Join the BEST Tutoring Community!
We do not hire new tutors for the Summer as STEV 96 is not offered during Summer term.
We are Hiring for Fall 2025!
Fall 2025 Tutor Positions:
Our Tutor Application is now open for Fall 2025. We are finalizing the list of classes supported for Fall 2025 - Tentative LSS Classes Supported for Fall 2025.
- Priority Review Deadline: June 30th @ 9AM (Summer Session Week 2)
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We will begin reviewing applications June 30th and continue through August 15th. Positions will be filled throughout the summer so we encourage folks to apply early.
- Final Deadline to Apply: August 15th @ 12PM (Summer Session Week 8)
- Student Office Assistant Position (Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Academic Year long position)
- Deadline: August 15th at 8AM; We will review applications starting August 4th
- Peer Success Coach Position (Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Academic Year long position)
- Deadline: August 1st at 8AM
Every quarter, LSS hires diverse undergraduate students to become leaders at Learning Support Services.
At Learning Support Services, students receive the training and support they need to become successful, certified tutors. Our tutors are paid at two rates, $21.28 for individual work and $27.42 for group work.
When you become a tutor, you can expect to work with students in your major, with faculty you are interested in, and staff interested in education and supporting you to be the successful tutor we know you can be. There is no prior experience or training necessary, we train you as you learn.
Minimum Qualifications for All LSS Tutoring Positions:
- Must be a current undergraduate UCSC student.
- Must demonstrate leadership skills
- Must understand and demonstrate behaviors that support educational equity efforts
- Must understand and demonstrate self-efficacy and help-seeking skills
- Must understand, recognize, and show initiative to implement active learning in their own learning.
- Must demonstrate having an awareness of the value of tapping into resources and using various learning strategies
- Must be able to demonstrate having a growth mindset
- Must be able to demonstrate empathy towards other students
- Must have taken the course before and done well in it (B or better).
- Must be in good academic standing.
- Must have a minimum cumulative TERM GPA of 2.7 or higher.
- Upon hiring, enroll in STEV 96 - Tutor Pedagogy Course
- STEV 96 is an in-person course and cannot be completed online or asynchronously.
We do not require or ask for a recommendation form for the application.
How to Apply:
Please follow the links below to apply to our Tutor Application:
- Check out our open positions and find the job that's right for you.
- Apply on Handshake - The links below are active for Fall Quarter positions.
- Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/9929062
- Fill out the LSS Supplemental Question Application - Our Supplemental Application must be completed for us to consider your application. This application is used for all quarters.
