Large Group Tutor Positions
Large Group Tutor Positions
Large Group Tutor
What is a Large Group Tutor?
During the large group sessions, the Tutor creates a collaborative environment where students work together to understand class material. Through collaborative activities and interactive environments, students gain study skills, confidence in the material, and friendships with their peers that will help them excel in their courses. You, as the Tutor, are not expected to present new material or deliver information through the traditional lecture style. Large Group Tutors sit-in on all lectures of the class they are assigned to and use lecture as a time to review material and prepare for their Large Group sessions. LSS attaches Large Group to classes that are challenging for students. Frequently, those are classes with a no-pass rate of 20% or above.
Large Group Tutor Job Duties:
- Overall, position requires 8-12 hours per week
- You must attend all lectures for the class you are a Large Group Tutor for
- Be available to hold 6 sessions a week. The usual schedule is:
- Hold 3-4 one hour Large Group sessions a week
- Hold study sessions during exam weeks as needed
- Attend weekly meetings with faculty or staff if asked
- Take accurate attendance via our tutor-sign up system, Tutor Hub, and maintain summary sheets for biweekly pay
- For all positions, there is potential for providing Individual tutoring to those enrolled in the course you are supporting
Please reach out to the LSS Staff (lss@ucsc.edu) if you have questions about Regular Large Group or would like more information about this position!
Embedded Tutor
What is the difference between Large Group Tutor and Embedded Tutors?
LSS hires Embedded Tutors for some Large Group and Small Group supported courses to work closely with the instructor and assist with in-class group learning activities. Embedded Tutors share the same job responsibilities listed above for Large Group Tutor, except for the following two differences:
- Embedded Tutors attend all lectures AND help facilitate activities and discussion during lecture
- Embedded Tutors are required to attend weekly meetings with faculty and teaching team
Embedded Tutor Job Duties:
- Overall, position requires 10-12 hours per week
- You must attend lecture for the class you are an Embedded Large/Small Group Tutor for
- Work in the classroom/lab under the Instructor’s guidance to provide group and individualized support to students as they work with the course materials
- Be available to hold 3-6 sessions a week. The usual schedule is:
- Hold four-six 1-hour Large Group sessions a week.
- Hold study sessions during exam weeks as needed
- Participates in weekly communication within teaching team to discuss:
- planned activities for lecture, section, or lab
- expectations for Embedded Tutor involvement
- updates from tutoring sessions
- Take accurate attendance via our tutor-sign up system, Tutor Hub, and maintain summary sheets for biweekly pay
- For all positions, there is potential for providing Individual tutoring to those enrolled in the course you are supporting
What is an SI Leader?
During the SI Session, the SI Leader creates a collaborative environment where students work together to understand class concepts and problems. Through collaborative activities and interactive environments, students gain study skills, confidence in the material, and friendships with their peers that will help them excel in their courses. You, as the SI Leader, should not expect to present new material or deliver information through the traditional lecture style. SI Leaders sit-in on all lectures of the class they are assigned to and use lecture as a time to review material and prepare for each SI session they hold that week. LSS attaches SI to classes that are challenging for students. Frequently, those are classes with a no-pass rate of 20% or above.
SI Leader Job Duties
- Overall, the position requires 10-16 hours per week
- You must attend lectures for the class you are an SI Leader for
- Be available to hold 3-6 sessions a week, each being 1 hour long
- Hold study sessions during exam weeks as needed (optional, due to SI leaders' capacity)
- Attend biweekly meetings with an LSS mentor
- Attend biweekly meetings/check-ins with faculty, if asked (dependent of faculty expectations)
- For all positions, there is potential for providing Individual tutoring to those enrolled in the course you are supporting
- Take accurate attendance via our tutor-sign up system, Tutor Hub, and maintain summary sheets for biweekly pay
Please reach out to the LSS Staff (lss@ucsc.edu) if you have questions about SI or would like more information about this position!
