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!

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:

BSL interpreter volunteer

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

Dementia Support Volunteers

We provide social support groups for a number of under-represented groups including people living with dementia, concerns about memory loss or memory impairment or are looking after someone with dementia and other cognitive problems. We are looking for volunteers to support our groups, which provide a safe and supportive space to discuss the daily challenges faced by those living with dementia and carers, providing an opportunity to connect , share experiences, offer mutual support. Read more

Melanin Vybz Group Women/AFAB Volunteers

We are looking for women/AFAB people to volunteer to help with facilitating a group focused on LGBTQ+ people from PoC/BAME communities over the age of 50 and our interests and issues. Our PoC/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

Training Delivery Volunteers

If you are interested in supporting our training team offering LGBTQ training to a variety of organisations across the UK then we have a volunteering opportunity for you. If you have experience of delivering training that would be great, but even if not, we will support you through our in-house training. You will be a valued member of our team of trainers as part of our standard LGBTQ+ awareness training, plus optionally supporting the delivery of more advanced and bespoke sessions. Read more