Police Officer - Lateral Hire

Woodridge Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• woodridgeil.gov

Email:

• hr@woodridgeil.gov

Application Deadline:

• 10/27/23

Salary:

• Starting: Up to $93,808

  Current Top Salary: $115,190

  Benefits:

  Officers are benefit eligible on the date of hire:

  • Paid vacation hours (80 hours accrued after one-year of employment)
  • Paid holidays (64 hours annually)
  • Paid personal holidays (32 hours annually)
  • Paid sick time (8 hours per month)
  • Comptime bank accrual of up to 140 hours
  • Health, dental and life insurance
  • 457 and Roth IRA opportunities
  • Flexible and dependent care spending accounts
  • Retirement Health Savings program
  • $975 annual uniform allowance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Interest free computer loan and fitness equipment programs 

  Specialty Positions:

  Available include:

  • Investigations
  • Tactical unit
  • Traffic unit
  • Community outreach officer
  • Honor Guard
  • Bicycle officers
  • Field training officers
  • Range officers
  • Evidence technician
  • Various task force assistance teams for:
  • SWAT
  • Hostage negotiator
  • Crash reconstruction
  • Major crimes
  • Computer forensics

Sworn:

• 51

Population:

• 34,000

Position Details

Qualifications for Candidates:

• State of Illinois certification by ILETSB with no more than 40 hours of training required for recertification
• Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer, corrections officer certification and/or military enforcement training DO NOT meet this requirement
• Must be employed as a full-time, non-probationary certified law officer, or have been a certified law officer in good standing not more than 180 days prior to acceptance of written application.
• Must have a high school diploma or hold a G.E.D.
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Have a valid Driver's License

Hiring Process:

For application and other details visit the Village's website:

https://woodridgeil.gov

Selected candidates will be invited to participate in an oral interview conducted by members of the Police Department, Human Resources and a member of the Village's Board of Police Commissioners.

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