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Community Learning and Development Officer

Council Offices, Kirkwall

35 hours per week

Temporary to 31 March 2028

£42,322 - £46,276 / £46,899 - £51,837

£23.19 - £25.36 / £25.70 - £28.41 per hour

The above amounts include Shift and Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Team Manager (Youth Services).

Your working pattern is Monday to Friday including some weekend work. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to promote, develop and deliver local learning and development opportunities in line with identified need and national priorities and to build sustained partnerships between the community, voluntary and public agencies to address community needs.

The successful candidate will work to initiate, plan and lead activities that deliver high-quality community learning opportunities. They will assist the team in providing learning and development opportunities for learners that will improve educational attainment, address educational and social disadvantage and support adults and young people to make positive changes to their lives and in the lives of their communities. The successful candidate will be required to vary the focus of their work between adults and young people as directed by the service manager, but in the immediate future, will be focused on children, young people and families.

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 Unsocial Hours Information.

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

Applications close at 23.59 on Sunday 6 September 2026, with shortlisting taking place on 7 September 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 21 September 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Cheryl Rafferty at ##### or on 01856 873535 ext. 2432.

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.