Seasonal Teller Trainee

About Us:
Are you someone who seeks opportunity and has a true desire to grow your career with an organization that has enriched the lives of its clients and communities in the Greater Washington region for more than 150 years? If so, Sandy Spring Bank may be the perfect fit for you

Sandy Spring Bank is a growing financial services company focused on creating real experiences for our employees, clients, shareholders and communities. We are proud to have been certified as **_A Great Place To Work®_**, recognized by **_The_** **_Washington Post_** and the **_Baltimore Sun_** as a Top Workplace, by **_Forbes _**magazine as the #1 Bank in Maryland. It is our employees who play an integral role in shaping who we are as a company and upholding what matters most to us: people and relationships.

To help us attract the highest quality individuals, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. We offer competitive market salaries, paid time off, multiple retirement savings options, full health care options, life insurance, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, career development opportunities, tuition assistance and volunteer opportunities. We are proud to offer those, and so much more, making Sandy Spring Bank a remarkable place to work and build a career.

About the Job:
***MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO MULTIPLE COMPANY LOCATIONS IN PRINCE GEORGE's and** **HOWARD COUNTY**

(Beltsville, Clarksville, Ellicott City, Fulton, Greenbelt, Laurel, Laurel Lakes)

**Home Branch:Laurel Lakes Community Office **14404 Baltimore Avenue Laurel MD 20707

**Hours: 30 hours per week**

Sandy Spring Bank is recruiting for Seasonal Teller Trainees. The Seasonal Teller provides front line, high quality service and sales to new and existing clients through lobby and/or drive-in facilities. Accurately processes a variety of transactions involving the paying and receiving of funds and is responsible for balancing a cash drawer. Follows established procedures in compliance with applicable laws and policies. Enthusiastically interacts with clients to develop rapport and refer new products and services. Duties learned through initial training period.

**MAJOR JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
1. Provides extraordinary service to all clients. Represents the company in a courteous, professional manner at all times. Provides prompt, efficient, and accurate service in processing transactions and answering questions in person and over the telephone.

2. Uncovers sales opportunities and educates clients about product and service alternatives.

3. Processes and settles transactions in an accurate and efficient manner in the lobby or drive-thru. Follows all established policies and procedures to include audit, security, and compliance regulations. Maintains teller differences and cash levels within established guidelines.

4. Maintains a high level of product knowledge in order to promote the benefits of additional company services and achieve referral goals. Participates in branch sales activities.

5. Enthusiastically assists clients by answering general questions and fulfilling any service requests. Refers clients to a more knowledgeable or senior team member only when appropriate or necessary.

6. Responsible for completing and/or delegating branch administration and operational functions, e.g., completing reports, processing night drop and over the counter transactions, vault management, ATM maintenance and settlement, security systems, ordering and stocking supplies or promotional materials, etc.

7. May occasionally require duties such as working extra shifts, opening and closing the branch, and assignments at other branches.

8. Participates in company sponsored community events.

**Required Skills**:
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**:
1. Position requires successful completion of teller assessments, which includes cash handling skills, math skills, and customer service and sales aptitude. In addition, some work experience in customer service and/or cash handling experience preferred. Incumbents are normally required to complete an internal training program designed to familiarize the teller with service standards, product knowledge, operational knowledge of bank operations, negotiability of instruments presented for cash or deposit, and company policies and procedures. Must demonstrate the ability to operate on-line teller terminal, proficiently count currency and coin, and achieve training objectives.

2. Work requires skills necessary to operate general office equipment such as a personal computer and 10-key calculator and other branch equipment such as coin and currency counter, drive-in equipment, etc. Computer skills and knowledge of the Metavante Banking System is needed through experience or on-the-job training in order to assist clients.

3. Analytical ability is required in researching and analyzing data pertaining to problems of a routine nature where selection of alternatives is limited, but where