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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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

Relief Social Care Worker, Aurrida House

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.69 to £10.91 per hour, G537, KW15 1JT

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE All Age Learning Disabilities Service - Aurrida House Relief Social Care Worker Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.78/£12.00 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) A … Read more

Supply Teacher

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£16.35 per hour, MG, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Schools Supply Teachers Primary or Secondary Qualified Applications are invited from suitably qualified teachers to join our supply list, for isles and Orkney mainland schools. We are looking for enthusiastic … Read more

Relief School Crossing Patrol Officer

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G137, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement EDUCATION, LEISURE & HOUSING Various locations Relief School Crossing Patrol Officer Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £9.60 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) We are looking for punctual, trustworthy, … Read more

Relief Education Support Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G235, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Various Schools Relief Education Support Worker Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £9.66 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) Applicants are sought to join our Supply … Read more

Relief Early Years Practitioner

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£9.69 to £10.91 per hour, G535, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Various Schools / Educational Establishments Relief Early Years Practitioner Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £10.84 / £12.06 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) Suitable candidates … Read more

Relief Home Carer

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

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

Relief Cleaner

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G137, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement CORPORATE SERVICES Buildings and Facilities - Building Cleaning Relief Cleaner £9.60 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) Hours are offered on an as and when required basis Applications are invited from self-motivated individuals who … Read more

Relief Kitchen Assistant, Schools

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G237, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement CORPORATE SERVICES Various Schools in Orkney Relief Kitchen Assistant £9.60 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) Hours are offered on an as and when required basis Applications are invited from motivated individuals to undertake … Read more

Relief Mobile Toilet Attendant

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G237, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advertisement CORPORATE SERVICES Building Cleaning - Mainland Area Relief Mobile Toilet Attendant Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £9.60 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) A shift allowance will be paid … Read more

Relief Cook, Schools

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£8.51 per hour, G337, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CORPORATE SERVICES School Meals - Various Schools Relief Cook Hours are offered on an as and when required basis £9.60 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance) Applications are invited from motivated individuals to undertake … Read more

Senior Youth Worker

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£17,683 to £19,307 per annum, G535, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING Community Learning and Development Firth Youth Club, St Margaret's Hope Youth Club, Stromness Junior Youth Club Senior Youth Worker - 3 posts 2 hours per week, 26 weeks per year … Read more

Modern Apprentices

Added by Orkney Islands Council
£13,030 per annum, G2 Modern Apprentice, Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council Advert CHIEF EXECUTIVE Finance Services Modern Apprentice (2 posts) 35 hours per week Temporary up to 2 years £15,124 - £16,328 including Distant Islands Allowance Two new exciting Modern Apprentice opportunities have arisen in the … Read more

Communications Officer - Media

Added by Scottish Natural Heritage
£30,837 per annum, Scotland

Scottish Natural Heritage The Communications Officer - Media is an exciting role within the Comms Team at Scottish Natural Heritage and has responsibility for delivering high profile communications for SNH – with a focus on media relations with traditional and digital media. … Read more

Rehabilitation Support Worker

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

Orkney Islands Council Advert ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE Health and Community Care Intermediate Care Team Rehabilitation Support Worker 24 hours per week Temporary until 31 March 2020 £21,241 – £22,360 (pro rata and including Distant Islands Allowance) Do … 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.