LEAPS Transition Tutor

University Secretary's Group / LEAPS

Fixed Term/Guaranteed Hours: 100 hours over the 25 teaching weeks, between the months of September 2023 – March 2024. This equates to approx. 4 hours per week plus training and marking.

Fixed Term Dates: 18 Aug 2022 – 31 Mar 2024

Number of posts:  6 

LEAPS are recruiting current postgraduate students who are passionate about higher education and looking for a rewarding, part-time, paid position. You will be working online and on the University of Edinburgh campus with groups of current S6 pupils to help them develop skills and confidence to become successful undergraduate students.

The LEAPS S6 Transition Course is the latest of the many initiatives in which we have worked with current university students to help students bridge the gap between school and university. 

The Opportunity:

LEAPS Transitions Course

Join our Transitions Team!

To tutor students on the LEAPS S6 Transitions Course –through online learning platforms and on the UoE central campus: to raise awareness and aspiration of Higher Education (HE) as an option; to support students’ development in the key skills required for successful first year study at a Higher Education Institution.

For more information about LEAPS and its aims and objectives, please visit: www.leapsonline.org

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Currently working towards the completion of a PhD
• A sound understanding of the academic skills required for successful study in an HE context
• Demonstrable ability to communicate with and lead final-year school students in a friendly and student-focussed manner
• Experience of leading tutorials/labs or similar in an HE setting and the marking of undergraduate work
• Excellent team and independent working skills

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