Police Officer - Lateral Hire

Yorkville Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.yorkville.il.us/Jobs.aspx

Phone:

• 630-553-4340

Fax:

• 630-553-1141

Email:

• rmikolasek@yorkville.il.us

Application Deadline:

• 10/09/22

Salary:

• Starting:

  $72,527.90 - $73,977.66 (step 2 of patrol officer pay scale)
  

  Excellent benefits package including:

  • 12 paid holidays annually
  • 2 paid floating holidays
  • Vacation and sick time
  • Police pension
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • And more
  • We offer 12-hour shifts with every other weekend off
  • New police facility to be completed late 2022
  • All uniform equipment and duty handgun provided
  • Pension portability is ONLY available within Article 3 Pension Funds. The Chicago Police Department, the Illinois State Police, and County Sheriff Departments would be unable to transfer their pension. Most other municipal Illinois police officers contribute to an Article 3 pension fund. If you first began to contribute to Article 3 pension funds prior to January 1, 2011, you would remain in Tier 1. If you began to contribute after January 1, 2011, you would be in Tier 2.

Sworn:

• 33

Population:

• 21,500

Position Details

Police Officer - Lateral Hire

Yorkville Police Department

Yorkville, Illinois

The Yorkville Police Department is seeking experienced/certified Illinois police officers to join our team as we look to establish a Secondary Police Officer Eligibility Register.

All applicants shall be certified and an Illinois Law Enforcement Officer with a minimum of 2 years experience.

Qualifications:

• State of Illinois Law Enforcement Certification from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board as a law enforcement officer in good standing (Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer does not meet this requirement.)
• Applicants shall be employed for a minimum of two consecutive years with their current agency as a full-time Sworn Municipal Officer, Illinois State Trooper, or County Sheriff's Deputy and must have completed their probationary period as of October 1, 2022.
• Currently in good standing with the police department in which the person serves or is laid off due to budgetary constraints with that agency
• Possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and level of experience required pursuant to the call for qualified lateral transfer applicants.
• Valid driver's license, Illinois FOID card, and Social Security number at the time of hire
• U.S. Citizen, or will possess U.S. Citizenship by October 1, 2022
• Pass oral interview, and in-depth background investigation, including a polygraph
• Pass medical (including drug screen, hearing, and eye exam) and psychological exams after conditional offer of employment

Contact Information:

Yorkville Police Department

804 Game Farm Road

Yorkville, IL 60560

630-553-4340

rmikolasek@yorkville.il.us

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