What You Will Do 

• Gather feedback from peers about how young people feel about the library, its current events, activities and space, and suggestions for improvements.  

• Attend a monthly panel meeting to share peer feedback with staff and pitch events or activities for teenagers.  

• Help plan and deliver pitched events as part of a team, including considering a budget, health and safety issues, promotion, and ensuring their relevance to the Essex Library Service offer more broadly.  

• Work with other members of the panel to update book and noticeboard displays in the teen area, ensuring front facing stock is appealing and timely for this audience.  

• Identify stock gaps in current Young Adult stock holding and make stock suggestions on this basis.  

• Act as an ambassador for the Library amongst peers, promoting the Library Service and its offer in the community.  

  
  

What You Will Not Do 

• Have sole responsibility for event planning or delivery. 

• Manage budgets or the purchase of items on behalf of the Library. 

• Delete or directly acquire stock. 

• Use library staff systems or access customer accounts and information. 

• Handle customer payments or financial transactions.  

• Manage complaints, challenging behaviour, or safeguarding issues.  

• Replace or carry out core duties of library staff.  

  
  

  Support and Training 

  • Induction to the role, including health & safety and library processes relevant to the role.  

  • Ongoing support from working alongside and under the guidance of designated library staff at all times.