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Careers

Join a team that cares about our community and our members!

Why Join First Heritage?

First Heritage has been part of your community for over 70 years. We serve our members via 9 branches throughout eleven counties comprised of the Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Yates counties of New York, and the Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga counties of Pennsylvania, as well as their immediate family members.* We appreciate our members and truly value putting the "family" in "our family helping yours." We believe strongly about giving back to our community by offering scholarships to students, volunteering at local food banks, and encouraging our employees to participate in various events such as parades and holiday events.
 
First Heritage was name Top Workplace for Employee Appreciation, Purpose and Values and Top Workplace for Financial Services through Energage! Energage powers the Top Workplaces employer recognition awards, which celebrate organizations for standout workplace culture. Winners are determined entirely by direct, confidential employee feedback through the research-backed Energage Workplace Survey.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To ensure that excellent service, it begins with our team. We strive to ensure our employees have both the knowledge and resources to serve our membership in an efficient and effective manner. We offer options for professional growth and development including educational assistance and internal and external leadership programs. Here at First Heritage, we strive to ensure our employees have both the knowledge and resources to pave their own career path. We also offer internship opportunities for college students within various departments of the credit union. If you are someone that is passionate about providing exceptional service and community involvement, we encourage you to join our team and submit your resume today.
 

Benefits

First Heritage has the best benefits package around! Not only do we offer a rich medical, dental and vision insurance package but we also have an amazing 401k and vacation plan as well as an educational reimbursement package.
 

Personal Touch

Just like making our members feel like family, we want our team to feel that way as well. Don't take our word for how great it is to work here, check out these employee testimonials.
 

Employee Standards

Care - Connect - Champion
At First Heritage Federal our employee standards guide how we serve every member and support one another: CARE - We treat every member and teammate with empathy, respect, and professionalism. CONNECT - We build strong relationships through teamwork, communication, and shared purpose. CHAMPION - We advocate for our members, take ownership, and deliver solutions that make a difference. Together, these standards bring “Our Family Helping Yours” to life every day. 



























Hear it from our team!

Employee Testimonials
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Nikki

Indirect Lending Team Lead
""I appreciate their willingness to invest in me, I don't feel like I come to work to a place that's only looking to get what they can out of me, and I appreciate that."
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Nate

Learning and Development Specialist
"There's many senior leaders that have been here for years and years and worked their way up, and I think that shows that we value our employees."
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Calvin

AVP Loan Servicing
"Our culture is encouraging, motivating, and definitely very family oriented and really just like one big work family" 










Employee Standards

At First Heritage Federal Credit Union, our employee standards guide how we serve every member and support one another.
Together, these standards bring “Our Family Helping Yours” to life every day. 
CARE
We treat every member and teammate with empathy, respect, and professionalism.
CONNECT
We build strong relationships through teamwork, communication and shared purpose.
CHAMPION
We advocate for our members, take ownership and deliver solutions that make a difference.





Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:


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Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations

First Heritage is 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. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email resumes@fhfcu.org.  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at 800-833-3338 or resumes@fhfcu.org.  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.


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*Immediate family member is defined as spouse, sibling, children, parent, grandparent, or grandchild. For our membership purposes, immediate family member includes stepparent, stepchildren, step-siblings, and adoptive relationships in this definition. Household is defined as persons living in the same residence maintaining a single economic unit. Membership eligibility is extended only to individuals who are members of an immediate family or household of an eligible credit union member. Remember, it is not necessary for the primary eligible a member to join the Credit Union in order for the immediate family member to join.