At Stearns Bank, we’re helping people, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and local communities nationwide reach their full financial potential. Sound like something you want to be a part of? If so, we’re currently looking for a Teller to join our team! This is an In-Office position at our St. Petersburg bank branch location.

Come see how we’re doing business unusual and charting our own path to reimagine a more inclusive financial services and banking ecosystem for all.

BENEFITS

Stearns Bank understands and respects that everyone is managing unique career, family, and wellness needs. That’s why we offer industry-leading benefits to employees to help them live healthy lives and bring their full selves to work every day. Benefits may vary for part-time positions. Some of those benefits include:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan & 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision, Telehealth, Life insurance)
• 12-week Paid Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave: 21-weeks Primary Care Parent, 14-weeks Secondary Care Parent
• $5,000 Family Care Reimbursement: Childcare, Elder Care, Student Loan Debt, Pet expenses, down payment assistance
• $1,000 Self Improvement Allowance
• PTO from 13 to 23 days depending on tenure. Cashout and Carryover options.
• 10 Days Sick Time
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 4 Days Volunteer Time
• 2 Days Self Allowance Time
• Tuition Assistance

For this position, we anticipate an hourly rate of $24.00. Final employment offers will be dependent upon the selected candidate’s relevant qualifications and experience.

JOB SUMMARY

Process a broad range of financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process commercial and consumer checking deposits, verifying cash and proper endorsement of items.
• Process savings deposits and withdrawals, verifying cash, endorsements, and signatures.
• Accept checks presented for cash following the check cashing policy and verifying identification.
• Accept installment and commercial payments.
• Process advances for personal and home equity lines of credit.
• Handle U.S. Savings Bond redemption transactions.
• Issue cashier checks, money orders, and credit card cash advances.
• Accept check re-orders and address changes.
• Process dormant and inactive account transactions according to bank policy.
• Manage and balance cash drawer.
• Assist customers directly or indirectly with account inquires and problems.
• Assist with opening and closing of the bank facility by accessing security system, opening and closing of vaults, recording and processing night deposit bags / envelopes.
• Maintain a working knowledge of bank products and services.
• Cross-sell bank products and services.
• Maintain bank security by following policy, which includes internal security, transaction security, and robbery procedures.
• Process any of the following: Incoming mail deposits and payments; signature cards; transfers, and coin orders.
• Assist in applying postage to the bank’s outgoing mail.
• Perform Canadian exchange for customers.
• Maintain working knowledge of legal and regulatory compliance issues pertaining to the position.
• Loss prevention and security as applicable for this position.
• Cross-training in personal banker duties.
• Perform all other responsibilities and special projects as assigned.
• Complete required training.
• Answering the phone on the first ring.

REQUIREMENTS

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Literacy in English.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, twist, bend, sit, walk use hands to twist, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, such as computer mouse, computer keyboard, calculator, stapler, telephone, staple puller, etc., reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school education or its equivalent.
• At least 1 year of banking/teller experience.
• Flexible.
• Detail-orientated
• Cash handling experience.
• Strong computer skills.

THE COMPANY

Founded in 1912, Stearns Financial Services Inc. (SFSI) is a $3.2 billion, independently owned financial institution with locations in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona, and over 35,000 small business customers nationwide. Specializing in affordable housing financing, USDA and SBA lending, and small business and equipment financing, Stearns Bank is regularly recognized as one of the country’s top-performing banks and “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker.

As a Star Tribune Top Workplaces award recipient and an award recipient of the Minnesota Business Magazine 100 Best Places to Work in Minnesota, Stearns takes pride in their team and holds their employees in extremely high regard. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package including our Employee Stock Ownership Program-one of the best long-term incentive programs in the nation. To learn more about Stearns Bank, visit www. StearnsBank.com

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER /AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, or creed, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other class protected by Federal, State, local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.