Consumers Credit Union's (CCU) Branch Apprenticeship Program offers paid work experience while fully supporting you earning an Associate Degree. Apprentices can build a wonderful career in financial services while launching their college experience! CCU's Branch Apprenticeship Program helps build talent for our banking branch locations in Northern Illinois. We see this program as a great way to infuse the branch network with fresh talent and new ideas while helping individuals establish a career path, earn money, and get their Associate Degree covered 100%!! We are seeking recent high school graduates (will consider upcoming class of 2024 grads) and career changers that have not yet started college coursework toward a degree or have completed just a few credits.
It sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? It's true - see the details below to learn more!
About the Branch Apprentice position
As a Branch Apprentice, you will become a master working in a hybrid role! This position is a combination of being a Concierge, Teller, and Personal Banker. You'll provide outstanding service while greeting members (Concierge), performing financial transactions (Teller), opening accounts (Personal Banker) and educating members on our products and services! This is an ideal position especially if you're interested in banking/financial services, being in a member-facing role with the ability to learn about branch operations and are looking for growth opportunities.
Your day-to-day activities will include greeting members as they enter the branch or use the drive up lanes; assisting members with their self-service transactions by educating them on the interactive teller machine (ITM) and its related functions; assisting with teller transactions, member service issues, account maintenance, and other operational duties assigned by the Branch Manager and/or Assistant Branch Manager; opening new consumer accounts efficiently and accurately; identifying opportunities to refer members to additional products/services including consumer loan and mortgage products, as well as wealth advisors; seeking out and making recommendations for process improvements related to member service delivery and other branch efficiencies; ensuring adherence to all policies, procedures, compliance, audits, quality control and balancing standards.
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More About CCU
We're Consumers Credit Union (CCU) and we're The People in Your Corner.
We're a financial institution just like a bank, except not exactly. Banks have customers, but because we're a not-for-profit, member-owned credit union, we have members. And because we're not a bank, we don't drive up profits just because shareholders demand it. Instead, we focus on driving up member happiness through low loan rates, high deposit rates and low- or no-fee products and services. We focus on things like transparency, simplicity, helpfulness, integrity, positivity and inclusion - and we always put our members first.
In fact, we serve over 200,000 members and have over $3 billion in assets. We employ nearly 500 people in the Chicago area and operate 14 branch locations in Illinois. We offer access to a national shared branching network, and more than 80,000 surcharge-free ATMs worldwide. And although we've been around for over 90 years, we're just getting started!
At CCU you'll enjoy
A stable, growing, well-managed company with a bright future. A sincere commitment to our core values: Be Helpful, Act with Integrity, Be Transparent, Keep it Simple, Be Positive, Embrace Inclusion and Diversity. A belief in developing our employees to their fullest potential. And total rewards that include competitive pay and other benefits:
Equal Opportunity Employer
CCU complies with the requirements and spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity in employment. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military status (including unfavorable discharge from the military), criminal or arrest history (unless job related), crime victim status, or any other protected characteristic in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination, or any other employment actions or term and condition of employment. CCU complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which CCU has facilities.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact our Human Resources team at: HR_Dept@myconsumers.org or 877-275-2228.