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Shore United Bank is seeking a Branch Banking Specialist I (Bank Teller) to join our team. As a Branch Banking Specialist I, you are the face of the bank, building meaningful relationships while helping customers confidently manage their everyday financial needs. This front-line role blends exceptional customer service with financial expertise, ensuring each interaction is welcoming, efficient, and accurate. You will handle a variety of transactions while engaging customers in thoughtful conversations to understand their goals, answer questions, and recommend solutions that truly fit their needs. Success in this role comes from your ability to listen, ask insightful questions, and create a positive experience that builds trust and long-term loyalty. If you enjoy helping people, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to grow a career in banking, this role offers a strong foundation and opportunities to develop valuable financial and customer-relationship skills.

What You'll Do:

A detailed list of job duties includes (but is not limited to):

• Handles customer transactions including deposits, withdrawals, transfers, loan payments, night deposits, settling and maintaining the ATM, balancing cash drawer
• Provides superior customer service through conversation to identify client needs, in person and over the phone.
• Promotes the bank's products and services through beneficial customer conversations to help the customer meet their financial needs.
• Works closely with bank partners for client referrals to Merchant, Wye Financial, Commercial Relationship Managers, Branch Lenders
• Aids customers in managing and optimizing their bank accounts and other products.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality with all information obtained.
• Performs as a team member in allocating and coordinating the workflow.
• Contributes to the fulfillment of branch and company objectives and goals.
• Represents the Bank in a manner that maintains and expands positive relations with all customers, potential customers, and co-workers
• Cooperates with, participates in, and supports the adherence to all internal policies, procedures, and practices in support of risk management and overall safety and soundness and the Bank's compliance with all regulatory requirements, e.g., Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act, SAFE Act, etc.; ensures that the office and all personnel adhere to the same.
• Participates in required training sessions, including training for compliance with BSA/AML policies and procedures.

Location: La Plata Drury Branch - 101 Drury Dr., La Plata, MD 20646

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Full-time.
• Non-exempt.
• Days of Work: Monday-Friday, with rotating Saturdays (Closed Sundays and all Federal Holidays)

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma/GED equivalent.
• 1 year experience successfully providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment:
This job operates in a branch office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printer/scanner/copier devices. In addition to standard office equipment, this role also uses cash and coin counters and, in some cases, a teller cash recycler. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the office or branch environment for extended periods; perform routine office tasks; communicate effectively; interact with customers and team members; and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Frequent use of standard office equipment and extended periods of viewing computer screens and reviewing detailed information are required. The role also requires manual dexterity, the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, bend, stoop, and lift or carry materials, including up to 50 pounds of bulk coin/currency. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Compensation:

• The pay range for this position is $18.00 to $20.00 hourly. 
• Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.