Work for us

Midlands Rural Housing (MRH) is one of the leading providers of rural housing services in the UK, working to create sustainable, affordable homes so that diverse rural communities can thrive.

We provide services for four rural housing associations - Leicestershire Rural Housing Association, Northamptonshire Rural Housing Association, Peak District Rural Housing Association and Warwickshire Rural Housing Association - and are available to any organisation.

Midlands Rural Housing is part of emh group.


Current opportunities at Midlands Rural Housing

Maintenance and Development Assistant

  • Location: Memorial House, Coalville, Leicestershire - with the opportunity to work from home 2/3 days per week (as agreed with the Manager)
  • Hours: 20 hours per week, ideally working 4 hours each day Monday to Friday
  • Salary: £13,740 - £15,269 per annum (full-time equivalent of £24,050 -£26,722 per annum)
  • Closing date: 12 April 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance and Development Assistant to join our small team and help us continue to make a positive difference to our customers and communities.

About the role

You’ll provide efficient administrative support to the Maintenance Team.

You’ll support the team by carrying out administrative tasks including responding to enquiries, arranging appointments, providing information, and ensuring records are accurate and up to date.

You’ll communicate with both customers and contractors and work with colleagues across the organisation.

This is a busy, varied role, working as part of a great team where no two days are the same!

Find out more and apply


What the team say about working here:

"From day one I felt welcomed, everyone is willing to help others, we all work together to deliver the best service possible, the approach is very customer focussed."
"I love working for Midlands Rural because I’m allowed the flexibility and autonomy to decide how, when and where to do my job. Having that trust is very important to our team, and in return we are highly engaged and motivated to do the very best for our customers and each other."

Opportunities at emh

Take a look at the emh recruitment site for current vacancies.

Partnership opportunities

For partnership working opportunities, please check the emh group website.