Youth Advocate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in case management, program coordination, or direct youth services.
• Experienced working directly with transgender women and femmes and able to provide culturally responsive, gender-affirming support that centers their dignity, autonomy, strengths, and leadership.
• Skilled in group facilitation, curriculum development, crisis intervention, and restorative or harm reduction practices.
• Knowledgeable about health and wellness issues affecting youth with complex needs, including HIV/STIs, mental health, and access to affirming healthcare.
• Deeply knowledgeable about issues impacting LGBTQQ+ youth, including those who are QTBIPOC, undocumented, disabled, system-involved, engaged in sex work, or living with health needs.
• Comfortable working in a multiracial, multicultural, multigender, and intergenerational environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with San Francisco and Bay Area youth resources, particularly resources serving LGBTQQ+ communities, transgender communities, and youth of color.
• Comfortable applying experience while working across a broad range of LGBTQQ+ communities, identities, and lived experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide youth-centered, culturally grounded case management for LGBTQQ+ young people across LYRIC’s communities, with a particular focus on providing culturally responsive and gender-affirming support to transgender women and femmes.
• Conduct intakes, assessments, and individualized service planning using a strengths-based and social justice–centered approach.
• Maintain an active caseload and support youth in achieving short-term goals.
• Support youth in navigating healthcare, housing, education, public benefits, and other systems and services.
• Ensure smooth transitions from LYRIC services to community resources and supports.
• Conduct outreach to communities facing significant barriers to resources and services, including transgender women and femmes, QTBIPOC youth, youth engaged in sex work, undocumented youth, disabled youth, system-impacted youth, and youth with health needs.
• Build and maintain relationships with schools, community-based organizations, city partners, and youth-serving agencies.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with organizations and providers serving transgender women and femmes as well as other LGBTQQ+ communities.
• Coordinate and staff community events, youth-led activities, and LYRIC-wide gatherings.

Benefits

• Hourly Wage: $30.58/hour (40 hours/week)
• $800/year Health & Wellness Cash Supplement
• $1,000/year for external professional development
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and acupuncture/chiropractic
• Optional Health FSA and commuter benefits
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to 4% employer match
• 19 paid holidays (including your birthday and winter break)
• 19 vacation days
• 18 sick days
• 1 personal day
• Critical incident, bereavement, and jury duty leave