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Floating Universal Banker

Lakeside Bank
Lakeside Bank Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/21/2026
Lakeside Bank Floating Universal Banker
Full-time All (City & Suburbs) Locations
Home Branch -Lakeview/Ashland
Reports to: VP, Market Manager

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (In office)
Must be available on Saturdays -9:00 am -1:00 pm
SUMMARY
This is a great opportunity to meet and work with Bankers at all of our branch locations. This position requires travel (including last minute schedule changes) and you will need your own transportation. Responsible for providing superior service to our customers, handling their Teller and basic Personal Banking transactions in an accurate timely manner. Services customers’ financial needs in order to maintain and develop profitable customer relationships with the Branch/Bank. The Universal Banker role will provide assistance on the Teller line by maintaining a cash drawer and servicing customers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Sells or participates in the selling of bank products and services following established guidelines and procedures. Promotes additional business from existing customers.
  • Provides basic information and answers customers’ inquiries concerning bank products and services.
  • Exhibits strong working knowledge of all retail bank products and of general banking terms in order to provide the customer with a clear and accurate explanation of account parameters as outlined in our Consumer Disclosure.
  • Provides courteous and efficient service.
  • Processes checking and savings transactions, cashes checks within the specified limits and policies, accepts loan payments; sells Personal Money Orders, and Cashier’s Checks, processes mail deposits, night depository deposits, ATM deposits and armored courier deposits as required.
  • Accepts and verifies loose and rolled coin from customers. Is accountable to properly bag loose coin in appropriate dollar amounts for shipment to Main Cash Vault, collects appropriate coin counting fee from customers.
  • Counts, proofs and packages currency according to established and accepted cash handling procedures.
  • Processes transactions as a Drive-Up/Walk-Up Teller.
  • May be required to Open/Close branch.
  • Exercises skills to recognize potential fraud and report to management as necessary.
  • Maintains supplies and balances the ATM.
  • Balances cash drawer and accurately prepares Teller blotter.
  • Maintains cash drawer security at all times.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of products offered as well as basic features and benefits.
  • Performs file maintenance for commercial and retail customers in accordance with branch operations procedures.
  • Takes request for check orders and debit cards and re-orders.
  • Accepts and performs wire transfers in accordance with bank operations policy and authority limits.
  • Understands branch’s retail goals, his/her individual goals and achievement.
  • Follows bank and regulatory policies and procedures.
  • Attendance is a requirement of the position.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
All duties and responsibilities must be performed in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.
This position does NOT take residential loan applications. This position does NOT offer or negotiate terms of a residential mortgage loan for compensation or gain. This position may provide general explanation, information, or descriptions in response to consumer inquiries (such as explaining terminology or lending policies). As such, this position is NOT required to be registered with the National Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) registration under the terms of the SAFE Act of 2008.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reports directly to the Market Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  • Ability to recognize the customer’s needs and suggest the best product/service
  • Attention to detail and accuracy in all transactions
  • Good oral communications
  • Ability to adapt and embrace policy and procedure changes
  • Self-motivated individual with customer service sales skills
  • Computer skills required
  • Strong math skills required
  • Ability to keep his/her workstation neat, organized and fully stocked on a daily basis
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or equivalent. Two or more years of retail bank experience, including sales and cash handling.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or touch. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in a typical office environment. Light and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc.
BENEFIT INFORMATION
Lakeside Bank offers a wide variety of benefit programs for our employees. We offer 4 Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical plans (2 PPO & 1 HMO plans). Our PPO Dental plans are offered through Principal. The Bank subsidizes a large percentage of the monthly premiums. We also offer Vision insurance through Principal VSP. Employees are able to select from Single coverage, Employee & Spouse coverage, Employee & Child(ren) coverage or Family coverage levels.
The Bank provides Life/AD&D, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability insurance – at no cost to the employee. We offer a variety of supplemental ancillary products such as supplemental life for employee, spouse and/or children, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity and pet insurance. Additional information on each plan can be provided upon request.
SALARY INFORMATION
This is a non-exempt, hourly position. Compensation will be based upon background and level of experience. The compensation range is $19.00 - $21.00.
DISCLAIMER
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Lakeside Bank Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Lakeside Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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