Police Officer

Northern Illinois University Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.niu.edu/publicsafety/index.shtml

Phone:

• 815-753-9033

Email:

• lellington@niu.edu

Application Deadline:

• 04/23/23
• @ midnight CST

Salary:

• Starting: $31.00/hour (annualizes to $67,704.00)

  Our current officers with at least 5 years tenure are peaked at nearly $44.74 at the 5-year mark of the current contract (which annualizes to $97,712.00)

  That is prior to any overtime opportunities. 

  This position comes with a significant benefit and retirement package through the state of Illinois:

  • It is a union position, with significant state benefits.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, full tuition reimbursement for employees, half off college tuition for children, etc.
  • Significant vacation and sick time accrual. Many paid holidays.
  • We are also all Emergency Medical Technician's Basic (EMT-B). You will have to become an EMT-B at the agency's expense.

Sworn:

• 48

Population:

• 22,000

Position Details

The link to apply for this position is just below and closes on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at midnight CST:

https://employment.niu.edu/postings/70173

MUST CLICK HERE TO OFFICIALLY APPLY!! (Or Copy / Paste if needed.)

THESE ARE OVERNIGHT POSITIONS, AS WITH MOST STARTING JOBS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Looking for 10 people for an August 24, 2023, SVCC Police Academy start date.

This list will also be used for a September 4, 2023, PTI Police Academy start date. You will likely be sent to the Police Training Institute (PTI) in Champaign. If sent to PTI, you will arrive each Sunday evening and stay in their Residence Halls until the following Friday, only coming home for weekends. SVCC (Dixon Illinois) will have the same residency requirements.

I wanted to make sure all of you were aware of how to apply for this position. If you follow the link above, it will take you to NIU's Human Resources webpage. You can read the details of the position and click, "Apply for this Job" in the top right corner. While I can answer general questions about the job itself (sent to me via email only), all hiring aspects are coordinated through Human Resources, AFTER you officially apply for the job through the link. Please read the job description thoroughly, as it will answer many questions you might have for me.

For HR related questions, please email:

niuishiringpoliceofficers@niu.edu

Some basics however.... Every aspect of the hiring process requires your physical presence on more than one occasion in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. This cannot be done remotely.

The Physical Fitness Test can be found here:

new-power-test-chart-2023.pdf (illinois.gov)

(Fitness Cards are a plus, but we will also offer the Fitness Test on-site)

It will significantly benefit you to review these standards. We have numerous people fail the fitness test simply because they don't properly prepare for the day. Fitness standards were reduced in December 2022.

The evaluation process for those given a conditional offer includes:

• Extensive Criminal History Check
• Extensive Work History Check
• Psychological Assessment
• Physical Exam
• Drug Screening 

The position will include a 50-mile residency restriction, prior to completing your 12-month probationary period.

We are a 12-hour agency (84 hours every two weeks), so shifts are 7a to 7p and 7p to 7a, which allows for every other weekend to be a 3-day weekend off-duty.

We pay for most duty uniform items and laundry.

It is an armed position, with a department issued firearm, which makes a FOID card mandatory.

New officers almost exclusively get assigned to 7p to 7a.

We are a very diverse department serving a very diverse community. Customer service is of the utmost importance to us.

Please review the following link for more department details:

https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/index.shtml

Current officer's contract:

https://www.niu.edu/hrs/_files/labor/291-police.pdf

Take care and hope to hear from you soon.

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