Senior Panel Administrator

The starting salary for this full-time position is £31,659 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Panel Administrator to join our fantastic Secretariat Team, our centre of excellence for meeting support and note taking, who arrange multi-agency panels to discuss care packages and costings for children and young people.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The team are based at Victoria Gate, Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 6JD and the role is open to hybrid working. As a team we split our time between collaborating with colleagues in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week, and working from home.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service (plus bank holidays)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

The Children, Families and Learning directorate provides a range of highly specialist services to vulnerable children and young people. Services are delivered directly to children and their families within extensive statutory frameworks, and staff working in these areas need specialist knowledge in order to deliver effective services to these high risk and high need groups.

This role is based within our outstanding Business Support service, which underpins the work of frontline practitioners. In this role, you will work closely with senior management, supporting them with the information required to make decisions on the placement and care packages for our looked after children.

Your key responsibilities as a Senior Panel Administrator will include:

• Planning and organising panels
• Liaising with professionals both within Social Care and external agencies
• Keeping track of information, updating and maintaining spreadsheets and databases
• Taking meeting notes and distributing to involved parties, ensuring timescales are met
• Providing performance information

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Evidence of efficient and accurate minute taking skills (using a laptop)
• Experience of organising complex meetings
• Experience of providing administrative services and awareness of working with confidential information
• Excellent customer service and communication skills, both written and spoken
• A confident, organised and proactive approach with the ability to meet sometimes challenging deadlines
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

A basic DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following 4 questions:

1. Please tell us about your previous administration experience
2. Minute taking support to meetings forms a large part of this role. Please tell us about, using examples of, your laptop minute taking experience
3. Please tell us about, using examples of, your experience arranging complex meetings
4. Please tell us about any other relevant skills, experience or qualifications you have, related to this role

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/11/2026 with interviews to follow.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Caroline Raper by e-mail at caroline.raper@surreycc.gov.uk.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1 April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected.

The provisional allocation for this post is West Surrey Council, subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.