Find Your Place at Open Door Mission
At Open Door Mission, you're not just doing a job. You're part of a ministry that exists to provide for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of impoverished men, women, and children in Rochester. This is work that matters. And we need people like you to do it. We invite you to join our team that shows up for our community every single day.
Values That Drive Our Work
Our team is here because they believe every person deserves dignity, and because showing up for our community is what we're called to do.
Faith
We're not just faith-based. We're faith-led. Our belief in Christ shapes everything we do, from how we serve guests to how we support each other.
Family
We treat every guest like family. And we treat our team the same way. You're not just an employee here. You're part of something bigger.
Community
We can't do this work alone. Our team depends on each other, our volunteers, our donors, and our community partners to make real change happen.
Compassion
We serve people others may often overlook. That takes patience, empathy, and a willingness to see everyone as worthy of care and dignity.
Stewardship
We honor what's been entrusted to us: every dollar donated, every hour volunteered, every person who walks through our doors. That includes taking care of our team.
Career Opportunities
Open Door Mission is dedicated to cultivating a mission-aligned, high-performing workforce. We lead talent initiatives across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to benefits, staff development, and culture building, ensuring our people are supported, equipped, and inspired to create transformative moments for all who experience Open Door Mission.
Explore Careers
Browse our current career & permanent opportunities. We could use someone like you in direct care, program leadership, administration, or facilities.
Explore Internships
We welcome interns interested in social services, nonprofit leadership, ministry, and more. Get hands-on experience and learn what it takes to serve people in crisis.
How We Care For Staff
We're committed to providing robust benefits for our employees and their families. When you work here, we take care of you so you can take care of the people we serve.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct;
We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
We believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His sin-atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His redemptive work and His personal return in power and glory;
We believe in the salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith (apart from works) and regeneration by the Holy Spirit;
We believe in the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ;
We believe in the unity in the Spirit of all true believers, the church, the Body of Christ;
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of eternal separation from God.
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Make a Difference Through Volunteering
We need volunteers just as much as we need staff. Serve a meal. Sort donations. Show up for a few hours. You'll get a real look at what we do and the people we serve. You might find this is exactly where you're meant to be.