Since 1984, Larkin Street Youth Services has helped more than 75,000 young adults in San Francisco with outreach, shelter, housing, education, employment, healthcare, and other services. Today, Larkin Street Youth Services is the largest provider of housing and services to homeless youth in the Bay Area. We serve 1,500 youth annually, operating or partnering to provide more than 500 emergency shelter, transitional, supportive, and subsidy-based housing beds at several unique sites across San Francisco.

Working at Larkin Street, no matter what department, means making a real difference in the lives of young people experiencing homelessness. Our team is skilled, diverse, and passionate. Our culture encourages achievement and professional development, as well as teamwork and self-care.

Our focus is always on the young people at the heart of our mission and to nurture potential, promote dignity and support bold steps by all. org .

WHAT YOU'LL DO

: Under the guidance of the Chief of Programs, the Program Director of Prevention leads Larkin Street Youth Services' prevention strategy across three interconnected program areas: Outreach, Direct Cash Transfer (DCT), and Aftercare. This role advances a comprehensive approach to ending youth homelessness through three core pillars: intervening early with youth at the highest risk of becoming homeless before they lose housing; rapidly identifying and engaging youth through street-based and community outreach once they become unhoused; and ensuring that youth who exit Larkin Street's programs do not return to homelessness. The Director of Prevention is a senior leader responsible for setting programmatic vision, developing and sustaining key external partnerships, ensuring fidelity to evidence-based practices, and driving cross-departmental collaboration.

This position plays a critical role in building Larkin Street's prevention infrastructure and positioning the agency as a leader in youth homelessness prevention locally and nationally.

Benefits

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Responsibilities

: Strategic Leadership Set and advance the strategic vision for Larkin Street's prevention continuum, ensuring alignment with the agency's mission, strategic plan, and equity commitments. Serve as the agency's primary internal and external authority on youth homelessness prevention, translating emerging research, policy developments, and practice innovations into programmatic strategy. Represent Larkin Street in city-wide planning bodies, coalitions, and funder convenings related to prevention, outreach, direct cash transfer, and aftercare.

Partner with the Chief of Programs and the senior leadership team to identify opportunities to expand and deepen Larkin Street's prevention impact. Contribute to agency-wide initiatives including strategic planning, budget development, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work. Program Oversight and Quality Assurance Provide senior oversight of the Outreach, DCT, and Aftercare programs, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed, and equity-centered service delivery across all three areas.

Establish and monitor program standards, policies, and procedures; ensure consistent application of best practices including harm reduction, Housing First, Positive Youth Development, and Motivational Interviewing. Assess program performance through regular review of data, outcomes, and client feedback; lead continuous quality improvement efforts in response to findings.

Requirements

Consult with Program Managers on complex cases and emerging programmatic challenges, providing guidance and escalating issues to the Chief of Programs as appropriate.