Title: STEM Embedded Tutors

Position Type: Student Hourly

College: Community College of Denver

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: CCD Student Learning Support (EXCEL! Zone)

Campus: Auraria Campus

Location: Denver

Salary Range: 19.29/Hour

Who We Are:

Embedded peer tutors in STEM classes.

Job Summary:

STEM Embedded Tutors (ETs) work as peer tutors in the classroom. ETs will be paired with faculty to help students in their classes by articulating or demonstrating class materials. This position is open for the Spring 2027 semester only. To remain eligible for the position, candidates must enroll in at least six credit hours at CCD for the Spring 2027 semester.

The EXCEL! Zone is CCD's tutoring center, offering academic support in a variety of subjects. The EXCEL! Zone is collaborating with STEM faculty to provide direct, in-classroom assistance to students and instructors by hiring embedded tutors.

This position will also further the professional and academic careers of the embedded tutor. ETs will gain skills in collaborative learning, critical thinking, effective communication (oral and written), metacognition, and self-regulation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Embedded Tutors (ETs) will:

Attend the course and/or labs taught by the paired faculty member and assist students in the class as directed.

Meet with paired faculty members bi-weekly.

Hold office hours and/or tutoring sessions for students enrolled in faculty member's course, as coordinated with the faculty member.

Attend all-day andragogical training prior to the start of Spring 2027 classes (the week of January 11). The exact date will be confirmed in late November.

Attend mid-semester andragogical training as scheduled.

Work as a tutor in the EXCEL! Zone drop-in tutoring lab.

Interact professionally with students and staff from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.

Collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds including those with a disability and members of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, nontraditional student, and LGBTQ+ communities.

STEM ETs will be embedded in at least one course. They will commit to attending all classes of the course at the specified time, to attending some additional training and meetings, and to hosting some office hours, workshops/reviews, and/or study groups outside of class. The minimum weekly commitment will be approximately 6-8 hours per week per embedded tutoring section. Tutors with a work-study award may have the opportunity to work up to 20 hours per week if they would like, either as an ET or both as an ET and in the drop-in lab.

Competencies/KSAs:

A mastery of the course material.

Mentorship, leadership, communication, and time management skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

Faculty referral: ETs must be referred to the program by a CCD faculty member in the relevant department. Please use the faculty member as a reference for your application.

ETs must have passed the course they will tutor or a higher-level course in the same sequence within the department.

Credit requirement: Must be taking or planning to take at least six credit hours of classes in the Spring 2027 semester.

All applicants must have filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2026-2027 academic year before the deadline for federal aid on June 30, 2027. Priority will be given to candidates who can provide proof of a work-study award for Spring 2027. Candidates will be asked to provide this after the interview process. Offers will be confirmed after the applicant provides proof of work-study eligibility.

If a qualified candidate has not submitted the FAFSA, or if they have submitted the FAFSA and are not eligible for a work-study award, they may be funded by the EXCEL Zone for a non-work-study position. The availability of departmentally funded positions varies by semester. Offers for non-work-study-funded candidates will be confirmed after the EXCEL Zone's Spring 2027 budget is finalized.

International students are not eligible to submit the FAFSA and cannot receive work-study funding. However, qualified international students may still be hired and funded by the EXCEL Zone. If you are an international student, please contact the hiring manager for more information.

For questions about funding, contact the hiring manager: anna.granquist@ccd.edu.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience tutoring or working with peers in an academic setting.

Application Instructions: 

All applications will be reviewed