LSS Employment Opportunities
Be a part of the LSS Team!
Every quarter, LSS hires tutors in the Division of the Arts, Division of Humanities, Division of Physical & Biological Sciences, Division of Social Sciences and Baskin School of Engineering. Students who apply must be in good academic standing as determined by your college as well as have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher. Please review our Student Job information below if you are interested in becoming a part of the LSS team. Also, feel free to contact our office at (831) 459-4333 or at lssjobs@ucsc.edu with any questions about our hiring process.
- Basic Qualifications for All LSS Positions
- How to Apply
- Open Positions
- MSI Learning Assistant
- Small Group Tutor
- Math 2/3 Co-Lead
- Writing Tutors
- IMAP Peer Mentor
Basic Qualifications for All LSS Positions:
- Must be a current undergraduate UCSC student. Priority is given to students who are at least in their 3rd year and transfer students who are in their 2nd year.
- Must have taken the course before and done well in it (B or better). If you are applying for a math course, you need to have taken it or tested out of it.
- Must be in good academic standing as determined by your college.
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher.
- Must participate in the LSS Tutor Training Program, which includes:
- Logistics Meeting at the start of the quarter.
- Ongoing trainings throughout the quarter.
- NEW HIRES must enroll in a STEV 96, a 2-unit tutor training course the first quarter they are hired (FALL 2019: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:20-10:20AM OR Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:50-10:50AM). Make sure there is room for this course in your schedule. Students will receive a permission code to enroll after they are hired.
- Must get a recommendation from a faculty member in the discipline you will be working in.
- Please request this only after you are selected for an interview
- All Positions are paid at two rates:
- $16.26 is the individual rate
- $21.88 is the group rate
How to Apply:
- Read the job description for the position you are interested in (MSI Learning Assistant, Small Group Tutor, Writing Tutor, Drop-in Math Tutor, IMAP Peer Mentor)
- Go to the UCSC Career Center's Employee Request System and apply to job #0527.
- Students interested in a Writing Tutor position should apply to job #8295.
- Students interested in the IMAP Peer Mentor position should apply to job # 8341.
- Students interested in the Student Office Assistant position should apply to job #0529
After you apply, you will receive regular emails from LSS with our open positions and further directions on how to apply for a specific opening. MSI and Tutor positions are both work-study and non work-study. The Student Office Assistant position is work-study only.
Currently accepting applications for Fall 2019:
MSI Learning Assistant: (Job# 0527)
Small Group Tutor: (Job# 0527)
Math 3 Co-Leader: (Job # 0527)
Writing Tutor: (Job # 8295)
IMAP Peer Mentor: (Job # 8341)
Student Office Assistant: (Job # 0529)--Work Study Only. We are no Longer accepting applications for the Student Office Assistant Position for the 2019-20 academic year.
