Citizens Teller

Citizens; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Community involvement

Career opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Citizens in Altoona, PA is seeking a Teller to greet customers in the lobby, assist with mobile app usage and ATMs, and process transactions with accuracy, while delivering personalized financial guidance.

You'll build relationships, learn Citizens products, comply with policies, and work with branch teams. The role offers meaningful work, community involvement, and comprehensive benefits, including health coverage and a 401(k) match.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 6 months+ experience processing transactions (cash/digital).
• 1 year+ customer service experience recommended.
• Strong listening and communication skills.
• Ability to ask questions and identify customer needs.
• Comfort with using digital technology to support business goals.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers in the lobby and assist with transactions.
• Explain mobile app and ATM usage to complete simple tasks.
• Provide personalized financial guidance and connect customers to Bankers when needed.
• Follow all banking policies and cash handling procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Digital literacy

Problem solving

Customer relationship

Team orientation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Starting Salary: $21 / hour and up

As a Citizens Teller - YOU make a real difference for our customers and the branch team.

What You'll Do

You'll greet our customers in our lobbies. You're comfortable enough with technology to demonstrate how to use our mobile app, or our ATMs, to complete simple transactions. You'll create amazing experiences for our customers, looking for opportunities to help them achieve their financial goals by providing personalized advice and solutions that meet their needs, and connect them to our Bankers for the next step. Your knowledge of Citizens products and benefits will educate customers, and allow you to effectively respond to questions and/or concerns. All financial policies and procedures will be followed, including proper cash handling, state and local laws and regulations.

What You'll Get

• Meaningful work & relationships – Help customers with important financial decisions that impact their lives like building a business, buying a house, paying for school or helping them realize their long-term financial goals. Colleagues and leadership listen to your ideas and feedback.
• Commitment to community – Give back with 8 hours of paid time off annually for volunteering, separate from regular PTO, and have your donations to eligible 501(c)(3) organizations matched, up to $1,000 annually.
• Career opportunities, reward, and upskilling – See your hard work rewarded with promotions and opportunities to grow your career through training, coaching, career planning and development resources that enable you to branch off in any direction your talents and interests take you.
• Exceptional benefits – Receive comprehensive health care coverage, including medical, dental and vision plans, a 401K with corporate match, tuition assistance, mental health and wellbeing programs, discounts on student loan refinancing, and more.

Required Qualifications

• High School degree or GED
• Minimum of 6 months experience processing transactions (cash and/or digital payments)
• Minimum of 1 year demonstrated customer experience, recommending and referring products and services to customers
• Strong listening and communication skills
• Ability to effectively ask questions and identify needs to enhance and develop a long-term customer relationship
• Ability to problem solve and provide solutions to customer issues
• Customer-centric to deliver exceptional service
• Comfortable with using digital technology to support the delivery of business goals
• Ability to work branch hours, which can include weekends and evenings

Preferred Skills/Experience

• 1 year of experience processing transactions (cash and/or digital payments)
• Motivates others, like teammates, business partners, and specialists, through collaboration
• Process-oriented, energetic, detail-oriented and ability to multitask effectively

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Varies with branch needs and may include weekends and evenings

Some job boards have started using jobseeker‑reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer‑centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth

Posting End Date: 10/03/2026