Teller
Community Bank, N.A. · Canandaigua, NY · 2 wk ago
Finance$16.5/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Overview (maybe not a heading? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. The posting includes Overview, Responsibilities, Essential Responsibilities (subpoints), Employee & Team Contributions, Operational Excellence, Risk & Compliance, Other Duties, Ancillary Duties, Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Other, Other Job Information (Hours, Compensation), Physical Requirements, EEO etc. We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. We should combine similar content.
We need to produce sections: maybe "About the role" (Overview), "Responsibilities", "Qualifications", "Skills", "Experience", "Pay", "Benefits", " (Benefits), "Schedule". Also maybe "Physical Requirements" not in list but could be omitted if not requested. The instruction says use those headings as examples; we can add other headings if needed? It says use
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Now Qualifications section: includes Education, Training and Requirements: High School Diploma or GED required; Ability to complete internal teller and product training; Ability to attend a 5–7-day initial training program, which may involve overnight travel depending on distance; the company covers or reimburses applicable travel expenses, such as mileage and lodging; Reliable transportation.
We'll list those.
Skills: list of skills.
Experience: Prior customer service and/or banking experience preferred; Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers in a service or problem-solving capacity; All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Other: Ability to work flexible hours based on branch needs; Traveling to nearby branches may be required to support staffing and business needs; Ability and willingness to travel to training sessions, meetings, professional development programs, and company-sponsored events, as required.
Physical Requirements: we can include under Requirements or separate. Since we have a Requirements heading, we can include physical requirements there.
We'll combine Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Other, Physical Requirements into a single Requirements section? But the instruction says we can have sections like Qualifications, Skills, Requirements. It's ambiguous. To be safe, we can have separate sections: Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Requirements (for physical). But we must avoid thin sections. However each has substantive content.
We could combine Qualifications and Skills into one "Qualifications & Skills" but better to follow examples: they listed Qualifications and Skills as separate possible headings. So we can have Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Requirements (physical). That's four sections plus About the role, Responsibilities, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's many but each has substantive content.
We must not create headings with filler text. All have content.
Now Benefits: list.
Pay: include min and max.
Schedule: Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Now we need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. We'll avoid repeating.
Now produce HTML.
Let's craft each section.
About the role: combine overview paragraphs.
Overview text: "At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration. Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day. To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities."
We'll put that in
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. The posting includes Overview, Responsibilities, Essential Responsibilities (subpoints), Employee & Team Contributions, Operational Excellence, Risk & Compliance, Other Duties, Ancillary Duties, Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Other, Other Job Information (Hours, Compensation), Physical Requirements, EEO etc. We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. We should combine similar content.
We need to produce sections: maybe "About the role" (Overview), "Responsibilities", "Qualifications", "Skills", "Experience", "Pay", "Benefits", " (Benefits), "Schedule". Also maybe "Physical Requirements" not in list but could be omitted if not requested. The instruction says use those headings as examples; we can add other headings if needed? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but likely we should stick to those. We can include "Physical Requirements" maybe as a subsection under Qualifications? But better to omit if not in list. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop Physical Requirements if it's substantive. But we could incorporate it into a "Requirements" section. The instruction includes "Requirements" as an example heading. So we can put physical requirements under a "Requirements" section.
Thus sections: About the role (Overview), Responsibilities, Requirements (including Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Physical Requirements), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. For Pay we have actual range: Minimum USD $16.50/Hr. Maximum USD $21.53/Hr. So we can include Pay section with that.
Benefits: list: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on! We'll list those as bullet points.
Schedule: Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
We need to preserve all substantive information from Overview, Responsibilities (including subpoints), Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Other (flexible hours, travel), etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, cookie/navigation/legal, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we remove the EEO paragraphs, the "Physical Requirements" maybe we keep as part of Requirements.
We also need to not repeat job title as heading.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
About the role
Overview text...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility item ... ...
. Now Responsibilities
- with many
- . We'll need to ensure each
- is a complete sentence.
Let's list them:
- Serve as a welcoming and professional first point of contact for customers entering the branch.
- Provide friendly, accurate, and efficient service while processing routine financial transactions, including deposits, withdrawals, payments, and check cashing with verification of customer identity and available funds.
- Engage customers in need-based conversations to understand how the bank can service their transactional needs.
- Identify opportunities to direct customers to appropriate team members for additional services or solutions.
- Educate customers on digital banking tools and self-service options to enhance convenience and confidence.
- Assist with routine inquiries and concerns, escalating more complex issues as appropriate.
- Support lobby management by helping guide customers to the right team member or service area.
- Answer incoming telephone calls promptly and professionally, directing inquiries and providing assistance in accordance with bank standards.
- Engage customers in needs-based discussions to identify appropriate banking solutions without pressure-based selling.
- Partner with branch team members to connect customers with specialists for more complex financial needs.
- Support branch goals by consistently modeling strong service behaviors and effective customer engagement.
- Collaborate effectively with team members to support branch operations and customer experience goals.
- Support branch operations by assisting with customer flow, lobby engagement, and routine operational tasks as needed.
- Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and respectful work environment.
- Take ownership of personal development and adapt positively to new tools, processes, and initiatives.
- Actively participate in branch meetings, training programs, and professional development opportunities, including travel to training locations as required, to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Perform all teller transactions with precision and balance cash drawer within established guidelines.
- Always protect customer and bank information and follow all security, authentication, and dual-control procedures.
- Remain alert to unusual or suspicious transactions or behaviors, follow fraud-prevention procedures, and escalate concerns to appropriate team members to help protect customers and the bank.
- Adhere to branch operating standards, including opening/closing procedures, cash handling protocols, and documentation requirements.
- Support internal audits, reviews, and regulatory requests as needed.
- Maintain proficient knowledge of and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely manner.
- Provide support to other branches as needed to ensure proper staffing levels.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or directed to support branch and bank objectives.
- Provide assistance wherever necessary to help the branches and the bank in achieving their annual goals, which may include traveling to other branches in the area to provide support as needed and to ensure proper staffing and service levels.
Now Qualifications
- :
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Ability to complete internal teller and product training.
- Ability to attend a 5–7-day initial training program, which may involve overnight travel depending on distance; the company covers or reimburses applicable travel expenses, such as mileage