Advisor, Pathways and Case Management

🇺🇸 Houston, Texas 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 18th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Houston City College is hiring an Advisor, Pathways and Case Management in Houston, TX. The advisor guides a caseload of students through educational and career planning and monitors their progress toward completion or transfer. The role supports retention, course completion, and transfer to a college, university, or the workforce.

Highlights

Work with students to identify educational and career options, analyze outcomes, set goals, and build an action plan
Monitor a caseload of assigned students, using technology to track progress toward degree or certificate completion and responding promptly to early alerts
Refer students to tutoring, testing, counseling, financial aid, disability services, and career entry resources
Provide transfer planning, including joint admissions programs, articulation agreements, and common course numbering
Teach students to self-navigate to completion using campus information, the online student system, and campus resources
Support walk-ins, peak registration, recruitment, orientation, and completion programs
Requires a bachelor's degree with two years of related post-secondary experience and flexibility to work evenings and weekends

Advisor, Pathways and Case Management Full Description

Advisor, Pathways and Case Management

Houston City College | Houston, TX (John B. Coleman Building) | Job ID 26002OB

About the Role

The Pathways and Case Management Advisor partners with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community in a proactive process that helps students build intentional educational and career plans. The advisor informs prospective, new, and returning students of educational opportunities and requirements, supports a caseload of assigned students, and helps with walk-ins, peak registration, recruitment, orientation, and completion initiatives.

Essential Functions

Work with students to identify educational and career options, analyze possible outcomes, set goals, and establish an action plan.
Use technology to monitor academic progress toward degree or certificate completion and document case management activities.
Teach students to self-navigate to degree completion using campus information, the student online system, and campus resources.
Monitor caseloads, send milestone messages, and respond promptly to early alerts for assigned students.
Refer students to tutoring, testing, career entry, counseling, financial aid, and disability services.
Provide transfer planning to universities, including joint admissions programs, articulation agreements, and transfer plans.
Inform students about withdrawal, repeating coursework, advanced standing credit, graduation, learning communities, honors programs, and service learning.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in a related field preferred.
Two years of related work experience in a post-secondary institution required.
Experience advising both traditional-aged students and adults in higher education preferred.
Valid Texas driver license, MS Office and information management systems skills, and the ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Work Environment

General office setting. The role may require work after hours, including weekends and holidays.