Lateral Police Officer

Village of Streamwood

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.streamwood.org

Phone:

• 630-736-3802

Email:

• humanresources@streamwood.org

Application Deadline:

• NA

Salary:

• As of 1/1/2021:

  • Starting: $83,410 with at least two years of service
  • Top Pay: $102,354 reached in four years 

  Officers with fewer than two years of service start at $67,642; top pay of $102,354 reached in seven years.

  Benefits:

  Excellent fringe benefits including:

  • Pension plan
  • Other retirement savings options
  • Health, dental and life insurance

Sworn:

• 60

Population:

• 39,577

Position Details

Current Police Officer Work Schedule:

12-hour schedule, assignment to a.m. watch or p.m. watch, 2 days on-duty, 2 days off-duty, 3 days on-duty, 2 days off-duty, 2 days on-duty, and then 3 days off-duty.  This format permits all officers assigned to the Patrol Division to have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off every other week.

Specialty Assignments:

• Patrol Officer
• Evidence Technician
• Breathalyzer Operator
• D.A.R.E. Officer
• Drone Operator
• Crime Prevention/Community Relations Officer
• Tactical Unit
• Investigations
• Field Training Officer
• Juvenile Officer
• School Liaison Officer
• Traffic Officer
• K-9 Unit
• Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (STAR)
• Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT)
• Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS)
• North Central Narcotics Task Force 

Residency Requirement:

Within 12 months of probationary hire, officers are required to reside within the area bounded by Lake Michigan on the east, Interstate 39/51 on the west, the Wisconsin border on the north, and Interstate 80 on the south.

Qualifications:

• Current status as a sworn officer in a municipality, county sheriff’s deputy, or Illinois State Trooper who possesses a full-time State of Illinois Law Enforcement Officer certification by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board; and
• Currently in good standing in the police department in which the person serves; and
• Possesses substantially equivalent skills and abilities as a Village of Streamwood Police Officer, as determined by the Village; and
• Possesses a high school diploma or an equivalent high school education (G.E.D.); and 
• Must agree to comply with all requirements of the position and have the ability to pass such examinations as the Streamwood Board of Fire and Police Commissioners deem necessary to determine fitness for duty as a police officer; and
• Must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years of age, and possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License.

Applications:

Application packets are available at:

Police Department

401 East Irving Park Road

Twenty-four hours a day

AND

At:

www.streamwood.org/jobs

Applications will always be accepted. Your complete application and all required documents must be received for you to be eligible for further consideration.

The application and required documents may be:

Mailed to:

Human Resources

301 East Irving Park Road

Streamwood, Illinois 60107

OR

Returned in person on business days between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM to:

Human Resources

301 East Irving Park Road

Streamwood, Illinois

OR

Returned in person on weekends and evenings to:

Police Station

401 East Irving Park Road

Streamwood, Illinois

Questions concerning this application process can be directed to the Human Resources Department:

Via email:

humanresources@streamwood.org

OR

By calling:

630-736-3802

OR

At:

Village Hall

301 East Irving Park Road

Streamwood, Illinois 60107

Equal Opportunity Employer

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