Student Teller

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
Shift: Days, Rotating Weekend
Job Schedule: Part-Time
Company: First PREMIER Bank

About the Role

Handle financial transactions for customers in a confidential and accurate manner, while also providing excellent customer service. This position is for full-time students who participate in our business scholarship program and are required to work a flexible schedule that is 10-19 hours per week. The teller will perform teller duties at any of the locations for lunch coverage, closings, and Saturdays. This is a year‑round employment opportunity.

This position is also eligible to receive a $2,000 scholarship per year to one of several Universities (with a maximum eligibility of four years). Eligible Universities include: 

• Augustana University
• Briar Cliff University
• Dakota State University
• Lake Area Technical College
• Morningside College
• South Dakota State University
• Southeast Technical College
• University of Sioux Falls
• University of South Dakota
• Western Iowa Technical School

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 balances it daily according to teller performance standards.

Skills and Qualifications

• Must be a full-time student enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and currently attending a qualifying college.
• 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.
• Works 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.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.

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.