Bank Teller

Bank Teller

Leonardtown, Maryland

Shore United Bank is a full-service financial institution with a rich history dating back to 1876. In excess of $6 billion in assets, we offer innovative financial services delivered with the personal touch you expect. We serve a broad geographic area with branches in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, and we also provide a comprehensive suite of digital banking services that allow you to bank with us no matter where life takes you. In addition to banking, we offer trust and wealth management services through Wye Trust, a division of Shore United Bank. Together, our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to helping you achieve your financial goals.

Shore United Bank is seeking a Branch Banking Specialist II (Bank Teller) to join our team. As a Branch Banking Specialist II, 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:

• Assists clients with transactions, performing operational duties and processing work while maintaining audit standards, security, and control functions to protect the Bank from loss.
• Promotes timely and courteous service by ensuring questions are answered, providing friendly and accurate service, making proper referrals as necessary, meeting customer needs and expectations, uphold and meet customer service guidelines
• Establishes new banking relationships through conversations based on their financial needs.
• Provides account servicing and maintenance to include address changes, ATM card disputes, online banking setup and reset of passwords.
• Recommends bank products and services to customers by having beneficial conversations during daily transactions.
• Opens new consumer and business accounts including CD's, IRA's, and safe deposit boxes
• Adheres to compliance with regulations and Branch operational policies and procedures, conducting branch security checks of alarm and video systems, and completing required reports according to established policies, procedures, and regulations accurately and timely.
• Assists sales platform with daily pre-shift huddles, branch incentive contests and weekly referral goals.
• Works closely with bank partners for client referrals to Merchant, Wye Financial, Commercial Relationship Managers, Branch Lenders.
• 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: Leonardtown Branch - 25395 Point Lookout Rd., Leonardtown, MD 20650

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.
• 1 year experience as a bank teller. Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, or similar OR management experience can stand in lieu of bank experience.

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 $19.00 to $23.00 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.

Company Benefits:

• Join a family- and community-oriented workplace that offers a team environment, along with a collaborative and friendly place to work.
• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time, permanent employees including health, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance, mental health well-being, company paid short-term and long-term disability, and much more!
• Paid parental leave
• 401k savings plan with up to a 4% company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Assistance
• Employee perks such as: employee banking services, loan discount program, education assistance, career development program, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness initiatives.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement
• Paid training program and continuous training sessions throughout the year on various topics
• Generous paid time off and paid sick time
• Community involvement opportunities

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check, credit check, verification of employment history, and any other screenings required for the position.

Shore United Bank is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Shore United Bank is an E-Verify participant.