Job vacancies 28 November 2025
Every week we compile a list of publicly-advertised jobs available in East Lothian - to help jobseekers find local positions. We are not involved in the hiring process and are not responsible for the role or the recruiting company.
As the largest employer in the county, East Lothian Council has positions available at all levels and with part time, term time only and flexible roles find out more and browse jobs.
Junior Administrator, Dunbar
- company: The Ridge
- hours: part-time (21 hours)
- salary: £13.45 per hour
- closing date: 1 December 2025
Do you have administrative skills and a passion for helping others? Are you a strong communicator who enjoys working with a variety of people?
We’re looking for a Junior Administrator to join our friendly Finance and Administration team at The Ridge. This is a part-time role offering the opportunity to make a real difference within the charity sector.
You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team that plays a vital role in keeping our organisation running smoothly – helping us achieve our goals and empower our clients to reach their full potential.
We’d love to hear from you if you are
- Friendly, enthusiastic and proactive
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- A confident communicator, both in writing and in person
- Committed to delivering a high level of service to colleagues, clients, members, and board members
Previous administrative experience is desirable but not essential, above all, we’re looking for someone with the right attitude and a willingness to learn.
Professional Housekeeper/Domestic Cleaner, Haddington
- company: Bright & Beautiful East Lothian
- hours: part-time (school hours)
- salary: £12.96 per hour
Work school hours, feel valued, and be part of a caring local team that makes homes — and lives — brighter. At Bright & Beautiful East Lothian and Edinburgh South, we help busy families enjoy calm, beautifully kept homes while offering flexible, family-friendly work for people who care about quality and pride in what they do.
- Work in small, friendly teams to bring hotel-standard sparkle to clients’ homes
- Clean, tidy, polish, vacuum, and make beds — we provide all products and equipment
- Handle light laundry and ironing when needed
- Travel between homes (company vehicle provided)
- Represent Bright & Beautiful with professionalism, courtesy, and care
Kitchen Assistant, North Berwick
- company: Merryhatton Garden Centre
- hours: part-time temporary (8-12 hours per week)
- salary: £12.50 per hour
Part-time Kitchen Assistant required for immediate start.
Merryhatton Garden Centre Café require a part-time Kitchen Assistant to work upwards of 8 hours per week in the run-up to Christmas.
The role will be kitchen-based and include making food to order, doing food prep, helping to keep kitchen areas clean and other kitchen duties as required. Some experience is essential.
The role will require weekend working. This is a temporary post, but there is scope to return from March for the right person.
Immediate start for the right candidate.
Food Market Assistant, North Berwick
- company: Archerfield Walled Garden
- hours: 24-40 hours per week
- salary: £10.20 - £12.40 per hour
At Archerfield Walled Garden we are looking to recruit a Food Market assistant to join our Retail team. This role focuses on the takeaway offering within our Food Market such as preparing takeaway food, serving customers, and working on the shop floor within Retail as and when required to price and replenish stock.
The role involves the following key responsibilities
- Preparing takeaway food items to be sold each day from our Food Market counter, including sandwiches and bakery items
- Ensuring all daily procedures are followed within the Food Market, such as completing temperature records, expiration date checks and cleaning tasks
- Making and serving coffees from our barista counter
- Using the till and handling cash
- Interacting with customers to assist with their purchases and deliver excellent customer service
Qualities we’re looking for
- Have a keen interest and passion for food retailing and hospitality
- Demonstrating a professional, enthusiastic and flexible approach
- Able to promote excellent teamwork and supporting other retail departments when needed
- Work with energy, pace and passion, while maintaining high standards and attention to detail
- Barista experience is preferred but not essential as training will be required
Core hours are over a 2-week rota including working 3 days in week 1 and 5 days in week 2. Each daily shift is 7/8 hours depending on the day.
Store Colleague, Dunbar
- company: Morrisons
- hours: part-time (8 hours per week)
- salary: £10.00 - £12.21 per hour (depending on age)
Do you enjoy being an integral part of your local community? Love meeting new people and working with colleagues to offer excellent service?
We are looking to recruit our future convenience stars to work in your local Morrisons Daily store.
As a store colleague you will be trained to cover various tasks within the store including
- Till and cash operation (including Post Office as required, subject to DBS)
- Stock Control
- Merchandising
- Preparing Food to go (as required)
- Ensure store is operating safe and legal
- Covering supervisor role in store (additional pay for hours covered)
- Lone working (as required)
You’ll be the kind of person who
- Loves going above and beyond for our customers
- Has a flexible approach to working hours as you will be required to work early mornings and some late nights
- Enjoys being active and working in a fast-paced varied environment
- Likes to use your own initiative to help support and resolve customer queries
- Has the ability to use a range of equipment whilst maintaining high standard of Health & Safety
Please note: For our premises that sell alcohol suitable candidates must be over the legal age due to licencing conditions.
Post Office Clerk, Haddington
- company: ZCO Ltd - Haddington Post Office
- hours: part-time (24.5 hours per week)
- salary: £12.21 per hour
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, with excellent communication skills and a passion to deliver great customer service to join our Haddington Post Office.
If you enjoy working in a busy environment where every day is different and the customer is centric to everything, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you!
Keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do you will work towards demonstrating your excellent Product Knowledge on promotions and offers.
You will be available to answer any customer queries whilst ensuring that you adhere to all security measures at all times.
Along with previous customer service experience, you will have strong communication skills and a high level of numeracy.
A confident positive outlook will ensure that you can converse with a diverse customer base, enabling you to introduce products and services offered by The Post Office.
Successful candidates for the role will need to provide five years continuous referencing and consent to a criminal record check.
Dental Receptionist, Haddington
- company: Portman Dentex - The Dental Lounge
- hours: full-time
- salary: £12.50 per hour
Are you a receptionist looking for a change? Or maybe you work in a similar role and are looking for a new challenge? If so, we’ve got a vacancy in our welcoming reception team at The Dental Lounge in Haddington.
We’d love to receive your application to our receptionist vacancy if you have the following skills and experience
- Previous front of house Reception experience (ideally within a dental or healthcare setting, although this isn’t a must-have)
- A positive attitude, empathetic and well-organised
- Great communication skills, with a passion for delivering great service and building strong relationships with both colleagues and patients
Hours of work are Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:45 pm with an hour lunch break.