Closing date: 4 Nov 2026
Head of Service – Social Care

by Social Care

Head of Service – Social Care

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

2 years FTC available immediately

Total package value up to £91k per annum depending on experience and qualifications.  The package is inclusive of International Supplement based on family status, Relocation costs and Pension contribution. 

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid.

Leading the operational delivery of Children and Adults Social Care (which includes the Probation Service) you will help define the Service strategy, focused on improvement, prevention and early intervention.

You must support Health and Social Care integration, with the expertise to ensure integration between functions and services. You will have overall responsibility for the Social Care budget and wider resources.

You will make sure appropriate quality assurance systems are in place and are reviewed and developed.

Promoting a strong culture of performance management you will enable training programmes. Developing and delivering the Public Service’s strategic agenda, you will ensure that the Portfolio Director, Chief Secretary and Minister have access to the best professional advice and information on all aspects of Social Care.

Challenging everything, you will build and nurture strong relationships and take on people management issues, sometimes as Investigating Officer or Hearing Manager and completing Manager Self Service (HR21) processes where appropriate.

Holding a level 6 degree or level 7 masters in a relevant subject or with relevant experience, you are a UK Qualified Social Worker, CQSW or DipSW or equivalent, with current registration. Alternatively you have relevant professional qualifications, registration and experience in  related fields.

You have an extensive and varied background as a senior

manager in Social Care and in writing and implementing policy and strategy. A strong leader, you inspire others to deliver transformational projects and impactful results.

Analysing and interpreting, you develop solutions and solve problems, having planned and implemented change. You are adept at managing and controlling budgets, resources and funding.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

  • Economy class flights from your home country to St Helena at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • Mid-term fare-paid flights for tours of 18 months or more
  • A freight allowance of up to a standard 20ft container at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of the basic aggregate salary
  • Employees and accompanying dependant/s will be entitled to medical and dental treatment under the SHG Public Health Scheme at the rate applied to resident St Helenians.
  • Free schooling for dependent children from 3 to 16 years
  • Annual Leave of 30 days per annum (with an additional 10 days of public holidays).

The appointment will be subject to:

  • Satisfactory employment references
  • DBS check
  • Satisfactory medical and dental clearances

How to Apply:

An application form is available at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 4 Nov 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 16 Nov 2026.

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you.

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Closing date: Mon 26 Oct 2026
Police Sergeant

by Police

Police Sergeant

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

2 years FTC available immediately

Total package value up to £ 71,850k per annum depending on experience and qualifications.  The package is inclusive of International Supplement based on family status, Relocation costs and Pension contribution. 

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid.

The Royal St Helena Police comprises of a Chief of Police, three Inspectors, two Sergeants including one DS and 19 Constables including three DCs. In addition, the RSHP has one Inspector, one Sergeant and one Constables based on Ascension Island, and it may occasionally be necessary for you to travel there to support those officers.

As the first level of line management in policing you will ensure effective daily supervision, guidance and support of officers and staff. You will enable the development of competence within your team whilst ensuring that organisational standards are met and objectives achieved. You will co-ordinate, monitor and respond where necessary, to front line policing activity to uphold the law, enable public safety and build public confidence in policing in line with legal frameworks and policy guidelines. You may also be required to take on an operational role requiring specialist technical knowledge and skills.

You will utilise a range of appropriate supervisory and leadership skills to deliver effective and efficient response, community and investigative policing across St Helena and will have broad experience of working within uniform operational policing. You will also understand current policing challenges, efficiency and diversity issues. You should be under 60 with good physical and mental health and hold a clean drivers licence in Class A and C.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

  • Economy class flights from your home country to St Helena at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • Mid-term fare-paid flights for tours of 18 months or more
  • A freight allowance of up to a standard 20ft container at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of the basic aggregate salary
  • Employees and accompanying dependant/s will be entitled to medical and dental treatment under the SHG Public Health Scheme at the rate applied to resident St Helenians.
  • Free schooling for dependent children from 3 to 16 years
  • Annual Leave of 30 days per annum (with an additional 10 days of public holidays).

The appointment will be subject to:

  • Satisfactory employment references
  • DBS check
  • Satisfactory medical and dental clearances

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by Monday 26th  October 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 2nd Nov 2026

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you.

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Closing date: 21 October 2026
Tutor Constable

by Police

Tutor Constable

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

2 years FTC available immediately

Total package value up to £65,400k per annum depending on experience and qualifications.  The package is inclusive of International Supplement based on family status, Relocation costs and Pension contribution.

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid.

The Royal St Helena Police comprises of a Chief of Police, three Inspectors, six Sergeants including one DS and 19 Constables including three DCs. As an integral part of the operational uniform policing teams, you will establish a trust-based relationship with learners, collaborating to identify their individual needs and developing mutually agreed expectations of roles and responsibilities.

You will tutor learners through specific and risk-managed work-based scenarios, assessing their progress against learning outcomes and/or assessment criteria. As you maintain professional knowledge of relevant curricula and criteria you will plan, prepare and facilitate learning opportunities and provide review sessions with learners. You will help them to build evidence of their progress and competence, and develop action plans for their professional development.

Your broad police experience includes coaching, mentoring and tutoring with neighbourhood (community) policing, response policing, custody, crime investigation and working in partnership with external stakeholders. You understand current policing challenges, efficiency and diversity issues. Having a structured approach to the tutoring process, you apply an understanding of human behaviour to the identification of barriers to performance and learning, and to identifying appropriate development actions.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

  • Economy class flights from your home country to St Helena at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • Mid-term fare-paid flights for tours of 18 months or more
  • A freight allowance of up to a standard 20ft container at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of the basic aggregate salary
  • Employees and accompanying dependant/s will be entitled to medical and dental treatment under the SHG Public Health Scheme at the rate applied to resident St Helenians.
  • Free schooling for dependent children from 3 to 16 years
  • Annual Leave of 30 days per annum (with an additional 10 days of public holidays).

The appointment will be subject to:

  • Satisfactory employment references
  • DBS check
  • Satisfactory medical and dental clearances
  • Police vetting checks

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 21 October 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 3 November 2026

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you.

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Closing date: 09 Oct 2026
Laboratory Manager

by Health

Laboratory Manager

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

2 years FTC available immediately

Total package value up to £96k per annum depending on experience and qualifications.  The package is inclusive of International Supplement based on family status, Relocation costs and Pension contribution.   

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid.

Most healthcare provision takes place on-island, so the clinical lab provides a range of services with limited external help. You will lead and manage the lab, ensuring a 24-hour high quality, cost-effective service.

You will deliver clinical technical services using your excellent analytic skills and background in Biomedical Sciences, interpreting laboratory investigations and results. You must also challenge, innovate and develop medical lab practice.

Wielding a £400k budget, you will work strategically to develop the long-term workforce planning strategy to recruit, retain and develop Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants. Training and mentoring them while building links with overseas academic institutions, you will be responsible for the security, quality, integrity, and safe use of data, and compliance with local data handling regulations, sustaining a culture of continuous quality improvement. Working closely with clinicians you will agree service contracts and manage workload allocation, performance and career development.

Holding a Degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent with HCPC Registration or equivalent, you demonstrate advanced theoretical and practical knowledge. Expert in routine diagnostic procedures, you have considerable post-qualification experience in a routine medical laboratory, including a senior or managerial role in a laboratory setting where you have set up staff development and performance protocols You have practical experience of UKAS accreditation processes and good understanding of legislation and regulations.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

  • Economy class flights from your home country to St Helena at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • Mid-term fare-paid flights for tours of 18 months or more
  • A freight allowance of up to a standard 20ft container at the start and end of the tour of duty
  • An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
  • Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of the basic aggregate salary
  • Employees and accompanying dependant/s will be entitled to medical and dental treatment under the SHG Public Health Scheme at the rate applied to resident St Helenians.
  • Free schooling for dependent children from 3 to 16 years
  • Annual Leave of 30 days per annum (with an additional 9 days of public holidays).

The appointment will be subject to:

  • Satisfactory employment references
  • DBS check
  • Satisfactory medical and dental clearances

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 09 Oct 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 23 Nov 2026

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you.

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