Sheltered Housing Warden, Lambaness - ORK10873


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£33,534 to £33,789 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Kirkwall, KW15 1NY
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Sheltered Housing Warden

Lambaness, Kirkwall

37 hours per week

Temporary up to 4 April 2027

£33,534 - £33,789

£17.38 - £17.51 per hour

The above amounts include shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Team Manager (Housing Support).

Your working pattern is shift working over 7 days including evenings and weekends.

The purpose of this role is to assist in the provision of housing support to people living within Orkney Islands Council's Sheltered Housing.

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 involves a contractual requirement to:

work unsocial hours on a rota,

Click here for Unsociable Hours Information

This post is a regulated role with adults and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 1 November 2026, with shortlisting taking place on 4 November 2026 and interviews are scheduled for 18 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Jane Alexander at jane.alexander@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 extension 2686.

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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