Become a Volunteer

TransFolk of WA runs on the generosity, good will, skills and expertise of volunteers.

Our organisation is almost entirely volunteer run!
There’s lots of different ways to volunteer with us and we need all different types of lived experience and skills to do the work we do.

Current volunteer positions available

 

  • Youth Peer Support Volunteer

    This volunteer role will provide peer support to trans, non-binary and gender diverse young people. This role is for trans, non-binary and gender diverse folk 18-25 years old.
    Click here to read the role description.

  • Youth Advisory Group

    This role is for trans, non-binary and gender diverse folks 15-19 years old to help inform TransFolk’s new Trans Youth Peer Program.

    The Trans Youth Peer Program will involve a series of workshops and hangout spaces. The Youth Advisory Committee will help to inform the workshop content, how the space runs, and other important elements of the program. Fill out this online expression of interest form.

  • Event Volunteers

    This volunteer role helps organise various events including social events, workshops, Pride events and other events. TransFolk of WA is all about community building, so our events volunteers are essential team members in our operation! Click here to read the role description 

  • Online Support Group Moderators

    This volunteer role helps organise various events including social events, workshops, Pride events and other events. TransFolk of WA is all about community building, so our events volunteers are essential team members in our operation! Click here to read the role description.

  • Family Support Volunteers

    This volunteer role supports parents and guardians of trans and non-binary people (of all ages) via a phone call, emails or direct messaging. They provide information, listen and support the parent using their shared lived experience to offer peer support. Importantly, this role is also about linking parents into other TransFolk of WA supports. Click here to read the role description.

  • Support Group Facilitators

    This volunteer role facilitates peer support groups for TransFolk of WA. These groups provide important information, support and community connection to trans, non-binary, gender diverse and gender questioning folks, as well as their families. Click here to read the role description.

  • Arts and Crafts Volunteers

    This volunteer role helps with art and craft projects that support the trans and non-binary community.
    It’s a hands-on role that assists with projects like decorating our Pride Parade float, screen printing t-shirts, and other arty projects that pop up throughout the year. This role is suitable for people with limited experience in craft activities – all levels of experience welcome. You don’t need to be arty to volunteer! We just need willing hands to help out. Click here to read the role description.

  • General Volunteers

    This volunteer role helps with the day to day running of TransFolk of WA. This role is essential in keeping TransFolk of WA going! We get contacted all the time and need reliable folks who can adapt to different responsibilities as needed. Click here to read the role description.

Get involved as a volunteer!

Sign up using the below online form (preferred)

To open the form in a new tab click here

or complete the PDF form and email it to jointheteam@transfolkofwa.org

 

NOTE: We’ve been alerted that this online form is glitching and not working for some folks. At the end of the form there is option to save your responses as a pdf – we recommend this so you don’t have to fill it in again if the responses don’t go through. Alternatively, you can complete the pdf linked above.