Senior Team Administrator

This role has a starting salary of £27,897 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Team Administrator to join our fantastic Secretariat team based in Reigate. This team 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.

This is a 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

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 needing 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 the frontline practitioners. This role will work closely with senior management, supporting them with the information required to help them make decisions on the placement of care packages for our looked after children.

About the Role

As a Senior Team Administrator your role will be to:

• Plan and organise the 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 subsequently distributing to involved parties
• Ensuring timescales are met
• Providing performance information.
• This varied and interesting role is based in our Reigate office within our exemplary business support service. The role is offered on a hybrid-working basis with the expectation that you will be in the office at least two days a week.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Evidence of efficient and accurate note taking skills using a laptop
• A solid background in administration, and experience of working in a busy office environment
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Being confident, organised, and able to implement a proactive approach to your work
• Excellent IT skills and proficient in using Microsoft Office.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential along with a high level of written and oral communication skills.

You will have experience of working with highly confidential information in a customer focused environment and have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. You will be highly organised and willing to take responsibility, as well as using initiative.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 10/03/2024.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.