Lived experience opportunities

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

Why? At Samaritans 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.  Samaritans Strategic Lived Experience Advisory Group will shape work Samaritans does across all five nations, with a focus on our most strategic and transformational work. Things like our long-term plans and goals, why we do what we do and who we are.

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 Samaritans suicide prevention work.

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, bi-monthly meetings you will discuss topics and areas of work relevant to Samaritans. Your ideas, insight and feedback will be used to influence projects, campaigns and organisational strategic decision making. There may be additional opportunities to get involved in other work at Samaritans.

Payment:

• UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) - £75 per meeting (paid into bank account) including pre/post meeting tasks
• Ireland – €90 per meeting (paid as One4All vouchers) including pre/post meeting tasks

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).

We are also running two online information sessions (on Zoom) that you can join to find out more and ask questions. These are happening on:

• Wednesday 29th July (6 to 7 pm)
• Thursday 6th August (3 to 4 pm)

You can sign up to attend one of the sessions at this link: Information sessions sign-up form

Joining information will be shared by email in the morning of the date of each session.

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

Samaritans Strategic LEAG Application Form.

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

Application deadline: Sunday 16th August (5 pm)