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Relationship Banker | Belleville

Busey Bank · Belleville, IL · $18.25–$20.00 an hour · Full time

Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role combines teller work with opening accounts and cross-selling. What experience do you have with either side?

What they are checking: Whether they have the cash handling or sales foundation to grow into both halves of the job.

Tell me about a time you turned around an unhappy customer.

What they are checking: Whether they listen, take ownership and fix the problem promptly rather than passing it along.

How do you stay accurate when the line is long and customers are impatient?

What they are checking: Whether they keep their cash and transactions right even under time pressure.

Why do you want to work at a community bank branch in Belleville?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real reason to join and stay, tied to the community and customers.

How would you feel about being measured on referrals each month?

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable with sales goals as part of a service role.

What would you do

How would you start a conversation about a product without making the customer feel sold to?

What they are checking: Whether they connect offers to what the customer actually said they need.

A customer's question is outside what you can answer, like a mortgage or investment question. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they know when to refer to another line of business instead of guessing.

A customer presents a check that looks altered. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they follow fraud procedures calmly and involve a supervisor without making a scene.

About the work

Walk me through how you would open a new checking account for a customer, including what you need to verify.

What they are checking: Whether they understand identity verification and Know Your Customer basics, not just the paperwork.

A customer asks you to place a stop payment on a check. What do you need from them and what do you explain?

What they are checking: Whether they know the steps and limits of a stop payment and set clear expectations.

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The full job description

As published by Busey Bank.

Position Summary The Relationship Banker role combines the duties of a teller with those of a relationship banker, offering personalized customer service, conducting financial transactions, and cross-selling products and services. The Relationship Banker is also responsible for handling complex banking tasks, such as opening new accounts and assisting with account maintenance, ensuring a seamless and comprehensive customer experience. Duties & Responsibilities Customer Service & Relationship Building • Greet and engage customers in a friendly and professional manner, providing exceptional service to build lasting relationships. • Identify customer needs and offer solutions through the bank’s products and services. • Develop and maintain strong customer relationships through personalized service and proactive outreach, assisting with both routine and complex banking needs. • Resolve customer concerns and issues promptly, ensuring a positive experience. Sales & Referrals • Promote and cross-sell bank products. • Assist customers in understanding various product offerings and provide tailored financial advice, referring customers to other lines of business as appropriate. Account Management • Open and manage a variety of accounts. • Assist with account maintenance tasks, such as updating account information, processing stop payments, and handling transfers. • Provide assistance with and support for online banking services and digital banking tools. Loan & Credit Processing • Refer clients with credit needs to the appropriate banker or line of business. Transactions & Cash Handling • Process transactions with a high degree of accuracy. • Balance cash drawer and ensure all transactions are correctly recorded at the end of each shift. Compliance & Risk Management • Adhere to all bank policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements to ensure accuracy and security of transactions. • Maintain confidentiality of customer information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. • Monitor for potential fraud or suspicious activity, following bank procedures to address issues. Operational Support • Assist with branch operations and administrative tasks, including scanning, filing, organizing records, and maintaining operational reports. • Support branch leadership with daily operations, including opening/closing procedures and ensuring compliance with security standards. Education & Experience Knowledge of: • Strong sales and customer service skills • Strong oral and written communication skills • Basic math and accounting functions Ability to: • Accurately count money • Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures • Stand for extended periods of time • Lift 50 pounds Education and Training: • Requires a High School diploma. • Requires previous banking and/or sales experience. • Pursuant to the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (“SAFE Act”), all Relationship Bankers (if lending) are required to maintain current registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (“NMLS”). If such registration is not active as of the hire date, the Relationship Banker must immediately attain active registration upon employment. Relationship Bankers who fail to maintain an active and current registration will be unable to lend and may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. • Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office. Compensation and Benefits Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance. (Base Pay Range: $18.25-$20.00/hr) Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being—now and in the years to come—are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information. Equal Opportunity Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering extraordinary excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment. Unsolicited Resumes Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.

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