Police Officer - Lateral Entry

Hawthorn Woods Is Accepting Police Lateral Entry Applicants to fill a newly created Police Officer Position.

The Hawthorn Woods Police Department is accepting lateral entry to the police department.

This shall be open to any full-time police officer who is employed by any municipal, township, county, parish, university, state, commonwealth, federal, or regularly constituted law enforcement agency.

In addition to requirements outlined in 65 ILCS 5/10-2.16, applicants must:

• Provide documentation of continuous service as a police officer for a minimum of two years, and
• Be in good standing in the police department in which the person currently serves, and
• If currently serving as a police officer within the State of Illinois, certification from the Illinois Training and Standards Board as a certified full-time police officer, or
• If currently serving as a police officer outside the State of Illinois, be eligible to be granted a waiver of basic training from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

To Apply:

Lateral Entry Police Officer Application