Senior Panel Administrator

The starting salary for this position is 30,647 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

This is a 6-month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. Please discuss with your current Line Manager before submitting your application.

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

The team are based at Woodhatch in Reigate 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
• 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 note 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

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

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.

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 .

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

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 04/01/2026 with interviews to follow.

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

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