Housing Navigator - Housing Access

Position Title : Housing Navigator

Type : Full-Time (40 hours / week), Non-Exempt

Reports To : Housing Manager

Location : In-person at LYRIC's Purple House (San Francisco, CA)

About LYRIC

Since 1988, LYRIC (Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center) has been a home base for LGBTQQ+ youth in San Francisco. Each year, we support over 2,000 young people through programs rooted in love, equity, and youth leadership.

Our mission? To build community and inspire social change through education, career support, wellness services, and leadership development. With a $4M+ budget and a small-but-mighty team of 20+ staff, LYRIC is a place where young people lead, heal, and thrive-especially trans, nonbinary, BIPOC, disabled, and system-impacted youth.

What's This Role All About?

We're looking for a Housing Navigator to join our team and support LGBTQQ+ youth (ages 18-27) who are experiencing housing instability or homelessness in the Bay Area.

We are hiring a staff to coordinate our housing access programming at Purple House and lead our direct service work with the Coordinated Entry and Rapid Rehousing system in partnership with the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH).

What You'll Do

Direct Support & Case Management

• Provide individualized housing navigation services for LGBTQQ+ youth, including intake, assessments, and service planning.
• Develop strength-based, social justice-centered support plans in collaboration with youth.
• Offer culturally adaptive approaches to address the unique experiences of homelessness among LGBTQQ+ youth.
• Ensure successful transitions to stable housing or appropriate community supports.

Program Implementation & Youth Development

Outreach & Partnerships

Documentation & Collaboration

Additional Duties

This is a full-time, in-person role based at LYRIC's Purple House in San Francisco. This is not a remote or work-from-home position. Occasional evenings and weekends are required.

Who You Are

Youth of color

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 :

Time Off :

This is a union position with OPEIU Local 29.

Why Join LYRIC?

How to Apply

Submit your resume and a brief cover letter through our application portal.

We will contact you if we are interested in your application. Do not contact LYRIC regarding your application

Equal Opportunity Statement

LYRIC is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, people living with HIV / AIDS, and system-impacted individuals. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we welcome applications from people with arrest and conviction histories.