Enrolling in Direct Deposit is a great way to automatically have your paycheck deposited into your bank account! It also helps further our green efforts by reducing the amount of paper resources used.

We encourage staff members to promptly sign up for direct deposit at as possible or at the latest three days before they are scheduled to receive their first paycheck. If you haven't already enrolled in direct deposit before your first day at Teach For America, you can do so at any time by following the instructions below. Don't forget, you can also change your payment election type (e.g. Direct Deposit or Aline Debit Card with paper checks) at any time!

How to sign up for Direct Deposit:

1. Log-in to Workday.
2. Click on Menu on the top left
3. Click on the Benefit and Pay icon.
4. Choose Payment Elections.
5. From the Payment Elections screen, select Add.
6. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Direct Deposit form.    

NOTE: To sign-up for direct deposit, you will need to provide your banking information, including:

• Bank Name
• Routing Transit Number
• Account Number

In order to experience a smooth transition from one direct deposit account to another and no break in pay, we strongly recommend you keep your original account open until you confirm the first direct deposit into your new account. 

How to update/change your Payment Elections:

(NOTE: These instructions apply to Aline Debit Card with Checks or Direct Deposit)

In order to update/change your payment elections, you must already have a payment type and account created within the Payment Elections screen of Workday. 

1. Log-in to Workday.
2. Click on Menu on the top left
3. Click on the Benefit and Pay icon.
4. Choose Payment Elections.
5. From the Payment Elections screen you can:
   • Change/update your account information (e.g. You've changed banks, or have a new routing number)
   • Delete your account.   
6. Follow the on screen instructions to complete your payment election updates/changes.

How to split your Payment Elections:

In order to add multiple bank accounts to your payment elections, you must follow the instructions.  Your payment elections can be split in two ways: By splitting your paycheck by dollar amount or by percentage. You can split your paycheck into different bank accounts or accounts within a single bank. Step-by-step instructions

• When splitting by dollar amount, you can decide on a set amount to be deposited into each account every paycheck. For example, if your paychecks are usually $2,000, you could set $1,800 to your checking account and $200 to your savings account.
• When splitting by a percentage basis. For example, selecting 90% to go to checking and 10% to savings will result in those percentages holding true regardless of how much you earn in any given paycheck.

Any questions regarding Direct Deposit and/or Payroll should be sent to our Payroll Team.