Careers & Volunteering
Current Openings & Opportunities
We’re growing! Check out our current openings below — and stay tuned, more opportunities will be posted soon.
Please apply only for positions that match your skills and interests. Doing so helps us focus our efforts on matching you with the position that best supports your career goals.
Development Director
We’re seeking a dynamic and strategic Development Director to lead our fundraising efforts during an exciting moment of growth and opportunity. As a trusted leader in birth justice for nearly three decades, we’re building on strong momentum, ready to diversify our funding, deepen donor relationships, and expand our reach to serve more families across Washington State and beyond.
This role offers a significant opportunity to shape fundraising strategy at an organization that has earned national recognition and major philanthropic investment. As Development Director, you’ll lead the growth and evolution of our fundraising program, building a comprehensive individual and major giving program while stewarding our strong foundation of institutional support. You’ll be working closely with our Executive Director to lead and support the development team, and collaborating regularly with program staff on future opportunities for Open Arms. You’ll also deepen relationships with donors, engage and mobilize our board, and tell the powerful story of Open Arms’ transformative work.
We’re looking for a relationship-builder and strategic partner who brings a minimum of 5-7 years of fundraising experience, a track record of securing major gifts, and the ability to establish new systems and programs. You should be comfortable making asks yourself and coaching others, energized by donor engagement, and deeply committed to equity in how we raise money and build relationships. Open Arms is a deeply relational, diverse, collaborative, family-friendly team, and this role offers the opportunity to grow professionally alongside a nationally respected organization that’s influencing the landscape of birth justice work.
Volunteer Opportunities
Become a Board Member!
Members of the Open Arms Board of Directors believe in and are willing to support the mission of Open Arms, advocate and promote the organization to their personal network and others, and engage meaningfully in board meetings, organizational events, and fundraising opportunities. We seek new members who want to support under-served pregnant and parenting people and their families primarily in Seattle, King County, and increasingly in Pierce and Snohomish Counties. We encourage the application of candidates from any background who possess valuable skills to contribute to our board.
Looking for an impactful, hands-on way to support birth and reproductive justice?
WE HAVE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SUPPORT IN OUR BABY BOUTIQUE!
- Are you bilingual Spanish/English? Would you like to support Spanish-speaking community members during our Baby Boutique Thursdays?
- Are you great with kids? Help supervise kiddos in our play area during Baby Boutique Thursdays!
Check here for details on these roles and other volunteer needs and apply today! This form helps us to learn a little more about you and what volunteer opportunities would be the best fit.
After you complete the form, we’ll be in touch within 7 days.
If you have any questions, please contact us!
How to Become an Open Arms Doula
Open Arms hires certified and trained birth doulas and contracts a core team who manage either a full- or part-time client caseload. If you are interested in becoming a doula with us, the first step is to complete a birth doula training program such as Shafia Monroe Consulting (SMC) Full Circle Doula Training or the Simkin Center for Allied Birth Professions. For more details about being an Open Arms Doula, please watch this informational hiring session.
Birth Worker Directory
As spots open on the Doula Services team, we consult our Birth Worker Directory to fill the space. We refer people to this list when they do not qualify for our services, or our caseload is full.
Interested in joining the directory? Fill out our form.