Youth Advocate - TGNC Women & Femmes Focus

Job description

What’s This Role All About? We’re looking for a Youth Advocate to join our Youth Services Team and support LGBTQQ+ youth who access LYRIC's community-based programs. A key focus of this role is supporting transgender women and femmes. We are seeking someone with demonstrated experience working directly with trans women and femmes and an understanding of the strengths, experiences, and systemic barriers impacting these communities. At the same time, this position works across LYRIC’s diverse communities and will support LGBTQQ+ youth with a wide range of identities, experiences, and needs. Youth Advocates play a critical role in program planning, implementation, and evaluation while offering direct services, case management, youth leadership development, and community-building opportunities. You’ll guide young people through skill-building activities, facilitate support groups, develop curriculum, and support youth in navigating systems, from healthcare and schools to public benefits and community resources—using a short-term, goal-focused model. Onsite - Full-time. No remote work. 🧭 Direct Support & Case Management Provide youth-centered, culturally grounded case management for LGBTQQ+ young people across LYRIC’s communities. Maintain 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. 🤝 Outreach & Community Partnerships 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. Who You Are A seasoned youth development professional with 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. Comfortable applying that experience while working across a broad range of LGBTQQ+ communities, identities, and lived experiences. 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. Familiar with San Francisco and Bay Area youth resources, particularly resources serving LGBTQQ+ communities, transgender communities, and youth of color. Comfortable working in a multiracial, multicultural, multigender, and intergenerational environment. Compensation & Benefits Hourly Wage: $30.58/hour (40 hours/week) Note: LYRIC uses an equity-based compensation model. Pay rates are fixed by role and tenure and are non-negotiable. Benefits Include: $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 Time Off: 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 This is a union position with OPEIU Local 29. How to Apply Submit your resume and a brief cover letter through our application portal. If we are interested in your application, we will contact you. Please do not call or email regarding this position or an application. Equal Opportunity Statement LYRIC is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, immigrants, young people, LGBTQQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, and system-impacted individuals. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we welcome applicants with arrest and conviction histories.