Cultiva Program Coordinator
Contractor Position
Position Start Date: August 2026
Point of Contact: Founder & CEO
Location: 4747 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, AZ,
and schools/community sites in Arizona
🗓 Priority Deadline Extended
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
About Aliento
Aliento is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving students, Dreamers, and immigrant families to transform trauma into hope and action. Aliento is led by directly impacted individuals, youth, and supporters who strive to create an environment where human potential is nurtured and not defined by immigration status. Aliento supports students and families through education initiatives, arts & healing programming, leadership development, civic engagement, and policy.
We have impacted the lives of more than 80,000 people and led the efforts to pass Prop. 308, securing tuition equity for Arizona students regardless of immigration status. Aliento is a leading voice for students, Dreamers, and immigrant families locally, nationally, and globally.
Position Summary
Aliento is seeking an independent contractor to provide program coordination, outreach, facilitation, and documentation services for Cultiva arts and healing programming in schools and community settings. This is a highly interactive, public-facing role that includes classroom facilitation, event coordination, and community engagement. The contractor will serve as a lead facilitator for Cultiva programming, regularly delivering arts and healing curriculum in classroom settings serving students from grades 4–college and represent Aliento while co-emceeing community events, including Cultiva Open Mics, attended by youth, families, and community members of all ages. The contractor will support assigned events and program activities by completing agreed-upon deliverables, coordinating with relevant partners, and providing timely documentation and recommendations.
The ideal candidate is bilingual (English/Spanish), community-minded, and has experience facilitating learning experiences in a classroom setting, engaging youth across multiple grade levels, and confidently speaking in front of diverse audiences. They also have experience working with youth and immigrant communities. This position is best suited for someone who is organized, collaborative, and passionate about mental health, education, and the arts.
What This Role Looks Like
This role combines classroom facilitation, program coordination, and community engagement. A typical week may include facilitating classroom sessions for students in grades 5 through college, coordinating logistics with schools and facilitators, co-emceeing Cultiva Open Mics, supporting community events, building relationships with students and partners, and completing documentation to support program evaluation.
Key
Responsibilities
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Coordinate logistics for school and community events in collaboration with teachers, partners, and facilitators.
Serve as the lead facilitator for assigned classroom sessions, delivering Cultiva's arts and healing curriculum to students in grades 4–college.
Adapt facilitation strategies and instructional approaches to meet the developmental needs of middle school, high school, and college-aged students.
Create engaging, trauma-informed classroom environments while effectively managing classroom participation and group dynamics.
Collaborate with teachers and school staff before, during, and after classroom programming
Lead arts and healing workshops and open studios.
Co-emcee Cultiva Open Mic events and other community gatherings by welcoming participants, introducing performers and speakers, making announcements, and guiding event flow.
Serve as a confident public-facing representative of Aliento by speaking to audiences that include youth, families, educators, partners, donors, and community members.
Lead participant outreach for events.
Schedule and support facilitators.
Drive planning and day-of logistics, and execution.
Lead post-event debriefs and gather stories of impact.
Ensure high-quality program delivery that is aligned with the evolving needs of students and their families.
Provide feedback to improve and adapt curriculum content in alignment with organizational goals.
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Build relationships with students (grades 4–college) to support their engagement in programming.
Ensure effective implementation of the Cultiva arts & healing curriculum.
Collaborate with fellows, interns, and student leaders on outreach strategies.
Implement Aliento’s ladder of engagement for ongoing youth participation.
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Assist with ongoing program development and documentation of best practices.
Collect, analyze, and report event survey data.
Contribute to Cultiva's annual goals and strategy.
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Support Aliento’s initiatives by sharing content on personal social media.
Attend meetings with relevant stakeholders.
Meet regularly with the designated Aliento point of contact to review deliverables, timelines, and project priorities.
Attend whole staff meetings to represent the program.
Attend quarterly step-backs and bi-annual retreats (non-negotiables).
Represent Aliento with professionalism and integrity while facilitating classrooms, co-emceeing community events, engaging partners, and participating in media or public-facing opportunities.
Participate in contractor onboarding and required program-specific trainings.
Participate in professional development opportunities to increase your skills.
Key Deliverables
Event workplans, timelines, logistics checklists, and facilitator or partner confirmations for assigned activities.
Facilitation and on-site coordination of Cultiva workshops, events, or activities.
Ensure all required program documentation is completed for each event, including sign-in sheets, event logs, participant surveys, and other required forms.
Post-event debrief notes, survey summaries, stories of impact, and recommended follow-up actions.
Successful facilitation of assigned classroom sessions using the Cultiva curriculum.
Professional co-emceeing of assigned Cultiva Open Mic events and community gatherings.
Positive relationships maintained with students, teachers, facilitators, and community partners.
Minimum Qualifications
1–3 years of experience coordinating programs AND facilitating educational programming in classroom, school, or community settings.
Experience working with the immigrant community.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish.
Skilled in building and maintaining relationships across diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops, classrooms, or educational programming with youth.
Experience working with students from grades 4 through college.
Ability to manage classroom dynamics and create engaging learning environments.
Comfortable speaking in front of groups ranging from classrooms to community audiences.
Highly organized and able to balance classroom facilitation, event coordination, documentation, and administrative responsibilities.
Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Available to work occasional evenings or weekends.
Must be able to occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Must have access to reliable transportation and be able to pick up program materials from Aliento’s office and transport them safely to and from designated school sites, meetings, or events, as required.
Access to a laptop, phone, and other standard equipment needed to perform the services.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, psychology, public health, arts, or a related field.
Experience with arts and/or mental health programming.
Experience facilitating trauma-informed, arts-based, or social-emotional learning programming.
Experience working with students across multiple grade levels from middle school through higher education.
Experience serving as an emcee, presenter, trainer, or public speaker.
Familiarity with Google Workspace, Asana, and Slack (training available).
Experience in cross-departmental collaboration or inter-organizational partnerships.
Compensation & Benefits
Contract Rate: $20–$25 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. The anticipated capacity is up to 20 hours per week, not to exceed 45 hours during each semimonthly invoicing period without prior written approval.
Contract Basis: No benefits included; must track and invoice hours, travel expenses not reimbursable, and, depending on the location of programming, there might be a stipend on a case-by-case basis.
Applications submitted by Friday, July 24, at 11:59 PM MST will be prioritized for review.
Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
ALIENTO is an equal opportunity employer. Our team works with impacted communities, stakeholders, and institutions to co-create a place where the human potential is nurtured and not defined by immigration status. We believe our strength is centering youth, healing, truth, and reconciliation, and the ability of impacted communities to co-create change and solutions that lead to equitable, inclusive, and thriving communities. Individuals who are proximate to the immigrant experience are strongly encouraged to apply.