Student Teller

First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical benefits when working 20+

Traditional and High Deductible health

FREE dental and vision coverage

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) – dollar-for-dollar match up to

Special discounts and offers for PREMI

PREMIER Wellness Program

Paid Community Volunteer Hours

Fun Employee Parties

Job summary

First PREMIER Bank is seeking a customer-focused teller to handle financial transactions and deliver excellent service in Watertown, SD. The role involves greeting customers, processing deposits and withdrawals, and explaining product features while maintaining confidentiality.

The position emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and daily cash handling, with opportunities to promote bank services and support a positive customer experience.

Qualifications

• Proven customer service ability and clear communication.
• Experience handling cash and financial transactions.
• Ability to identify sales opportunities during customer interactions.
• Professional conduct and trust in customer dealings.
• Team-oriented with cooperative work style.
• Strong time management to meet tasks promptly.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide accurate, confidential service.
• Process deposits, withdrawals, checks, and payments.
• Follow procedures to meet quality standards and regulatory codes.
• Review accounts and assist customers with questions using internal systems.
• Perform branch opening and closing duties independently.
• Manage and balance a cash drawer daily.
• Maintain daily/monthly reports (Teller Diff., mail counts, retention).

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Sales opportunities

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Written and verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

At First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, we’ve created a culture that emphasizes personal success, respect, health, and wellness, fun and giving back. This is an environment where you will be rewarded, valued, and celebrated for your hard work.

We offer a robust and expanded package of health benefits, incentives, paid time off and growth and career advancement opportunities. We celebrate our employees and show our appreciation with private concerts, outdoor bashes, cash and car giveaways and more! See some of our epic celebrations and employee recognitions.

Considered one of the nation’s strongest financial organizations, we’ve achieved our success by embodying the views and values of The PREMIER Way. From our CEOs to the newest hires, we all follow these shared views and values to guide us on how to treat our customers, co-workers and communities. The PREMIER Way also serves as a roadmap on how to be successful inside and outside of the workplace. We believe in investing in our employees, their families and our communities.

Job Description

Location: Watertown, SD

Job Schedule: Full-Time

Company: First PREMIER Bank

Shift: Shifts throughout the week will be a variation of shifts equaling to 19 hours a week.

About The Role

Handle financial transactions for customers in a confidential and accurate manner, while also providing excellent customer service.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Execute PREMIER customer service by greeting all customers promptly, processing transactions accurately and efficiently, maintaining confidentiality, and understanding the features and benefits of First PREMIER Bank’s products and services.
• Process transactions including deposits and withdrawals, cashed checks, Savings Bonds, and receipt of payments (loans, credit cards, credit lines).
• Follow a range of mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory and internal codes of conduct.
• Review account information, help customers with problems or questions and keep customer information current using internal systems.
• Perform the branch opening and closing duties independently.
• Manage a cash drawer and balance it daily according to teller performance standards.
• Maintain daily and monthly reports such as Teller Difference, Mail/Instrument Counts, Record Retention, etc.

Skills And Qualifications

• Express ideas, request action, and formulate plans by means of clear and effective verbal communications to respond to customers and/or organizational needs.
• Understand and effectively use standard office equipment and software packages to support business processes.
• Work at a basic level to recognize sales opportunities during service interactions to enhance overall customer service.
• Conduct oneself in a manner that promotes trust in the individual and the organization.
• Cooperatively interact with co-workers to promote an effective and productive work unit.
• Effectively manage time to ensure prompt completion of tasks and duties.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills; clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Basic computer skills, cash handling, customer service and/or banking experience is preferred.

Competitive Benefits Package

• Full medical benefits when working 20+ hours per week
• Traditional and High Deductible health plan options available
• FREE dental and vision coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off plans
• 401(k) – dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% of total compensation
• Special discounts and offers for events at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
• PREMIER Wellness Program
• Paid Community Volunteer Hours – PREMIER averages 30,000 hours per year
• Fun Employee Parties

Our Culture

• Emphasis on personal success, respect, health, wellness, fun and giving back
• Employees are rewarded, valued, and celebrated for hard work
• Various Career advancement opportunities and growth
• Appreciation is shown through concerts, outdoor bashes, cash, car giveaways and more