Lyric
Youth Advocate
San Francisco, California · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 45 days ago
CanvaResearchLeadershipCollaborationMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Program staff are onsite five days a week.
- Conduct intakes, assessments, and individualized service planning using a strength-based and social justice-centered approach.
- Supervise and mentor youth facilitators and youth leaders.
Responsibilities
- 🧭 Direct Support & Case Management
- Maintain an active caseload and support youth in achieving short-term goals.
- Ensure smooth transitions from LYRIC services to community resources and supports.
- Document all contacts, services, and collateral in accordance with confidentiality standards.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate program activities rooted in research-based youth development frameworks.
- Facilitate community support groups, leadership programs, and skill-building workshops.
- Build and maintain relationships with schools, community-based organizations, city partners, and youth-serving agencies.
- Maintain accurate, timely records across multiple data systems.
- Collaborate closely with LYRIC staff and your supervisor to ensure holistic and coordinated care.
- Participate in staff meetings, organizational retreats, and team-building activities.
Requirements
- A seasoned youth development professional with at least 2 years of experience in case management, program coordination, or direct youth services.
- Tech-savvy, with experience using Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Zoom, Canva, and online reporting systems
Compensation
- 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
- Each year, we support nearly 2,000 young people through programs rooted in love, equity, and youth leadership.
- LYRIC uses an equity-based compensation model.
- Benefits Include:
- $800/year Health & Wellness Cash Supplement
- 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
- Create and deliver curriculum using popular education, thematic learning, and project-based approaches.
Company info
- to build community and inspire social change through education enhancement, career training, health promotion, and leadership development.
- With a $4M+ budget and a dedicated staff of 20+, LYRIC is a place where young people-especially trans, nonbinary, BIPOC, disabled, undocumented, and system-impacted youth-can lead, heal, and thrive.
- 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 school-based and community-based programs.
- 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 to schools to public benefits-using a short-term, goal-focused model.
- This is a full-time, in-person role.
- Occasional evenings and weekends may be required.
- 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
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.
- 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.
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