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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Care Organiser

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE All Age Disabilities Service and Physical Disabilities Service Short Breaks and Supported Living Network and Glaitness Centre Care Organiser 35 hours per week Permanent £18,536 - £19,522 (including Distant Islands … Read more

Mobile Community Responder

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Mobile Community Responder 26 hours per week, Shift pattern over 7 days Temporary Maternity Cover up to 31 March 2019 £21,214 - £22,360 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant … Read more

Home Carer

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer 26 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Permanent £21,214 - £22,360 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) Orkney Islands Council’s … Read more

Peripatetic Home Carer

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Peripatetic Home Carer* (2 posts) 1 x 26 hours per week 1 x 21.25 hours per week Permanent, Shift working over 7 days £21,214 - £22,360 pro … Read more

Social Care Assistant

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

Orkney Islands Council Job Description ORKNEY HEALTH & CARE All Age Disabilities Service Adult Short Breaks and Supported Living Network Social Care Assistant 16.34 hours per week, on a shift rota Permanent £21,214 - £22,360 pro rata (including … 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 Outreach Service Social Care Assistant 16 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Temporary up to 5 January 2019 £21,214 - £22,360 pro rata (including shift allowance and Distant … Read more

Home Carer

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

Orkney Islands Council Job Description ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer* 15 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Temporary Maternity cover up to 18 March 2019 £21,214 - £22,360 pro rota (including Shift … Read more

Home Carer

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

Orkney Islands Council Job Description ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer* (4 posts) 25.66 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Permanent £21,214 - £22,360 pro rota (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) … Read more

Itinerant Teacher of Music

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Itinerant Teacher of Music 16.8 hours per week (0.48 FTE) Temporary to 5 July 2019 We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher who is committed to improvement and … Read more

Area Manager

Added by Iceland
Scotland

Iceland Are you a Multi-Site / Superstore Manager looking for an exciting new challenge at Area Manager level, in a fast-paced and ever changing retail environment? At The Food Warehouse, our Area Managers have the accountability … Read more

Instrumental Music Instructor (Woodwind)

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

Orkney Islands Council Job Description 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 … Read more

School Crossing Patrol Officer

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Weyland Bay, Kirkwall School Crossing Patrol Officer 6.66 hours per week Permanent £18,511 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) A School Crossing Patrol Officer is required to supervise a crossing … Read more

Lighthouse Keeper

Added by Northern Lighthouse Board
£20,952 to £22,416 per annum, Orkney

Northern Lighthouse Board The Northern Lighthouse Board is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man, responsible in law for the provision and control of a network of marine aids to navigation – lighthouses, buoys, beacons and a precision satellite based navigation service. … Read more

Traditional Stone Mason

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

Orkney Islands Council Job Description DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Property Services - Works and Inspection Traditional Stone Mason 35 hours per week Permanent £27,223 - £29,960 (including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking for a Traditional Stone Mason to … Read more

Roadworker 1

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16,417 to £17,112 per annum, G337, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Roads and Environmental Services - Operations Roadworker 1 (2 posts) (Ref: ORK02715) 37 hours per week Permanent £18,511 - £19,206 (including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking for a Roadworker 1 … Read more

Architectural Technologist

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£19,910 to £27,866 per annum, G635, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Property Services - Architecture Architectural Technologist 35 hours per week Permanent £22,004 - £24,084 / £24,504 - £26,876 / £27,223 - £29,960 (including Distant Islands Allowance) Career progression through the grades … Read more

Garage Mechanic

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£21,047 to £23,247 per annum, G637, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Roads and Environmental Services - Fleet Garage Mechanic 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday, 8am – 4.00pm, Friday, 8am – 3.30pm, Saturday 8am – 4pm (where on the rota) … Read more

Home Carer

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Care at Home Home Carer* 17.75 hours per week, Shift working over 7 days Permanent £21,214 - £22,360 pro rota (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance) *It is essential … Read more

Administrative Assistant

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 12 months £18,536 to £19,522 pro rata (including Distant Islands Allowance) As an integral member of the Democratic … 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.