A volunteer tester would help support HeyDenver by administering our STI testing which includes HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C testing. Testing visits include educating clients about STIs and answering folks’ sexual health related questions. This volunteer position gives you an opportunity to give back to and empower your community by allowing us to increase our appointment availability for free testing. HeyDenver testing volunteers receive extensive training (40 hours) and ongoing supervision to enable them to do this important and sensitive work. Success in this program requires good skills working with people, knowledge and appreciation of sexual health, and an intersectional approach to diverse populations. Volunteers are expected to pick up at least 2 shifts a month to keep up-to-date with your skills and understanding of services/ duties.

The HeyDenver Front Desk Volunteer position requires no experience and enables you to help us in an important way, while also supporting your community and fellow volunteers. In this role you will be the first point of contact for clients when they come in for testing, checking them in for their visits. You will also be answering and transferring calls, answering testing related inquiries and assisting clients in various ways. Volunteers are expected to pick up at least 2 shifts a month to keep up-to-date with your skills and understanding of services/ duties.

The HeyDenver Event Liaison and Beer Bust Volunteer requires no previous experience and is a very important role. Doing outreach in the community is a crucial part of the work we do at HeyDenver. We attend a lot of events including sexual health fairs, PRIDE and other events. Event liaisons are expected to interact with people who attend the events and promote HeyDenver services. We look for people who are not shy about talking to strangers and are able to manage the table and supplies while working with others. We need people who are organized, communicate well with the team and are reliable. Part of HD outreach includes participating in beer busts which are fundraiser events at local bars. Beer busts consist of pouring beer during a shift of a few hours and occur once or twice a year.

If you have talents and skills that you would like to volunteer to use for HeyDenver, let us know! We are always looking for different kinds of volunteers, including marketing inclined minds, graphic designers, cleaners, gardeners, or whatever your special skill is! Some of our best volunteer ideas have come from people who approached us offering to support us using their expertise!