Lived experience opportunities

Samaritans Scotland is recruiting new members to join our Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).

Why? At Samaritans Scotland we aim to embed lived experience in all of our work. We view lived experience involvement as an essential part of delivering effective work, not a nice-to-have. Lived Experience makes our services, programmes and policy work more relevant, accessible and effective.  The group will support the ongoing work to expand lived experience involvement in our work, as well as influencing the wider work of Samaritans Scotland.

Who is this opportunity for? This is an opportunity for people with lived experience of suicidal feelings, suicide attempts, self-harm and/or bereavement by suicide to help shape our suicide prevention work in Scotland.

We are particularly keen to hear from people and communities whose voices are often underrepresented in suicide prevention work.

When will this opportunity happen? Via online monthly meetings you will discuss topics and areas of work identified by you and the Samaritans Scotland team. Your ideas, insight and feedback will be used to develop suicide prevention work within Scotland. There may be additional opportunities to get involved in project work and with our work across the UK and Ireland.

Payment: £75 per half day

For more information, please download the role description (linked below).

To help you decide if you are ready to take on this role, please also read the readiness document (linked below).

How to apply? To apply for this role, please click on the link below.

Samaritans Scotland Lived Experience Advisory Group- Application – Fill in form

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the opportunity, please contact Ellie Meikle [email protected]

Application deadline: 01/07/2026