Consumer Loan Advisor

About Baker Boyer:

Baker Boyer is the oldest independently owned community bank in the Pacific Northwest. It serves the Walla Walla Valley, Tri-Cities and Yakima Valley communities, providing wealth management as well as personal and business banking services.

What We Offer:

• Consumer Loan Advisor - $30.25 - $33.65 per hour
• Great Benefits!Medical, Dental, Vision plans with additional:
  • AD&D & Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
• 401(k) -100% safe harbor match up to 6%, plus an additional profit-sharing contribution, resulting in employer contributions of up to 12% of annual salary.
• 10 days
  * of Vacation time – The annual Vacation accrual increases by a day each year for the first 10 years, and an additional half day each year for the next 10 years, reaching the maximum Vacation accrual of 25 days at year 20.
• 7 days
  * of Sick, Safe & More (SSMORE) leave – SSMORE accrues at a rate of 1.2 hours for every 40 hours worked. SSMORE is intended to meet sick and safe leave needs, but it can also be used for vacation or other personal leave.
• 3 Revive & Renew (R&R) days* – We understand the importance of unwinding and recharging, so these R&R days are loaded on the first of each year (prorated for new hires based on the quarter in which they’re hired).
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays annually*

* Number of paid holidays may be fewer than 11 on years when there are Federal Holidays that are observed on Saturdays.

• Life Assistance Plan
• Free access to financial counselors
• Employee Wellness Program
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time annually

About the Consumer Loan Center:

The Baker Boyer Consumer Loan Center is a team of professionals who handle consumers’ personal loan requests, from start to finish, with a sense of urgency. With a client-centered approach, we consider the clients’ long-term goals and all aspect of the needs before recommending a single loan product. We partner with the DS Baker Advisors to create a seamless experience for the client.

Our team is relied upon to meet the consumer lending needs of the communities we serve.

About the Consumer Loan Advisor role:

As a member of the team, the Advisor will work to provide quality service to clients seeking various consumer loans including one to four family real estate loans, construction loans, secured and unsecured loans and lines of credit. This is a relational position that provides clients with a variety of information pertaining to the products and services available throughout Baker Boyer and then refers the client(s) to the appropriate partner and/or department.

This person will have the responsibility of learning all Consumer Loan functions necessary in the Consumer Loan department. There will be opportunity to network and build relationships with customers and participate in Community Events.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Learn and develop daily planning and scheduling routines to achieve high efficiency in the Consumer Loan Center.
• Build partnerships outside the Consumer Loan Center to ensure successful goal attainment bank-wide.
• Work with managers and staff to proactively meet client needs in a responsive, efficient manner, across department lines.
• Partner with staff outside department as a consultant, identifying processing problems and concerns.
• Provide appropriate advice, counseling and solutions to client’s inquiries and problems. Work with co-workers to proactively meet client needs in a responsive efficient manner.
• Earn client loyalty through superior service and responsiveness.
• Create a connection and develop personal rapport with customers; ask questions to learn more about them as individuals and their financial needs without being obtrusive.
• Develop a consumer and residential loan portfolio by assessing the credit needs of clients.
• Engage in the…