PT Program Advisor

San Jacinto College; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

San Jacinto College is seeking a PT Program Advisor to help current students navigate registration, advising, and career planning. You will support retention efforts and connect students with counseling, tutoring, and other campus resources.

The role emphasizes strong communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities while maintaining knowledge of institutional changes and deadlines. Collaboration with multiple departments and participation in graduation activities are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university required.
• Strong customer service and communication abilities are essential.
• Experience with Banner and MS Office is preferred or beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provides advising, registration assistance, and guidance on institutional requirements to current students.
• Offers career advising to help students choose a career pathway.
• Plan and implement retention and completion activities.
• Refer students to counseling, tutoring, career services, and other resources as needed.
• Assist with graduation applications and commencement activities.
• Collaborate as a liaison with other advisors, offices, and departments.
• Stay current with institutional changes and updates affecting programs and policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Independent problem solving

Willingness to learn new software

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Banner

Microsoft Office

Job description

PT Program Advisor

Essential Job Functions

• Provides advising, registration assistance, and assistance in accessing and navigating institutional requirements to current students.
• Provides career advising to assist students in choosing a career pathway.
• Plan and implement retention and completion activities.
• Inform and referring students to other institutional resources as needed (counseling, tutoring, career services, etc.)
• Perform related duties as required or deemed necessary to meet program advising goals.
• Demonstrate continued knowledge of institutional changes including new programs, course changes, important dates, costs, and updates in university-wide initiatives and polices.

Additional Job Functions:

• Assist with graduation application process and commencement activities.
• Serve as a liaison and foster intentional relationships with other advisors, offices, and departments.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Maintain processes and systems that improve the quality of customer support services.
• Demonstrate working functional knowledge and use of Banner and Microsoft Office.
• Must possess outstanding communication, critical thinking, customer service, and organizational skills.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be able to work independently and problem solve.
• Demonstrate the desire to learn new software requirements to support office functions & efficiency.
• Adapt to learning new tasks & skills.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university required.

Required Experience:

• Possess personal computer literacy and good organizational skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience / training in one or more of the following areas: education, teaching, academic advising, recruiting, sales, customer service, marketing, or public relations - preferably at Community College level.
• Banner experience preferred. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Salary Grade:27.00

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule

Requisition Number:req6392

Posting Close Date:9/18/2026