Police Officer

Homewood Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.homesweethomewood.com

Email:

• pdadmin@homewoodil.gov

Application Deadline:

• 08/22/22
• @ 7:00 AM

Salary:

• $63,070 - $97,165

Sworn:

• 41

Population:

• 19,323

Position Details

The Board of Fire & Police Commissioners of Homewood, IL will hold written examinations to establish an eligibility list for the position of POLICE OFFICER on:

8/24/2022 at 6:30 PM

AND

8/27/2022 at 9:00 AM

Testing is being conducted to establish an eligibility list for current openings as well as for anticipated future hiring needs.

Qualifications: 

• Applicants for examination must be citizens of the United States and/or an alien admitted for permanent residence or lawfully admitted for temporary residence and who produces evidence of intention to become a citizen of the United States.
• Applicants must be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health and must be physically able to perform the duties of the position applied for. The burden of establishing these facts rests upon the applicant.
• Applicants shall be at least 21 and under 35 years of age at such time as they take the initial written examination, unless exempt from such age limitation as provided in 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6. Proof of birth date shall be required at time of application.
• Applicants must have a minimum of sixty (60) college credit hours earned at a certified college or university accredited in the candidate's field of study by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Applicants currently certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board who have been with their respective law enforcement agency within the state for at least two (2) years at the time of application are exempt from the education requirement.
• Applicants must have a valid driver's license.
• Applicants must submit a copy of an Illinois POWER (Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report) test card (issued no earlier than August 27, 2021) with their completed application. A POWER test card can be secured at one of the following locations:
• Joliet Junior College - https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/power-testing
• NIPSTA - https://www.nipsta.org/202/POWER-Test
• Triton College - https://www.triton.edu/cja/#power

*An extension will be provided to allow for POWER test cards to be submitted no later than September 19, 2022, at 7:00 AM for those applicants who have scheduled a POWER test but have not yet completed it.

Application packets are available at:

Homewood Police Department

There is no application fee.

Applications are also available online at:

www.homesweethomewood.com

Applications cannot be submitted electronically, they must be mailed in or dropped off. 

Completed applications must be RECEIVED at the Homewood Police Department no later than 7:00 AM on 8/22/2022.

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