Job vacancies 10 October 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.
Administrative Assistant, Haddington
- Company: Lammermuir Larder
- Hours: Part-time (14 hours per week)
- Salary: £13.75 per hour
- Closing date: Friday 17 October 2025
We are seeking an organised and proactive Administrative Assistant to support the daily operations of our office, ensuring efficiency whilst maintaining a positive and productive working environment. Working closely with and supporting the Coordinator, the successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of our charitable organisation on a day-to-day basis.
Person Specification
- Ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to identify and resolve issues that may arise during daily tasks.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build positive relationships with colleagues and volunteers.
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised using own initiative.
- Excellent time management
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic communications)
- Confident key board skills and a good working knowledge of standard business software, including Microsoft Word and Excel
- Numerate and comfortable working with statistical and financial data
To apply for this role please submit your CV together with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role and your motivation for joining our team.
Coordinator, Haddington
- Company: Lammermuir Larder
- Hours: Full-time(35 hours per week)
- Salary: £32,000 per year
- Closing date: Friday 17 October 2025
We are looking for an organised and compassionate Coordinator to manage the smooth operation of the Lammermuir Larder. This vital position involves overseeing the daily running of the Larder, working with a diverse team of volunteers, and ensuring that everyone who accesses the service is treated with dignity and respect. The Coordinator will be responsible for food stock management, volunteer support, and building strong relationships with clients, donors, stakeholders, and partner organisations. The role also requires responding promptly and helpfully to enquiries from clients, volunteers, and external partners, always maintaining a welcoming and well-organised environment.
Person Specification
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills – ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively in a busy setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills – comfortable engaging with people from all backgrounds.
- Keen attention to detail – able to keep records accurately and notice important details in daily operations. The Lammermuir Larder Group is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish Charity number: SCO54258
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks – flexible in approach and able to adapt to changing demands
- Experience with standard office software – competent with Word, Excel, and email for daily administrative duties
- Positive and flexible team player – willing to support colleagues and contribute to a welcoming team environment
- Commitment to equality and inclusion – a belief in treating everyone with fairness, dignity, and respect
To apply for this role please submit your CV together with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role and your motivation for joining our team.
Digital Services Administrator Modern Apprenticeship, Haddington
- Company: East Lothian Housing Association
- Hours: Full-time
- Salary: £13,741 per year
- Closing date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
We are a growing organisation that builds and manages a wide range of properties to meet a variety of needs within East Lothian. From our office in Haddington, we currently manage around 1400 properties for rent and shared ownership throughout the area. Our subsidiary company provides a repair and maintenance service for our properties and other customers.
The primary purpose of the post is to provide digital support to our Digital Services Officer, and working within the Housing Team to ensure excellent service delivery to our customers. The successful candidate will learn about all aspects of our digital services, including Rent Collector, our innovative new App which allows tenants to pay rent online and our Key Tenant Scheme where, by meeting certain criteria, tenants can receive a rent discount. They are also required to complete, to a satisfactory level, the Modern Apprenticeship in Digital Applications at SCQF Level 6.
The Digital Services Modern Apprentice is responsible for providing digital and administrative support to the Digital Services Officer to help maintain and develop our digital systems and services, and support tenants to access these services.
They are also required to work towards achieving the Modern Apprentice in Digital Applications at SCQF Level 6.
Retail Supervisor, Haddington
- Company: Toolstation
- Hours: Full-time
- Salary: £13.26 per hour
At Toolstation, we’re not just interested in what you can bring to us today. We’re also interested in developing your talents, so you can grow with our business and become one of our leaders of tomorrow.
You'll be the face of Toolstation, making a fantastic first impression, building long-lasting relationships and going above and beyond to make our customers happy. This isn’t your average retail role. It’s much more than just a store job. Of course, as a retail supervisor, you’ll serve customers and support the Store Manager but you’ll also be checking deliveries, picking items from the warehouse and stocking shelves. It can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. But if you take real pride in what you and the team do, our customers will notice and love us all the more for it.
Day-to-day
- Supporting - Whether it’s standing in for the Store Manager in their absence, motivating and engaging the team or coaching the team to grow sales and achieve targets
- Mucking in - Checking and unpacking deliveries, stocking shelves, cleaning the branch and putting orders together
- Delivering great service - Providing a great customer experience with a smile on your face – no matter how busy you are and coaching the team to do the same
- Asking questions and building relationships - Making sure our customers leave the branch with everything that they need for the job
- Building a fun working environment - Maintaining our great product availability and high branch standards, while making sure that your branch is somewhere everyone loves coming to work
Customer Team Member, North Berwick
- Company: Co-op
- Hours: Part-time (16 hours)
- Salary: £12.60 per hour
As a Customer Team Member, you’ll be part of a friendly team that’s dedicated to helping our customers. We’ll look to you to provide them with great service on the tills and the shop floor, while also performing a wide range of other tasks around the store like re-stocking shelves and cleaning up spillages.
What you'll do
- Friendly and thoughtful service – you’ll put customers first in everything you do: responding to queries, championing Co-op products and Membership, and doing all you can to deliver a great shopping experience
- Work together to make everyone's day better – supporting your store colleagues to solve problems for customers and members
- Make sure the store safe and legal – keep the shelves stocked and make sure prices, dates, and temperatures are all as they should be
- Help introduce new products and services – make changes feel natural, sharing experiences with your colleagues so everyone learns together
- Support your local community – get involved in all kinds of activities and events!
Amenity Operative - Play Squad, Tranent
- Company: East Lothian Council
- Hours: Full-time
- Salary: £13.48 - £14.33 per hour
- Closing date: 19 October 2025
Responsible for assisting with the maintenance and inspection of play areas and project work to facilitate completion of new installations across East Lothian.
Assisting with day to day completion of inspection programmes for Play Areas including completion of all paper and computer based records of such inspections.
Installation of equipment and parts to play equipment resulting from defects noted during play area inspections and also to programme to ensure wearing parts are replaced as and when required to prevent long-term damage to equipment.
Raking, re-distribution and topping up of loose fill safety surfaces according to recognised standards.
Installation of equipment, edging and surfacing as part of the ongoing annual refurbishment programme for play areas.
Collection and removal of litter, dog fouling, sharps and other dangerous materials from play areas and their immediate surrounds.
Assisting with stock control of parts and equipment used in the maintenance of play areas, and other general duties of an the Amenity Operative role.