The starting salary for this full-time, permanent position is £27,634 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
If you are looking for a new and exciting challenge within Social Care administration, we want to hear from you!
We are excited to be recruiting a new Administrator to join our fantastic north west Children's Services and Social Care Team based at Victoria Gate in Woking.
This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between collaborating with colleagues in the office 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 residentsAbout the Role
Children, Families and Learning 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. Our Administration teams support front line social care and education staff.
In this key role you will make sure everything is in place to guarantee all runs smoothly for the processes and teams you support by:
Organising multiagency meetings on behalf of the social care teams
Liaising with professionals both within social care and with other 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 informationWorking within our Children's Services and Social Care Team, you will play an integral part in the day to day running of the department and all things admin, helping us towards our vision that 'no-one is left behind'.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
Administration experience with the resilience to work towards, sometimes challenging, deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills
Experience in minute/note taking on a laptop
Excellent IT skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint)
Ability to work with highly confidential information
Organised and proactive approach to work with the ability to adapt to changing processes when requiredA Basic DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check will be required for this role.
To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following 4 questions:
Please outline your administration experience.
Note taking support to meetings is a large part of this role. Please give evidence, with examples, of your laptop note taking experience.
Please describe, and give examples of, how you maintain good customer service.
Please list the skills and any qualifications you have that are relevant to this job.The job advert closes at 23:59 on 21.05.2026 with interviews planned for week commencing 25.05.2026.
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.
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 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
