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Do you want to belong to something greater than yourself? When you join the team at Clearwater Credit Union, you’re empowered to make a difference in the world.

Join the movement

At Clearwater Credit Union, we work every day to build thriving, sustainable communities as a catalyst for positive social, economic, and environmental change. Our employees are diverse, but we’re united on one thing: the commitment to solve problems, create opportunities, and be active in our communities.

If you’re looking for more than just a career, and you believe you have the skills to provide our members with exceptional service, we’d like to get to know you better.

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Competitive Pay

Our compensation programs are based on our mission, values, and vision. We don’t just talk about equal pay, competitiveness, profit sharing, and accountability — we deliver on it.

How do we know? Because we track the numbers. Learn how we’re building our team to build our future, below.

Compensation Philosophy

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We Measure It

  • Average compensation per job classification (quarterly)
  • Living wage for geographic areas (annually)
  • Disparity between highest- and lowest-paid team member (annually)
  • Average compensation ratio by gender per job classification (annually)

Measurement & Reporting

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Clearwater, diversity, equity, and inclusion inform our core values. We believe that welcoming a variety of perspectives is the best way to generate ideas, build inclusive economies, and respond to the complex problems facing the communities we serve.

To hold ourselves accountable to our core value of Together We Include,” we’re working to ensure that our policies and procedures support Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.

See Our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Plan

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Our Benefits

  • Low deductible health plan
  • Annual wellness screenings
  • Monthly gym membership reimbursement
  • Paid volunteer time – up to 24 hours a year
  • Matching 401(k) contributions, up to 6%
  • Ongoing training and development
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The culture difference

From finding ways to be more environmentally friendly to caring for our physical and mental wellbeing to working as a TEAM (Together Employees Achieve More), we strive to make our credit union a great place to work.

Our Green Team

Generating new ideas and implementing ways for Clearwater Credit Union can become more environmentally friendly.

Our Wellness Team

Promoting employee wellbeing with fun fitness challenges, health screenings, race sponsorships, and more.

Our TEAM

Running our staff recognition programs, coordinating volunteerism, planning events and supporting our philanthropic efforts.

Voted Best of Missoula

We are thrilled Clearwater Credit Union was voted Missoula’s Best for 23 years in a row. 

  • #1 Best Credit Union in Missoula 2023

We are proud of our Clearwater team and their continued commitment to serving our members, and we want to thank our members for trusting us to help them build their financial futures.

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Award Winner

Quarterly Service & Excellence

Chelsea VanderVos, Indirect Financial Services Officer & Joel Dalenberg, Contact Center Representative

The winners of our 4th Quarter Service Quality & Excellence Award, Chelsea & Joel provide understanding guidance to their coworkers and are always willing to help where needed. Chelsea & Joel were nominated by their peers for exceptional service, mentoring, leadership, initiative, & teamwork.

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Award Winners

Annual Service & Excellence

Cody Nygaard, Payments Services Representative Lead

The 2023 Annual Service Quality & Excellence Award winner, Cody, always shows initiative while going above and beyond for coworkers and members. His peers nominated Cody for exceptional internal and external service, initiative, & teamwork.

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Award Winner

Open positions

Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a role that is more than just a job?

Clearwater Credit Union is accepting applications for a Contact Center Representative based in Bozeman, MT. In this role, you will support our members by utilizing Audio, Video, Chat, and other remote delivery channels to complete transactions and requests and be a source of information for them.

If this sounds interesting, Apply Today.

Clearwater Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer and offers over 25 benefits beyond salary, including health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, paid volunteer time, and more!

Are you looking for a impactful role that empowers you to help others and create a worthwhile impact on your local community?

Clearwater Credit Union is accepting applications for a full-time Consumer Loan Officer in Bozeman, MT. In this role, you will build positive relationships with Clearwater members, being a resource of information and assisting with their lending needs, while building strong

relationships within the Bozeman community. This exciting, high impact position comes with awesome benefits and a great work environment.
A successful applicant must be goal oriented and have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Strong attention to detail is needed, along with a commitment to gaining knowledge of the credit union philosophy, products, and services. This fast-paced environment requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to make informed, rational lending decisions based on policy and procedure. Commitment to recognizing needs and creating solutions is required, to positively impact the financial lives of our members.

Qualified candidates will have excellent customer service skills and strong computer skills. One to three years of lending experience is preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

If this sounds like you, Interested? Apply Today

Clearwater Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer and offers over 25 benefits beyond salary, including health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, paid volunteer time and more!

 

Are you looking for a impactful role that empowers you to help others and create a worthwhile impact on your local community?

Clearwater Credit Union is accepting applications for a full-time Consumer Loan Officer in Great Falls, MT. In this role, you will build positive relationships with Clearwater members, being a resource of information and assisting with their lending needs, while building strong relationships within the Great Falls community. This exciting, high impact position comes with awesome benefits and a great work environment.

A successful applicant must be goal oriented and have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Strong attention to detail is needed, along with a commitment to gaining knowledge of the credit union philosophy, products, and services. This fast-paced environment requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to make informed, rational lending decisions based on policy and procedure. Commitment to recognizing needs and creating solutions is required, to positively impact the financial lives of our members.

Qualified candidates will have excellent customer service skills and strong computer skills. One to three years of lending experience is preferred.

If this sounds like you, please Apply Today 

Clearwater Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer and offers over 25 benefits beyond salary, including health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, paid volunteer time and more!

 

Are you interested in joining our Missoula, MT, frontline team as a Universal Associate or Call Center Representative? While we currently do not have openings in these roles, we encourage candidates interested in joining our team to submit an application via the link below. As openings occur, we will review applications and reach out.

Apply Today! 

We also encourage you to keep an eye on this page; we regularly update it with new opportunities.

Salary depends on experience. Clearwater Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer and offers over 25 benefits beyond salary, including health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, paid volunteer time and more!

Are you looking for an impactful role that empowers you to help others and create a worthwhile impact on your local community? Clearwater Credit Union is now accepting applications for a Payments Representative position in Bozeman, MT. This role provides both direct and indirect support to our members by processing transactions through a variety of channels, researching member issues, monitoring and preventing fraud, as well as assisting with our payment dispute process.

A successful applicant must be organized and be able to process quickly while maintaining a high level of accuracy.  They would be detail-oriented with outstanding problem-solving skills, skilled in interpersonal communication and leadership, and have exceptional member service and telephone etiquette. Tyey would also need the ability to make sound decisions, and to enjoy the mix of independent work and while also contributing to the team-oriented environment.

Learn more and apply today!

Salary depends on experience. Clearwater Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer and offers over 25 benefits beyond salary, including health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, paid volunteer time and more!

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I love being a part of an organization that truly lives its values & allows me to serve my community

— Jen | Consumer Loan Officer
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