Senior Panel Administrator

Surrey County Council; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Reigate is seeking a Senior Panel Administrator to support the Secretariat Team. The role entails planning multi-agency panels, liaising with professionals, and managing confidential information. Offer includes 26 days' holiday and hybrid working, with a starting salary of £30,647 per annum. This position is open only to current Surrey County Council employees.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, rising to 31 days

Option to buy additional leave

Generous pension scheme

Carer's leave and volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing discounts

Qualifications

• Evidence of efficient and accurate note taking skills (using a laptop).
• Experience of organizing complex meetings.
• Experience of providing administrative services and awareness of working with confidential information.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• A confident, organized and proactive approach.
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Planning and organizing panels.
• Liaising with professionals within Social Care and external agencies.
• Keeping track of information and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Taking meeting notes and distributing them promptly.
• Providing performance information.

Skills

Efficient note taking skills

Experience of organizing complex meetings

Experience with confidential information

Customer service skills

Excellent IT skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Job description

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

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:

• Please outline your previous administration experience.
• Note-taking support to meetings forms a large part of this role. Please give evidence, with examples, of your laptop note-taking experience.
• Please give evidence, with examples, of your experience arranging complex meetings.
• Please list any other skills and/or qualifications you have that are relevant to this job.

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 [e-mail] .

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 09/12/2025 with interviews to follow.

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

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.

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 criteria, 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.