Administrative Assistant: Payroll & Scheduling for Higher Ed

State-of-Georgi; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Georgia seeks a Full-Time Administrative Assistant (BPST) at Atlanta Technical College to support payroll, course scheduling, and data management within the Academic & Student Affairs division, BPST department. Located at ATC’s Main campus just south of Downtown Atlanta, the role requires discretion with confidential information and strong Microsoft Office skills.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced academic environment, can work with minimal supervision, and meets the minimum

Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent and six months of related work experience.
• Preferred: Associate degree or higher in Business Administration, Communication Office Technology, Organizational Management, or related field.
• Three or more years of administrative work experience.
• Experience supporting payroll, scheduling, or academic operations.
• Experience creating systems, templates, or processes that improve efficiency.
• Familiarity with Banner, DegreeWorks, or LMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, verify and submit bi-weekly payroll for full-time and adjunct faculty, ensuring accuracy.
• Track faculty load sheets, adjunct contracts, and staff timesheets.
• Assist with building semester course schedules, room assignments, course modality updates, and faculty teaching loads in Banner.
• Coordinate schedule changes, cancellations, and substitutions; communicate updates to faculty, students and staff.
• Develop and maintain organizational systems that improve workflow, documentation, and communication across the division.
• Create templates, trackers, and digital forms to streamline recurring tasks.
• Support events, advisory board meetings, and faculty meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Database management

Organization

Time management

Communication

Discretion

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or higher in Business Administration / related field

Tools

Banner

DegreeWorks

LMS (Blackboard/D2L)

Job description

State of Georgia seeks a Full-Time Administrative Assistant (BPST) at Atlanta Technical College to support payroll, course scheduling, and data management within the Academic & Student Affairs division, BPST department. Located at ATC’s Main campus just south of Downtown Atlanta, the role requires discretion with confidential information and strong Microsoft Office skills.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced academic environment, can work with minimal supervision, and meets the minimum