4123 — Bank and post office clerks

What this occupation covers

Bank and post office clerks deal with the payment and receipt of money, cheques and other routine financial transactions and open and close accounts. They advise upon financial products and services offered by banks, building societies and post offices.

Typical duties

deals with enquiries from customers, other banks and other authorised enquirers

maintains records of transactions and compiles information

advises customers on financial services and products available

manages the operations of a sub-post office

receives and pays out cash, cheques, money orders, credit notes, foreign currency or travellers cheques

provides postal services, pays state pensions, unemployment and other state benefits to claimants, supplies official forms and documentation to the public, and performs other tasks specific to the activities of a post office

Entry routes and qualifications

There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.

Sponsorship information

Ineligible. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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