Job Description

At Coast Capital, we\'re not dreaming about a better future, we\'re building one.

At Coast Capital, we\xe2\x80\x99re not dreaming about a better future, we\xe2\x80\x99re building one.

As a member-owned cooperative, we\xe2\x80\x99re helping our members with their real goals and real challenges so they can live the real life they want. It\xe2\x80\x99s what we\xe2\x80\x99ve been doing for over 80 years, and it\xe2\x80\x99s why today we stand almost 600,000 members strong. Plus, we invest 10% of our budgeted profits back into our community \xe2\x80\x93 almost $90 million since 2000 alone \xe2\x80\x93 because when our members do well, we believe our communities should do well too.

Member Advice Specialist

Nov 1, 2023

Location: Kelowna Branch

Job Type: Full Time

myWork Options: In-person, Remote, Hybrid

Starting Salary Range: $51,000-$65,000

What\'s the job?

When you visit a Coast branch, you\'re greeted with a line of smiling faces ready to help you with your everyday banking needs. Our friendly Member Advice Specialists are sales and customer service superstars who bring our \xe2\x80\x9cHow can we help you?\xe2\x80\x9d brand to life with every member they interact with. Imagine helping our members with Fulfilling basic personal credit needs, selling and handling Low Fee More for Me Mutual Funds, Term deposits, RRSPs, Setting up electronic services like our internet banking, opening free Chequing accounts, adding overdraft protection to help avoid those nasty NSF charges. But it doesn\'t end there, Member Advice Specialists do two other very importing things. First, they are sales pros. They uncover opportunities where we can better help our members with our fantastic line-up of products and services. Next, they figure out who in the company can best help that member, be it themselves or another teammate.

What else will you get to do every day?

• Getting a natural high from delivering positive and unexpected customer experience through general retail banking
• Having fun engaging customers in the \xe2\x80\x9cWhere You Are At Money Chat\xe2\x80\x9d to help your customer to save, grow, protect and improve their financial well-being
• Working as a high-performing team member within the branch to ensure all checks and balances are completed around policies and regulatory requirements
• Proactively and creatively offer helpful solutions and alternatives to customer inquiries
• Earning high-fives from your managers and peers for achieving sales and referrals targets in a needs based sales environment

Who are we looking for?

• We don\'t need mathematical geniuses here, though ability to add and subtract would be useful. Mostly we just need people who are comfortable helping customers with simple financial help and promoting our products and services.
• Experience helping members in either a bank or credit union for a minimum three years, preferably where you mastered lending and investments, and you used your x-ray vision to spot sales and referral opportunities.
• You are excited to share with the world what you learned during your post-secondary education in finance, business administration or a related field. And you aren\'t done learning; you have a desire to know more.
• You proudly hang your Investment Funds in Canada certificate in your office.
• You really like building relationships with a wide variety of people and want to help them with simple financial help.
• You are a big fan of teamwork and demonstrate your team spirit every day.
• You are a multi-tasking prodigy, able to efficiently and effectively prioritize and organize what needs to get done coupled with a high attention to detail.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Coast Capital

Don\'t meet every single requirement? At Coast Capital, we believe everyone has potential. We are committed to for everyone - including our employees. We see the potential in our employees to achieve amazing things and want to invest in your future. If you\'re excited about this career opportunity and your experience may not perfectly align with every qualification in this job posting, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Coast Capital.

At Coast Capital, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black, and racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people of diverse sexual and gender identities and women. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise benefit of our employees, our members, and our community.

We strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our candidates with different abilities. If you require any accommodations, please contact or call 778-391-5836. We will work with you to meet your needs.

Why join Coast Capital Savings?

• Purpose is our North Star. We look at everything through our purpose. It informs the advice we provide our members, the experiences and products we create, and the programs we build to support our employees and communities.
• Committed to inclusion and engagement. We have an ongoing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and routinely track how we\xe2\x80\x99re doing, and what we need to do to keep improving. We foster a culture where everyone can feel safe to be who they really are and thrive.
• A career that grows with you. We believe in developing our people and promoting from within. Many employees have spent decades, and sometimes their entire careers, with Coast Capital and have progressed from the frontlines to senior leadership.
• Work where you\xe2\x80\x99re most effective. In 2020 the world changed, and that includes how we work. In response to COVID-19 we launched myWork, which gives employees flexibility in where they work based on the nature of their role.
• Benefits that flex to the needs of you and your family. We offer comprehensive, customizable benefits for you and your family, so you can choose what fits best for you and your lifestyle.
• Retirement options. We also take care of our employees once they retire. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we offer the choice of a defined contribution or defined benefit pension plan or RSP\xe2\x80\x99s.
• Mortgage and auto financing benefits. Employees save thousands on their mortgages and auto loans with best-in-category benefits.
• Real Recognition. We recognize excellence throughout the year, through an online community that lets employees give kudos and thanks throughout the year. We\xe2\x80\x99re human, which means we like to have fun with events, celebrations, and recognition throughout the year.
• An award winning culture. We\xe2\x80\x99re a Platinum member of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Managed Companies and are regularly recognized by Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Most Admired Corporate Cultures and the BC Top Employers Awards.
• We reinvest 10% back into the community. When we do well, our communities do well. That\xe2\x80\x99s why since 2000 we\xe2\x80\x99ve invested over $90 million into our member\xe2\x80\x99s communities.
• Double your impact. Through our employee volunteer program, Coast Capital donates $10 for every hour you volunteer to a Canadian charity or non-profit of your choice.

D&I at Coast

At Coast Capital, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We\xe2\x80\x99re not all the same and we like it that way. We don\xe2\x80\x99t just accept differences - we celebrate, support, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our members, and our community. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Coast Capital Savings