Relief Airfield Attendant, Rescue and Fire Fighter

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Relief Airfield Attendant, Rescue and Fire Fighter
North Ronaldsay Airfield
Hours are offered on an as and when basis

£15.50 / £15.94 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance

A shift allowance will be paid for unsocial hours worked where appropriate

You will be reporting to the North Ronaldsay Airfield Co-ordinator.

The purpose of this role is to provide, on a relief basis, airfield attendant, rescue and fire fighting services while receiving and dispatching flights to the Island Airfield on North Ronaldsay. A condition of this post is that you will be resident on North Ronaldsay as you will be required to respond at short notice and during evenings/weekends.

Duties will include airfield attendant, rescue and fire fighting services while receiving and dispatching flights to the Island Airfield. The service includes baggage handling, preparing and, if necessary, operating the fire tender, maintaining apron control, keeping the airfield building clean and tidy, operating the phone/radio transmitter and inspecting runways and the airfield in general. In an emergency you will provide rescue and fire fighting and first aid services as 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.

Interview expenses are payable for this post, but only for passenger fares. click here for further information.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 12 April 2026, with shortlisting taking place 13 April 2026 and interviews are scheduled for 20 April 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Laura Cromarty at laura.cromarty@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 ext 3638.

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

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