Summer Intern

Midwest BankCentre is proud to be recognized as one of St. Louis' Top Workplaces for 2021, 2022 and 2023! 

About Midwest BankCentre

Midwest BankCentre is a values-based bank that has been a mainstay of St. Louis community banking since 1906. Our purpose is to help regional communities thrive by creating the conditions to help Main Street, marginalized communities and multicultural markets live into their full potential.  We work to empower people, enable business and energize neighborhoods through the strength of our financial services, including personalized consumer and business banking, business cash management, mortgage lending, home equity loans, financial planning and investments, insurance and digital banking.

We are committed to making meaningful, long-term investments in communities that lift everyone up so we can all RISE TOGETHER.  Our commitment to shared prosperity, our investment in Community and Economic Development and our dedication to diversity and inclusion are reflected is the ways Midwest BankCentre lives its purpose. 

A few more facts about Midwest BankCentre:

• We are ranked as one of the top employers in the region because of our commitment to our team members and the communities we serve.
• We rank among the St. Louis Region's largest locally owned banks.
• We have 17 branch locations throughout Missouri and Illinois, including the City of St. Louis and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson, and St. Clair Counties.
• We have state of the art online and mobile banking platforms that allow us to meet customers where they are to help them get to where they want to be.
• We foster a culture that supports your success and professional growth.

Departments

Marketing, Digital, IT, Commercial Underwriting, Finance, Accounting, HR

Objectives of this Role

Professional internship designed to provide on-the-job training and experience to current, and recent college graduates. Engages in various work assignments, projects, and activities of varying complexity, structured to enable the intern to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform at a professional level. Receives training and mentorship in planning and carrying out activities and assignments.

Essential Functions

• Provides entry- to intermediate-level professional services, under supervision of professional staff, as appropriate to the day-to-day operating objectives of the department.
• Undertakes and/or participates in projects and programs designed to develop professional skills and expertise appropriate to the needs of the organization.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of department projects and initiatives.
• Interacts directly with colleagues, and/or other internal or external clients in the planning of assignments and the resolution of day-to-day operational problems.
• Receives guidance, training, and mentoring from professional personnel in planning and carrying out activities and assignments.
• As appropriate to the position and as specified by department management, conducts original research and prepares reports based on findings, to include recommendations or alternative proposals for action.
• May undertake related studies or enrichment programs as appropriate to the specific objectives of the department.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities are as required and may change at any time with or without notice.

Skills and Qualifications

• Entry-level knowledge and skills at the Bachelors or Masters level within specified area of professional specialty.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and follow complex, detailed technical instructions.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

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. 

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every listed qualification. Midwest BankCentre is recognized nationally for its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices and embraces these practices as a competitive advantage.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other Midwest BankCentre roles!

AAP/EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position and Midwest BankCentre. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.