Guided Pathways Advisor

Guided Pathways Advisor I

Posted:
October 29, 2025 | Level: Community College Professional 16, 12-month, tenure track position |

Hours:

Full-time, 35 hours per week | Closing Date:
Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm (EST) on November 26, 2025.

CT State Quinebaug Valley, 742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239, Satellite campus located in Willimantic CT. This position is not remote.

CT State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut's citizens and communities.

CT State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

January 2026

The Guided Pathways Advisor I provides advising, support, mentoring, and guidance to students under the Holistic Case Management Advising policy and resultant Guided Pathways Advising program. Guided Pathways Advisors serve as the primary point of contact for students from admission to completion. Advisors support students in the creation of an academic and career plan and are responsible for monitoring student progress on their plan, conducting outreach, and providing and coordinating resources, referrals, and support to facilitate student retention and completion and eliminate equity gaps that exist between black, Latin

X, and other marginalized students when compared to white students.

Under the direction of the Guided Pathways Advisor II or Campus Advising Lead, the Guided Pathways Advisor I is responsible for implementing the Holistic Case Management Advising policy and the Guided Pathways Advising program in order to improve students' abilities to successfully achieve their academic and career goals through effective performance in the following functional areas:

• Student Engagement
• Academic and Career Advising
• Retention and Holistic Supports
• Advising Program Development
• Technology Fluency and Data Analytics

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; service on assigned committees and task forces; attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

Bachelor's Degree with one (1) or more years of work experience OR a Master's Degree.

• Familiarity with programs and strategies to support first-generation, low-income, non-traditional, and minoritized students.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology in the workplace.
• Familiarity with the community college environment and its student population.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively to solve problems.
• Experience providing high quality and equitable customer service in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Teams.

• Master's degree in Counseling, Student Affairs Administration, or Higher Education.
• Experience supporting students in academic goal-setting and career planning.
• Experience in academic advising or case management (e.g., supporting student registrations, academic planning, transfer planning).
• Demonstrated experience utilizing case management platforms like CRM Advise, Starfish, etc.
• Experience conducting intakes and making referrals.
• CT State recognizes the imperative to effectively serve diverse students, faculty and staff. As such, the ability to communicate additional languages beyond English (e.g., ASL Spanish Arabic Bosnian) is considered a preferred qualification for all student and community facing positions.

Minimum Salary range: $63,585 - $67,844…