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Volunteer

Whether you work directly with our members in our befriending services, get involved in advocacy as an Opening Doors ambassador, or run fundraising and social events, all our volunteers are invaluable to our work - join our team at Opening Doors now and help make a huge difference to the lives of LGBTQ+ people over 50.

Our amazing volunteers are an integral part of our organisation. We currently have over 280 volunteers who support us in roles in the delivery of services to LGBTQ+ people over 50. From communication and engagement, getting involved in fundraising activities, helping us run social events for members and providing administration support, we have a whole range of opportunities for you! Volunteer with us now and be a part of something incredible!

Contact us for more information

To find out more about how you can support us, email [email protected]



What do our volunteers say?

Our volunteers tell us they like to work with us for a vast array of reasons:

  • To develop excellent skills and gain valuable experiences for future careers
  • The inter-generational friendships
  • The sense of wellbeing, purpose and satisfaction that accompanies supporting older members of the LGBTQ+ community
  • A valuable opportunity to develop a deeper understanding and awareness of experiences from sections of the LGBTQ+ community often underrepresented and ignored
  • A greater and more positive engagement with their own community

To hear more about what it’s like to volunteer with us, check out Ben’s story as a befriending volunteer:





Read about our volunteers here


Below are our current volunteer vacancies:

BAME/PoC Group Volunteer

BAME/PoC Group Volunteer

We are looking for volunteers to help with facilitating a group focused on LGBTQ+ people from BAME/PoC communities over the age of 50 and our interests and issues. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from women-identifying or AFAB people. Our BAME engagement is both online and face to face, and we would like volunteers to support this.  We’re looking for volunteers to share and support co-facilitation duties. Read more

Published: 24th June, 2021

Updated: 25th July, 2022

Author: Adrian Beaumont

Bi the Way volunteers

Bi the Way volunteers

We engage with everyone within our communities, and we are proud to uplift the voices of bi and pan people amongst our members and volunteers. We run a monthly group for bi and pan people and are looking for volunteers to facilitate it. We hold discussions and invite people to engage with the members in a wide variety of ways such as seated yoga, group singing, “gender neutral” ballroom dancing and talks on gender identity, coming out, hate crime, bereavement, aging and media representation Read more

Published: 28th January, 2021

Updated: 23rd June, 2022

Author: Adrian Beaumont

BSL interpreter volunteer

BSL interpreter volunteer

Can you interpret BSL and help us support people with hearing impairment? Read more

Published: 6th February, 2019

Updated: 22nd April, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Friday Coffee Social Group Volunteer

Friday Coffee Social Group Volunteer

Our popular Friday Social needs more volunteer support to help the team. The club is well attended by a good mix of current ODL members from the LGBTQ+ communities and can get very busy. You would be working alongside the experienced volunteers who currently support the group. Read more

Published: 7th June, 2022

Updated: 8th June, 2022

Author: Adrian Beaumont

Location: Tavistock Square, Tavis House, 1 - 6 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9NA

IT Drop-In Support Volunteer

IT Drop-In Support Volunteer

We are looking for volunteers with good IT experience to help facilitate this weekly drop-in and help members who are often left behind in the ever-changing world of tech - both hardware such as laptops, tablets, smart phones and PCs + software, social media, phishing, spam etc. Experience with Apple products and social networking sites please. Read more

Published: 23rd June, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Kew Gardens Outings Volunteers

Kew Gardens Outings Volunteers

We provide trips to Kew Gardens for our members throughout the summer. As they are so popular, we urgently need more volunteers to support us with increasing the number of trips to Kew we can provide. The Kew Gardens trips give members the opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with old ones and enjoy conversation whilst exploring the gardens. It is a fantastic opportunity to provide our members with an experience that they otherwise may not have had. The Kew Gardens trips prove very popular Read more

Published: 23rd June, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Social Media Volunteers

Social Media Volunteers

We are recruiting social media volunteers to help support Opening Doors by actively engaging with the Opening Doors Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts and helping us continue to develop our social media visibility. Read more

Published: 29th June, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Sunday Lunch and Film Club Food Preparation Support Volunteer

Sunday Lunch and Film Club Food Preparation Support Volunteer

This popular once-a-month Sunday event provides a great home-cooked lunch for members with a film and a chat afterwards and needs some extra volunteer support to help make Sunday lunch fun and enjoyable for members. The club is well attended by a good mix of current Opening Doors members from the LGBTQ+ communities and can get very busy. You would be working alongside the experienced volunteers who currently cook and/or support the group. Read more

Published: 12th August, 2021

Updated: 5th August, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Location: Henderson Court,, 102 Fitzjohn's Ave, London, NW3 6NS

Sunday Lunch and Film Club Support Volunteer

Sunday Lunch and Film Club Support Volunteer

Sunday Lunch and Film Club, 1st Sunday of each month 12-4pm This popular once-a-month Sunday event provides a great home-cooked lunch for members with a film and a chat afterwards and needs some extra volunteer support to help make Sunday lunch fun and enjoyable for members. The club is well attended by a good mix of current ODL members from the LGBTQ+ communities and can get very busy. You would be working alongside the experienced volunteers who currently cook and help serve the food. Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2021

Updated: 5th August, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Location: Henderson Court,, 102 Fitzjohn's Ave, London, NW3 6NS

Telefriending volunteers: Out Together with Opening Doors Partnership for West Yorkshire

Telefriending volunteers: Out Together with Opening Doors Partnership for West Yorkshire

Opening Doors have partnered with Out Together (Friends of Dorothy) for a joint Telefriending Service for those in West Yorkshire. The Telefriending Service will match someone in the area with a volunteer from West Yorkshire for a friendly positive chat each week. The calls will last around 30 minutes and will be weekly, on the same day and time. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2022

Updated: 28th April, 2022

Author: Chryssy Hunter

Trans and Nonbinary Group Volunteer

Trans and Nonbinary Group Volunteer

We are proud to support people from every section of our LGBTQ+ communities and are looking for volunteers to support our Trans and Nonbinary Group. Volunteers need to have some knowledge of and connection to trans and nonbinary communities, and be happy supporting a group and activities focusing on people over 50. Read more

Published: 22nd June, 2021

Updated: 12th August, 2022

Author: Adrian Beaumont

Location: WC1H 9NA

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