We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join our supportive, empowering community of dedicated LGBTQIA+ persons and allies. Our volunteers' diverse and unique strengths, skills, and personalities make SQSH's work possible. We are committed to creating a non-hierarchal organization that values mutual trust and every member's opinion. When you join our team, you will gain an equal voice in SQSH's operations along with every other member of our organization.
Please note that due to capacity issues, we are only able to accept applications from high-commitment volunteers who are able to do the work reliably and communicate consistently. For the sustainability of our organization, we require all volunteers to commit to working with SQSH for at least 6 months in order to consider your application.
First, please view Our Team and our full list of Project Roles to better understand how SQSH operates internally. If you are interested in certain seasonal roles but those applications are closed at the moment, you can get updates by following our Facebook,Twitter, or Instagram, or join our Newsletter!
Second, please view the Volunteer Requirements below.
Finally, after you’ve identified the roles that you are most interested/equipped to volunteer for, fill out an application linked in the team’s description!
What to expect after you apply:
Our recruitment team will email you within three weeks of receiving your application to set up a 1-hour onboarding interview with you over Zoom.
During the interview, we will ask you questions to get to know your interests and skills better. We welcome you to ask us questions too to learn more about SQSH and what you want to get out of your volunteering experience.
If we mutually find that your skills and experiences are a good fit for SQSH, within two weeks after your interview, we will email you to invite you into your new role in SQSH and attach your onboarding assignments.
During your first Team Meeting, we will introduce you to the team, delegate tasks and roles, update everyone on mutual progress made since the last meeting, and wrap up with to-do items going forward.
In between monthly meetings, we will check in with you regularly to keep you accountable to the tasks you'd committed to. We appreciate your commitment to volunteering with SQSH and want to do everything we can to make being involved with SQSH as fulfilling for you as possible!
Volunteer Requirements
All volunteer positions are currently remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No prior experience is needed. Folx who have personal experiences with or strong understandings of multiple marginalized identities (e.g. queer+ & trans folx of color) are especially encouraged to apply. Stipends may be available to low-income applicants on a case-by-case basis. All SQSH members must:
Be willing to learn about intersectionality and how it is important to SQSH's work
Be willing to self-reflect on their own areas and experiences of privilege and oppression
Be open to learning, growth, and self-improvement
Adopt an anti-oppressive, justice-centered, and trauma-informed approach to their role
Be committed to active listening, peer support, and emotional processing
Be willing to support fellow members of a team
Have a passion for serving the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community
Be available for Team Meetings on Saturday 10AM-12PM once every four weeks (currently held over Zoom)
Fill out an application.
Helpline Volunteers Wanted!
SQSH Wants to Train you to be a Queer-Affirming Peer Counselor! Early bird applications close March 27, 2021. All applications close April 24, 2021. Apply ASAP, as we accept applications on a rolling basis!
Do your peers come to you when they need support? Are you passionate about honing your listening skills? Are you dedicated to strengthening the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis and beyond? Join SQSH as a helpline volunteer!
Joining a grassroots network of LGBTQIA-affirming peer counselors is a radical form of mutual aid amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. At SQSH, we offer training in anti-oppressive peer counseling skills and assistance with career development. You will gain valuable helpline work experience and peer support tools, and join a supportive, LGBTQIA-centered community!
Provides support functions for SQSH that boosts our organizational capacity and resources.
Fundraising Coordinator
Program Evaluator
Grant Writer
Logistics Coordinator
Self-Care & Team-Building Chair
Finance & Legal Team
Provides support functions for SQSH that boosts our organizational capacity and resources.
Treasurer
Bookkeeper
Financial Advisor
Legal Advisor
Community Outreach Team
Organizes SQSH’s community outreach efforts.
Community Events Chair
Community Engagement Chair
Community Partnership Chair
Community Presenter
Data & Technology Team
Designs and develops SQSH’s technological platforms, design functions, and graphic products, by bringing a creative problem-solving approach to solving SQSH’s design and technology needs.
Web Developer
IT Support
Graphic Designer
Interior Designer
Map Developer
SQSHBook Editor
Marketing & PR Team
Organizes SQSH’s marketing and PR efforts.
Press & Media Coordinator
Press & Media Journalist/Editor
Social Media Coordinator & Support
Newsletter Editor
Internship & Practicum Team
Stewards SQSH’s internship and practicum program.
Practicum & Internship Program Coordinator
Practicum/Internship Task Supervisor
Intern Mentor
Practicum Supervisor
Intern/Practicum Student
Supports SQSH’s operations and teams while achieving personal/professional learning goals.
Intern/Practicum Student
Training Team
Plans and facilitates education and training programs for SQSH’s Helpline Volunteers and community members. Peer counseling background preferred.
POD Chair
Training Support
Recruitment Team
Designs and implements recruitment processes for SQSH. This includes planning and implementing recruitment campaigns between January-April to recruit Helpline Volunteers to train from May-August, as well as recruiting new SQSH volunteers throughout the year, with a special focus on recruiting from marginalized communities in St. Louis, including Black and other POC LGBTQIA+ communities.
Recruitment Contact
PR & Logistics Specialist
Interviewer
Recruitment Support
Facilitation Team
Steers the overall direction of SQSH as an organization, facilitates discussion and collaboration of all volunteers and teams working within SQSH, is responsible for day-to-day management of programs, and conducts long-term strategic planning for SQSH.
Mediator/Conflict Resolution Facilitator
Advisory Team
Provides advice, guidance, and expertise to support and improve SQSH’s operations.
Clinical Supervisors
Community Advisors
Contact Us
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