Volunteering

The Metro Centre in Greenwich is a Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Centre where we aim to provide support services for LGB peoples. We have a range of volunteering opportunities available. Our volunteer roles are always evolving due to the changes in service provision, its needs and the valuable input and skills of our volunteers.

If you have some regular spare time and would like to make a commitment to a very worthwhile cause we can offer long, short-term and one off volunteering opportunities. We have a full professional recruitment and selection process, part of which is a volunteer induction day. If you are accepted as a volunteer, you may have a further interview to go forward into your team, if accepted to a specific team you will receive further training to enable you to fulfill your role.

ALL our volunteers have to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check, in some cases enhanced, depending on your role.

PLEASE be aware that changes to all Volunteer Policies and Procedures are imminent as we are currently undertaking a full review of all our Volunteer Policies and Procedures.

Click on role description titles below to download the role description

Centre Volunteers
We need Volunteers to be the friendly, welcoming, informed faces of the Metro. Welcoming callers, answering queries both by phone and face to face, you will be the first point of contact for those accessing our services. This role is evolving and can include database input and numerous other functions.

Outreach and Community Development Volunteers
There are numerous opportunities available in this team including; Volunteering at our Pitstop + HIV & Sexual Health Clinic, helping provide Outreach to inform about safer sex resources to venues in the area, Zapping venues with safer sex information, resources and Events/Community Fundraising projects, our award winning Metrosafe project to support gay & bisexual men, & men who have sex with men in staying HIV negative, OCD Administrative Volunteers to help with the smooth running of all the services offered by the above team.

Mental Health Group Work
To help run our Mental Health Drop In and Workshop Facilitators to deliver one-off workshops to the Drop in on topics relevant to the service users.

Youth Work
If you are interested in volunteer work with young people we run a variety of youth groups both here and at other sites in London:
Chillin’ Out - every Sunday 2pm - 5pm
Tribe - 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month, 2pm- 5pm in Greenwich / 2nd & 4th Saturday in Bromley.
SNAP - every Thursday, 7pm - 10pm in Bromley.
Step Out - for 11 to 25 year olds in Tower Hamlets on Tuesday afternoons.

We need new members for our Board of Trustees to join a lively and active Committee. We need committed, skilled individuals ready to give time, energy, focus and active participation in the strategic development of the Metro Centre Ltd. We are looking for more lesbians or bisexual women (who are currently under-represented) and specifically people with financial, legal, management and human resources skills. Full meetings are held bimonthly on a weeknight and there are a number of Sub Committees.
For more information please call Mary on 020 8305 5000 or email mary@metrocentreonline.org, or check out the links.

How to Apply.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at The Metro Centre please email info@metrocentreonline.org or mary@metrocentreonline.org or ring 020 8305 5000. We can talk through some of the volunteering opportunities available and send you an application form.

The Metro Centre thrives on the added value from its volunteers and is committed to providing best practice, professional support to volunteers, including recruitment and selection, induction, placement, supervision and ongoing training.

Application form
Click here to download The Metro Centre Volunteer Application form
Click here to download Guidance Notes for Volunteer Applicants