Team Administrator
The starting salary for this role is £28,546 per annum, working 36 hours per week.
Do you have a passion for administration, delivering excellent customer service, actively seeking to support change and thrive working in a fast-paced pressurised environment? Then we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a Team Administrator to join our expanding team within the Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Business Support Team, located at our Woodhatch Place office (Reigate), providing support to front line social workers based in the South East of Surrey.
Our Offer to You
- 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
- 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
As a member of our South East Social Care Business Support Team, you will play an integral role in supporting the Social Care teams by providing a proactive, resilient, and flexible service. You will seamlessly deliver all administrative tasks required daily with an exceptional level of detail, focus and efficiency, being able to adapt easily to the changing needs of the service, working successfully both as part of a team and individually.
As a motivated, enthusiastic, and ambitious individual with a strong administration background, you will be joining a team that places a premium on exceptional service delivery and ongoing development.
Key tasks that you will complete within this role will include:
- Arranging, attending, and minuting multi agency meetings with professionals and families – Producing high quality minutes digitally to an agreed standard, delivered to statutory deadlines.
- Accurately recording and uploading information received onto a central database.
- Updating and maintaining databases and spreadsheets with performance and task data.
- Preparing and submitting documentation on behalf of the social care teams, gaining additional information when needed within tight deadlines.
- Managing email duty boxes, prioritising urgent alerts and requests.
- Administrative tasks such as post, photocopying, formatting documents, shredding, basic IT support completed to the required standard.
- Answering calls from members of the public and professionals, managing challenging callers in an empathetic and assertive manner, and directing them efficiently to the social care teams.
- Handling sensitive and confidential documentation, including information relating to children, and ensuring it is managed with the highest levels of care and discretion
Wellbeing and ensuring a work-life balance is very important to us and a key component of this is our hybrid way of working. You won’t be required to be in the office 5 days a week, however there is a requirement to work in the office on a rota basis at least two days a week. Core working hours are 08:50-17:00 to ensure full cover is provided to operational teams and front-line call lines.
If successful, you will have an in-depth training programme which will be fully office based for your first 6 weeks in the role.
Shortlisting Criteria
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
- Comprehensive Minute taking – Including the ability to note-take extensive multi agency meetings using a laptop.
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation.
- Outstanding customer service and communication skills both verbal and written.
- Proactiveness, flexibility and adaptability.
- Ability to work resiliently in time sensitive and pressurised environments
- Excellent IT skills, with specific focus on Microsoft 365 applications including Excel, Word and SharePoint.
To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions:
- Please tell us about the specific skills that are relevant to this position.
- Please detail your previous administration experience.
- Comprehensive minute taking skills are an essential requirement of this role. Please give evidence, with examples, of your laptop minute taking experience within a meeting setting.
- Please describe and give examples of how you deliver excellent customer service.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.
A Basic DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check will be required for this role.
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.
For an informal discussion please contact Georgina Waterfield by email Georgina.Waterfield@surreycc.gov.uk or Claire Stoker by email at Claire.Stoker@surreycc.gov.uk.
This job advert closes at 23:59 on 2nd August 2026 with interviews to follow. Please note that applications will be shortlisted and interviewed on an ongoing basis and therefore vacancies may be filled before the closing date so we encourage you to submit your application early.
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! 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.
Salary range
- £28,546 per year