Employee Benefits & Wellness Plans

Our employees are our most valuable asset and we take time to invest in their health, happiness, and education. TowneBank family members are motivated, self-directed professionals who have a desire to give back to their communities. At TowneBank, we value providing the opportunity to learn, to be challenged, and to support different lifestyles and needs and we work hard to provide benefits to help our employees live their best lives through health and wellness, continuing education, community involvement and more.  

Benefits to Support Our Family Members In Key Areas

Health & Wellness

Continuing Education

Financial Fitness

Health & Wellness Benefits

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  • We offer a comprehensive suite of dental, vision, and health plans. Employees can also find assistance and support during challenging times through the Employee Assistance Program. This program can help you find care for your child, aging relative, or even your pet. In addition, you can access interactive tools and educational materials to help manage stress, access mindfulness exercises, or even to discover stress management techniques.
  • Our employees work hard and you have busy lives and it's important to have time off to relax, rejuvenate, and have some fun. Both full- and part- time employees can earn vacation and sick time to use for vacation, illness, caring for family members, the birth or adoption of a child, the loss of a family member—what ever is needed. In addition, as bank employees, all federal holidays are observed, and all employees earn a free day to use during their birthday month each year. 
  • Our Towne For Life program is employee driven and designed to focus on healthy lifestyles at home, at work, and at play. Offerings include: periodic on-site health screenings, weight watchers employee discount program, fitness club reimbursement program, team participation in Towne sponsored events, on-site workout rooms. Plus, our employees enjoy discounts at various fitness facilities and can take advantage of an on demand virtual fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes. 

Continuing Education Opportunities

TowneBank employees are encouraged in several ways to continue their personal and professional growth, some are included below:

Center for Financial Training

TowneBank employees are encouraged to take courses offered through the Center for Financial Training and Education Alliance to pursue further knowledge, certifications, or certain licenses.

Continuing Education Reimbursement

TowneBank family members can take advantage of outside training opportunities including seminars designed specifically for the financial industry, online and self-paced courses, and courses at local accredited community colleges and universities. Graduate level courses, MBA programs, and specialized programs/schools, such as technology, are also eligible for reimbursement up to a stated amount.  

Towne Learning Zone

All TowneBank family members have access to a full collection of online training courses in the Towne Learning Zone. Courses range from compliance to marketing, communication, leadership, security, management wellness and more. Courses are taught online or in person and they can either be self-paced or in a structured setting.

Financial Fitness Benefits

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  • Through our partnership with Principal, employees have the opportunity to invest in a retirement account with employer contributions. Principal offers tools such as the retirement wellness planner and online tools that make it easy to adjust your contributions and track success. 
  • TowneBank has negotiated discounts for our employees on cell phone plans, local fitness centers, water parks, vacation rental companies and more. 
  • As a financial institution we see examples of cyber fraud and identity theft often. This is why we offer our family members a program to help you keep your information safe. 

Additional Benefits

  • Community Involvement

    Employees can participate in charitable activities during working hours. In addition, as an active supporter of local charities and organizations in our communities, employees are encouraged to participate in special company sponsored volunteer events throughout the year. 

  • Legal Resources & Identity Theft

    Legal Resources is an optional benefit that provides our employees and their families access to an attorney for everyday needs. For a monthly fee added to your benefits package, participants can take advantage of legal services such as will preparation, traffic court, advice, divorce and more. 

  • Networking Circles

    We offer networking circles to create a safe space for colleagues with similar backgrounds, interest, or common purpose, including, NOIR, LGBTQ, Working Parents, Women and more. 

Notice regarding the TowneBank Self-Insured Group Health Plan:  Machine readable files are being made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers.  The link to the machine readable files can be accessed here.