Police Officer

Mount Prospect Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.joinmppd.org

Phone:

• 800-343-HIRE

Email:

• recruitment@iosolutions.com

Application Deadline:

• 06/27/23
• @ 4:00 PM

Salary:

• $69,667 - $105,925 (Effective 1/1/2022)

  2023-2025 Contract in negotiations

Sworn:

• 88

Population:

• 56,852

Position Details

Mount Prospect Police Department Accepting Applications!

Application Deadline:

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM

How to Apply:

• Download the PDF application at https://iosolutions.com/product/mount-prospect-il-police-officer-job-application/
• Submit a completed application and all supporting documentation by the application deadline. 

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States at the time of filing formal application.
• Age: All applicants must have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years but not more than thirty-five (35) years old by the date of preliminary application filing. Unless otherwise exempt from the age limitation.
• Education: High school diploma or GED, and not less than sixty (60) college semester hours or its equivalent as stated below:
• Thirty (30) college equivalency semester hours for each full twelve (12) months of non-disability service as a police officer with another full time, officially constituted and sanctioned police department in the United States. *(A full twenty-four (24) months of such service shall equate to sixty (60) college semester hours.)
• Thirty (30) college equivalency semester hours for each full twelve (12) consecutive months of active military duty for the United States. This shall not apply to persons who were not honorably discharged or who were convicted by court martial or other legal process for disobedience of orders or crimes in the military, which are the substantive equivalent of the crimes set forth under Chapter 2, Section 1(d) of these rules and regulations. *(A full 24 months of such service shall equate to sixty (60) college semester hours.)
• Ten (10) hours of college equivalency credits for each full twelve (12) months of employment by the Village of Mount Prospect Police Department as a community service officer up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours.
• Maximum Thirty (30) college equivalency semester hours for demonstrating fluency in any language prevalent in the Mount Prospect Police Service Area, other than English, as determined by the most recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Fluency shall mean a clearly demonstrated ability to read, speak, and understand the language. The Board shall be the sole judge of whether a language is prevalent in the Mount Prospect Service Area and whether fluency has been clearly demonstrated. The Board may retain a testing agency to advise as to specific language prevalence and for standards and evaluation of fluency.
• Driver's License: Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of Preliminary Application. Must secure a valid Illinois driver's license within the first 6 months of employment.
• Physical Ability Test: Must satisfy physical aptitude requirements of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation (POWER) Test. POWER Test Cards must be dated one year from the application deadline.
• Vision: Corrected to 20/40 in the poorer eye and 20/25 in the better eye. Proper color, peripheral vision. Uncorrected vision worse than 20/200 requires an ophthalmologist report, prior to hire, to certify the condition of the retina, the applicant's ability to function as a police officer, and the applicant understands the potential harm from the rigors of police work. 

Testing Information:

Virtual testing week of July 24th, 2023, during business hours.

You will take the exam in your own home, and each will be proctored virtually. The exact date and time for the virtual testing session will be determined at a later time. For additional information on what is required for the virtual testing click here.

Please contact IOS Recruitment with questions regarding the application, required documents or testing at:

800-343-HIRE

OR

recruitment@iosolutions.com

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