Appendix 1

Summary of the roles and key responsibilities of the People Directorate Chief Officer posts (Option 3)

Adult Services
Corporate Director of Adults (New post)	Director of Adult Safeguarding (new post)	Assistant Director Adults (Amanda Jones)
· Statutory Director Role (DASS) · Strategic lead for Council with ICS and Health Partnerships working with the Chief operating Officer and Director of Public Health · Strategic Lead for all age commissioning strategy and commissioning market oversight · Strategic lead of transformational change for adults social care through the creation of integrated delivery models · Strategic lead and cultivation of relationships with Public Health, CCGs, NHS more generally to identify and capitalise upon opportunities for promoting quality of life, independence and enablement of adults and families. Reporting relationship : Director of Adults Services Head of Service	· Adults Safeguarding  · Deputy DASS · Lead and direct the Councils adult social care function · Lead, direct and manage the strategic development, quality improvement, transformation and delivery of social care services to Adults. · Implement the Adult Social Care Strategy and other associated strategies such as dementia and autism to ensure compliance with relevant inspection regimes · Provide effective professional leadership · Represent adult services at relevant partnerships boards at a local, regional and national level Reporting relationship: Assistant Director Adult Social Care Heads of Service currently subject to restructure	Current post, no specific changes but key to the operational delivery of all adult services. · Overall responsibility for the management and performance of the Heads of Service, including supervision of professional standards and competence, management of individual performance and development and improvements to service delivery and practice · To promote the reputation of the Council with external partners and stakeholders, engaging in sub-regional, regional and national groupings working on issues of relevance to York. Reporting Relationship: Heads of service currently being determined as part of restructure

Children’s Services
Corporate Director of Children (New Post)	Director of Children’s Safeguarding (New post)	Assistant Director Education Services (Maxine Squire)
· Statutory Director Role (DCS) · Lead Corporate Parent role · Strategic lead for Council working with multi agency partners  · Strategic lead of transformational change for children’s social care · Strategic lead for education and skills for young people · Strategic lead and cultivation of relationships with multi agencies to identify and capitalise upon opportunities for promoting quality of life and good care strategy for children and their families in the City Reporting relationship : Director of Children’s Safeguarding Assistant Director of Education	· Lead responsible officer for Safeguarding Children · Lead Children’s Partnership Trust arrangements and associated Boards and groups · Deputy DCS and Corporate parent · Lead of provision of placements and associated commissioning for children’s social care / children’s residential services · Lead and direct the Councils children’s social care function · Lead, direct and manage the strategic development, quality improvement, transformation and delivery of children’s social care  · Ensure children services strategies and services are compliant, safe and inspection ready in line with statutory inspection frameworks · Provide effective professional leadership for the service with strong focus on robust evidence based performance measures to achieve effective outcomes Reporting relationship Head of Services	Current post, no specific changes but key to the operational delivery of all education services Reporting Relationship: Heads of Service ; Head of Education Support Service Head of Primary School Improvement Head of SEND and Inclusion Principal Educational Psychologist Secretary to the Teachers Panel Skills Team Manager Virtual School Head