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Ref no:
ORK10127
Published:
11/03/2026
Closes:
29/03/2026
Location:
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, KW15 1NY
Salary:
£28,363 - £28,582 per year pro rata
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
17 hours per week

Advert

Building Cleaning Support Worker

Council Offices, School Place

17 hours per week

Permanent

£28,363 - £28,582 pro rata 

£15.54 - £15.66 per hour 

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Building Cleaning Team Manager.

Your working pattern is Monday to Thursday 2.30pm - 6.00pm, Friday 2.30pm - 5.30pm.  We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to assist in the delivery of front-line services for building cleaning.

Your duties will include communication with cleaning staff and chargehands, organising relief staff to cover absences and undertaking cleaning duties where required.

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.

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Applications close at 23:59 on 29 March 2026, with shortlisting taking place 31 March 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week beginning 6 April 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Melissa Sutherland at melissa.sutherland@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 extension 2740.

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

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.

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