Cafeteria Manager, UHI Orkney - ORK10831


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£31,356 to £31,995 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Kirkwall, KW15 1LX
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Cafeteria Manager

UHI Orkney

35 hours per week, Term Time

Permanent

£31,356 – £31,995

£17.18 – £17.53 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance

You will be reporting to the Principal, Seonaidh McDonald.

Your working pattern is Monday to Friday. We are happy to discuss flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to manage the UHI Orkney Cafeteria, including menu planning, ordering and invoicing, meal preparation, counter service, and the line management of a small team. This busy, well-loved Cafeteria serves a wide and varied range of meals and snacks to all our staff and students, and is open to the public.

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 is a regulated role with children and requires Level 2 PVG Scheme membership.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 11 October 2026 with shortlisting taking place on 12 October 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 1 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Seonaidh McDonald, Principal, UHI Orkney at seonaidh.mcdonald@uhi.ac.uk or on 01856 569250.

For information on applying and our recruitment process,

click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your

feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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