Administration Assistant

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Job title Administration Assistant Job reference  Date posted 21/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 08/11/2026 Working Pattern Full time Salary Scale 4 £ 27,274 – £29,071 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments Blank Job description

Organisation: Derby Homes

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract type: 12 Months Temporary Contract

Location: 839 London Road, Derby

Derby Homes are seeking to employee an Administration Assistant to join its repairs team on a 12-month contract. The Administration Assistant will carry out a number of office-based functions to support the joining team.

You shall need to have experience in IT, particularly with excel and word documents. Some analytical skills would be an advantage but not necessary at the point of employment. You shall need to have excellent customers service skills to deal with queries and questions our customers may have.

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.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on (Relay UK -  640 844) or at  .

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

Interviews are being held on 18 th and 19 th November 2026. If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.