Bank Teller - Temporary Assignment - Stanwood/Camano Island

HERITAGE BANK•Stanwood, WA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Heritage Bank is hiring a temporary bank teller for its Stanwood, Washington branch for an assignment from November through December 2026. The teller will support both the Stanwood and Camano Island branches, with travel between branches required. The role helps customers meet their financial goals by providing exceptional customer service and handling routine financial transactions. The position is fully on-site. The typical full-time schedule is approximately 40 hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Flexibility is required to help ensure adequate staffing for training or employee absences. The teller performs routine paying and receiving duties accurately and within assigned authority limits, and provides operational and office support to the assigned branch. The role requires confidentiality in handling customer requests and transactions, and compliance with bank policies, procedures, security requirements, and applicable regulations. The work takes place in a climate-controlled office. It involves regular attendance and punctuality, adherence to the agreed schedule, and willingness to work a flexible and/or rotating schedule. The position may involve exposure to risks associated with criminal activity, such as robbery, attempted robbery, fraud, or security incidents; detailed instructions are provided to minimize risk. Physical activities include frequent computer use, reading reports, and sitting; operating office equipment and handling cash; standing or sitting for extended periods; occasional kneeling, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, and carrying; and occasional lifting of money and coin weighing 25–50 pounds or files and boxes weighing 5–10 pounds. Temporary employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan with company match, accrue sick time, and access the Employee Assistance Program. Heritage Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service.
Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Basic math skills and understanding of debit and credit relationships and negotiable instruments.
Ability to gain working knowledge of policies and procedures and perform job responsibilities in compliance with state and federal banking laws and regulations.
Ability to gain working knowledge of bank products and services.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to operate standard office equipment and proficient computer skills, with the ability to adapt to and learn new technologies quickly, including financial services applications, DNA/Fiserv, and a cash recycler.
Regular attendance and punctuality, adherence to the agreed schedule, and willingness to work a flexible and/or rotating schedule.
Ability to operate a computer keyboard, multi-line telephone, photocopier, scanner, facsimile, cash-counting equipment, and a cash counter.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods and occasionally kneel, reach, bend, push, pull, and carry.
Ability to occasionally lift and move money and coin weighing 25–50 pounds, or files and boxes weighing 5–10 pounds.

Responsibilities

Perform routine paying and receiving duties accurately and within assigned authority limits.
Provide operational and office support to the assigned branch and complete assignments in a timely manner.
Provide customer service while handling routine financial transactions.
Maintain confidentiality when handling customer requests and transactions.
Comply with policies, procedures, security requirements, and regulatory requirements.
Travel between the Stanwood and Camano Island branches as required.
Help ensure adequate staffing for training or employee absences through schedule flexibility.