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Centre Assistant, Kirkwall Community Centre

£31.88k per annum
Part-time, Full-time

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Centre Assistant
Kirkwall and St Ola Community Centre and Town Hall
16 hours per week over a 3-week rota
Permanent


£31,883 - £32,124 pro rata

£17.47 - £17.60 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Centre Supervisor.

The working pattern for this post will be on a 3-week rota, working between three and four days each week, including two Saturdays per 3-week period. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to work as part of the centre team primarily in the café serving the public, preparing, cooking and serving food and beverages, cleaning the kitchen areas. Also setting up and clearing meeting and conference rooms within the complex.

A Centre Assistant is required to join our enthusiastic, committed team helping to prepare, cook and serve a range of foods and beverages offered within the Kirkwall Community Centre, while helping to maintain our excellent standards of quality and hygiene. Your duties will also include washing dishes, stock control, cleaning the kitchen areas, helping to prepare sandwiches and setting up and clearing down of function and meeting rooms.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

For a discussion about the role, contact Scott Pring at View email address on myjobscotland.gov.uk or on Show phone number.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 28 June 2026, with shortlisting and interviews taking place during the week commencing 29 June 2026.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process .

Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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