Volunteer with SQSH

We welcome queer St. Louisans who are passionate about community-building to join our caring, connected network. Our volunteer program taps on your unique skills, perspectives, and lived experiences to strengthen SQSH’s mission and programs.

Our volunteer program creates opportunities for volunteers to build trusting relationships within the SQSH ecosystem, support your professional development, and give back to the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community.

Volunteers support SQSH’s mission by offering skills, expertise, passion, time, and diverse perspectives.

We invite queer St. Louisans who are inspired by SQSH’s mission to join our volunteer base.

July (they/them), Outreach Volunteer

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How to Apply

We ask volunteers to show up for SQSH with sincerity, reliability, openness, and consistent communication. Interested candidates should apply if you are able to volunteer with SQSH for at least 3-5 hours per week for at least 6 months.

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    Learn about SQSH

    Review Our Team and our org chart to better understand how SQSH operates internally.

    If you’re not ready to volunteer but want to stay updated on opportunities, follow our Facebook and Instagram, or subscribe to our Newsletter!

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    Find your fit

    Review the Volunteer Requirements and identify Open Opportunities that you are most interested / equipped to volunteer for.

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    Submit an application

    Apply through this form when you’re ready!

    The application will ask for your resume, skills and interests, availability, and contact information.

What to Expect After Applying

  • Our Staff will email you within three weeks of receiving your application to set up a 45mins interview with you via Zoom.

  • During the interview, we will ask you questions about your reasons for applying, skills and background, previous work projects and accomplishments, approach to communication and conflict, and availability.

    We will set aside ~10mins to answer your questions. Please come prepared to learn more about SQSH and whether this opportunity is a good fit for you.

  • Within two weeks after your interview, we will send you an email containing your application outcome.

    If you receive and accept the offer, within two weeks, we will send you an intake email with onboarding instructions.

  • You will be assigned a supervisor and team. During your first Supervision Meeting, we will introduce you to your tasks and projects. We will then meet monthly to monitor progress on goals, share updates, and make progress on your work-plan.

    In between meetings, you will be asked to share weekly updates with your Supervisor and Team. Consistent communication is key to sustaining healthy working relationships and moving in alignment towards our strategic goals.

Volunteer Requirements

All volunteer positions are currently remote with one mandatory in-person quarterly meeting. We encourage vaccination and COVID testing among all volunteers, and may require masking at certain in-person events.

We encourage interested candidates to bring your full selves – including your full set of skills, experiences, and perspectives – to your application.

Volunteers who succeed in their roles may have opportunities to engage in paid work with SQSH as a contractor or employee, as part of our leadership development program.

All SQSH volunteers must:

  • Demonstrate an actionable commitment to SQSH’s mission

  • Demonstrate an openness to learning, curiosity, and feedback

  • Be prepared to engage in relational work, such as participating in required mediations when interpersonal conflict arises

  • Participate in at least 2 hours per quarter of required professional development in topics such as cooperative communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution

  • Be proficient in using Google Drive, Slack, and Email to communicate and carry out tasks

All SQSH volunteers are asked to commit to these responsibilities:

  • Participate in monthly team meetings and monthly supervision meetings (1 hour each)

  • Check and respond on Slack regularly at least once a week

  • Complete tasks punctually, and ask for deadline extensions promptly (as needed)

 Volunteer Opportunities

Currently Closed Roles

Peer Counselor

Outreach Team

Supports SQSH’s community outreach and awareness strategies.

Outreach Volunteer

Outreach Volunteers raise awareness about SQSH's mission and programs. Strategies including tabling at community events, flyering, public speaking, delivering presentations, and more. This role requires strong public speaking skills, openness to building relationships, comfort with navigating social settings, and willinness to learn and stay up to date on SQSH's programs and services.

Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week.

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SQSHBook Team

Operates SQSHBook, our community-owned resource database.

SQSHBook Data Entry Volunteer

SQSHBook Data Entry Volunteers, supervised by the SQSHBook Coordinator, improve the quality and quantity of data in the SQSHBook resource database by fact-checking and updating resource information, merging duplicative entries, uploading new entries, and fleshing out existing entries.

Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week.

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Board & Council

Maintains the organization's current operations and fulfilling essential legal obligations during a transitional period.

Caretaker Council

Undergoes a learning and shadowing process to prepare to join SQSH’s Board of Directors. Council Members support the Board’s duties to steward organizational resources and financial health; provide legal and financial oversight; oversee organizational policies, procedures, budgets, and executive-level personnel decisions; review SQSH’s performance and effectiveness as an organization; assist in organizational restructuring and transition planning; ensure that SQSH’s strategic priorities are reflected in our budget, programs, and operations; serve as ambassadors for the organization; strengthen SQSH’s community standing and public relations; communicate difficult decisions to SQSH’s community and volunteer base; build strategic partnerships within the St. Louis region; and contribute to collective leadership on the Board. Maintains confidentiality about sensitive internal matters.

Read the full role description.

Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week.

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Helpline Team

Operates SQSH’s Peer Support Helpline service.

Applications to join SQSH’s Peer Counselor Cohort are currently closed. We plan to re-open this program in early 2026.