare facility will open in 2019 and there are exciting times ahead! If you are looking for a new career in a busy and dynamic environment then this may be the … Read more

Customer Team Member

Added by The Co-operative Group
From £8.38 per hour, Kirkwall

The Co-operative Group Customer Team Member (Customer Assistant) Location: Dounby, Kirkwall, KW17 2HT Pay: £8.38 per hour & amazing benefits (Fixed Term Contract for 12 months) Contract: 16 hours per week + regular overtime, part time No experience … Read more

Branch Manager - Kirkwall

Added by Nationwide
£25,421 to £36,720 per annum, Kirkwall

Nationwide Introduction We need A Branch Manager for our branch in Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has been voted as “The best place to live in the UK” in a recent Quality of Life Survey published in January … Read more

Revenues and Benefits Manager

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£40,370 to £47,141 per annum, G1235, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement CHIEF EXECUTIVE SERVICE Finance Service Revenues and Benefits Manager 35 hours per week Permanent £40,370 to £47,141 (including distant islands allowance). Placing on the salary scale will be dependent on qualification The postholder will … Read more

Season Support Worker - Clerical

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,552 per annum, G235, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Ferry Services Shore Street Seasonal Support Worker - Clerical 35 hours per week Temporary from 5 May 2019 up to 27 September 2019 £18,709 pro rata (Including Distant Islands Allowance) We … Read more

HR Adviser

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£21,224 to £26,425 per annum, G635, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CORPORATE SERVICES HR and Performance Human Resources Adviser 23.5 hours per week Temporary for a period of up to 2 years £23,381 - £25,589 / £26,045 - £28,582 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) … Read more

Social Care Assistant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH & CARE St Rognvald's House Social Care Assistant 14.5 hours per week, Shift working over seven days Permanent £22,549 - £23,759 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) You will … Read more

Instrumental Music Instructor (Woodwind)

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£27,471 to £35,826 per annum, MIS, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Instrumental Music Instructor (Woodwind) 7 hours per week (0.2 FTE) Permanent £27,471 - £35,826 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) Applications are invited from suitably qualified instructors for the above … Read more

Administrative Assistant (Revenues)

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,537 to £18,577 per annum, G435, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CHIEF EXECUTIVE SERVICE Finance Service Administrative Assistant (Revenues) 35 hours per week Temporary up to 31 March 2020 £19,694 - £20,734 (including Distant Islands Allowance) A temporary vacancy has arisen within the Finance Service … Read more

Night Support Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Night Support Worker* 27.75 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Permanent £26,813 - £28,276 pro rota (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) *It is … Read more

Home Carer

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer* (3 posts) 25.66 hours per week Permanent, Shift working over 7 days £22,549 - £23,759 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) *It … Read more

Home Carer

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer* 18.75 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Permanent £22,549 - £23,759 pro rota (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) *It is essential … Read more

Mobile Community Responder

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£18,539 to £19,639 per annum, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Mobile Community Responder 30 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days including night duty Temporary up to 30 September 2019 in the first instance £23,476 to £24,741 pro rata … Read more

Project Co-ordination Manager

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£34,436 to £37,082 per annum, G1035, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure and Strategic Projects Project Co-ordination Manager 21 hours per week Temporary for up to one year with potential for further extension £36,593 - £39,239 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) … Read more

Relief Care Organiser

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.61 per hour, G437, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Relief Care Organiser Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.79 per hour (Including Distant Islands Allowance) A shift allowance will be paid for … 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.