​Are you ready to move into employment but don’t know where to start, or need help to get ready to take the next step?

Support is available with a FREE six-day employability programme. Delivered by a Careers Adviser and Employability Keyworker, the six sessions will help you to identify and evidence your transferrable skills and develop your skills in job searching, CV writing, completing applications and preparing for an interview.

The course is open to anyone aged 16-67 years who is not in education, employment or training, and will be held over six Tuesdays in August and September.

The programme will be held on Tuesday 18 and 25 August and Tuesday 1, 8, 14  and 22 September 2026, 10am-2.30pm in The Hub, 2 Albert Street, Kirkwall.

​If you would like to take part, email [email protected] or phone (01856) 873 535, ext. 2212 to book your space.

It’s Thursday, which means it is time for Jobs of the Week!
 
This week, we have the last chance to apply to become a Customer Team Member at the Co-op on Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall.  We also have a Laboratory Technician role with NOV on Flotta, the Pickaquoy Centre are looking for someone to join their Front of House team in the Café, and there are two Administrative Assistant opportunities with Orkney Islands Council.
 
For full details of all of the vacancies included this week, click on the button below.

Remember, your skills and strengths can always be developed. Some great ways of doing this might be to join an evening class, short course or club outwith school or work.  Community Learning, Development and Employability list a great number of courses here, which you can register to from the age of 14.
 
To enable our team to take a well-deserved summer break, Jobs of the Week will be taking a break for a few weeks.  It will return on Thursday 27 August.

An event to help young people access experiential careers learning has recently been held in Orkney.
 
At the end of last term, second year pupils at Kirkwall Grammar School took part in ‘Island Legacy’, a choose your own adventure game, where pupils were stranded on a virtual island and, working in teams, had to try and escape, or remain, survive and thrive.
 
Island Legacy is a partnership initiative between Kirkwall Grammar School, Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Orkney and Skills Development Scotland (SDS).  It was developed in 2025 as part of a Skills Challenge Pilot for SDS, as a way to offer experiential careers learning to pupils which is practical, work-related and skills focused.

The 'No Wrong Path' campaign will be returning to our social media feeds this August and we are inviting anyone from around Orkney – and Orcadians living further afield – to take part.

​In its tenth year, the campaign will run throughout the week that the Scottish exam results are released and aims to educate and inspire young people about their options regardless of the results they have received, by highlighting that many people in interesting jobs didn't necessarily take a straight, obvious or traditional path to get there.

Thursday is here again, as are our nine Jobs of the Week!
 
This week, we have the last chance to apply for an Administrative Assistant at Smiddybrae House in Dounby, part-time opportunities with Tesco as a Tesco Colleague and the Pickaquoy Centre are looking for a Café Kitchen Assistant - plus lots of other opportunities.
 
For full details of all of the vacancies included this week, click on the button below.
 
During a job interview your presentation matters, right down to what you wear on the day and the body language you use. My World of Work has a great guide on how to impress at a job interview, which can be found here.

It’s Thursday, time for Jobs of the Week!
 
This week, we have the last chance to apply to two Modern Apprenticeship in Social Care, one at the Sunnybrae Centre, while the other is with the All Age Learning Disabilities, Short Breaks and Supported Living Network.  There are also part-time positions with Aurora Jewellery, Archive Coffee and the St Ola Hotel, while Sheila Fleet’s Kirk Gallery and Café are looking for a Chef, which could be a Trainee position.
 
For full details of all of the vacancies included this week, click on the button below.
 
Having trouble thinking of what to write into a CV or personal statement? My World of Work have some great quiz-based resources to help you figure out strengths, skills and qualities you have - they will even suggest jobs or career paths based on what you enter!  Check out their tools and quizzes here.

It’s Thursday, which must mean it is time for our Jobs of the Week post!
 
This week, we have some part-time roles available with The Orcadian Bookshop, Northlink Ferries and Orkney Ferries.  R Clouston Ltd are looking for an Apprentice Joiner, while NOV on Flotta are looking for a Graduate Chemist to join their team – plus lots more opportunities.
 
For full details of all of the vacancies included this week, click on the button below.
 
This week we have some temporary and part-time jobs available, which you might not apply for if you are looking for a permanent role, however relief, temporary and part-time jobs are a brilliant way of gaining experience and refining your skills, which can be put to use in jobs you work all through your life.  They can also sometimes lead to full-time or permanent opportunities.

This week’s Jobs of the Week are now live to view.
 
If you are looking to earn while you learn, there are two apprenticeship opportunities, the first as an Apprentice Butcher with E Flett Butcher in Stromness, and the other is a Modern Apprenticeship in Social Care with Orkney Islands Council.  There are also part-time opportunities with the Co-op, Pickaquoy Centre, NHS Orkney and, Archive Coffee are looking for a Dishwasher to work on Sundays.
 
For full details of all of the vacancies included this week, click on the button below.
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If you're struggling to fill out an application form, help is at hand.  Check out the guide on our website here, or on My World of Work, here, for more information.