Technical Assistant, Maintenance​/Cleaning

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Derby Homesare looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Investment and Maintenance Team, to provide an enhanced level of technical assistance. To include testing lighting and alarms, and recording this information accurately, whilst also undertaking crime prevention surveys, and the installation of security devices, and maintaining accurate records of these installations. Assisting on other projects, ensuring works conform to current regulations and specifications.

You will need to have excellent customer service skills to deal with queries and questions that the tenants, colleagues and contractors may have.

We envisage development of the candidate within the team. The successful candidate would be encouraged to take further qualifications to develop within the role and within the organisation.

Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice. We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are also proud
to have Derbyshire LGBT+ Rainbow Partnership Accreditation and encourage applications from candidates of all genders.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 8 th November 2026  application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.

If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.