Firefighter/Paramedic

Village of Schiller Park

c/o C.O.P.S. and F.I.R.E. Personnel Testing Service

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.copsandfiretesting.com

Phone:

• 847-310-2677

Application Deadline:

• 12/27/23
• @ 4:00 PM

Salary:

• Starting: $76,088 increasing to $79,934 after 12-month probation

  Top Out: $114,793

  The Schiller Park Fire Department offers an excellent salary and benefit package! 

  Per the current collective bargaining agreement:

  • Holiday Pay
  • 13 Kelly days (shifts off) from day one
  • PTO/Sick bank up to 600 hours accumulated
  • Earn up to 5 weeks of vacation
  • On top of earning a pension, we offer a 457 retirement plan, 115 health savings plan, and a 50% employer paid health insurance plan in retirement

  To view our current CBA with local 5230 visit: schillerparklocal5230.org

Sworn:

• 24

Population:

• 12,000

Position Details

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the Village of Schiller Park is now accepting applications for the position of Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic.

TESTING IS BEING CONDUCTED FOR IMMEDIATE VACANCIES TO FILL

We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our family!

If you are looking to join a fire department family that values its members and offers opportunities to further your education training, you found us!

The Schiller Park Fire Department is dedicated to rapid, reliable, compassionate professional service to the residents, tax payers and visitors of the Village of Schiller Park. They are committed to emergency medical care, saving lives and protecting property in their community.

All department members, resources, and activities are dedicated to providing the highest quality fire suppression, emergency medical care, and hazard abatement, together with aggressive code enforcement and effective public education. 

The Fire Department will actively participate in the community, serve as role models, and strive to effectively and efficiently utilize all of the necessary resources at their command to provide a service deemed excellent by their community and their members. 

Applications are available at:

www.jobsource.copsandfiretesting.com

Applications will be online for purchase until 12/27/23 – 2:00 PM

The deadline for returning completed applications is:

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by 4:00 PM

All applications must be returned to the office of:

C.O.P.S. and F.I.R.E. Personnel Testing Service

ATTN:  Schiller Park FD

1251 Plum Grove Road, Suite 160

Schaumburg, IL 60173

You must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Citizenship:  Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Driver’s License:  Must possess a valid Driver’s License at the time of application and MUST have or be able to obtain an Illinois Class B non-CDL Driver’s License.
• Age Requirement:  Applicants MUST have attained their 21st birthday by the last date for filing applications (12/27/23). Applicants must be under the age of 35 years at the time of testing (1/13/24) unless exempt by State Statute 65 IL 5/10-2. 1-6 which provides, in part, that the age limitation does not apply to any person previously employed as a firefighter in a regularly constituted fire department of any municipality or fire protection district located in Illinois.
• Education:  Must have proof of High School Diploma, GED Certificate or High School Proficiency Statement.
• Character:  Must be of good moral character and must be physically and psychologically suitable to perform the duties of Firefighter/Paramedic, both at the time of application and at the time of appointment.
• Certifications and Training: Must be certified as an EMT-P, by the State of Illinois, on Nationally Registered EMT-P at the time of application or provide documentation that you have taken the State of Illinois certification exam and are awaiting results).  Must be approved to function in the Loyola University Medical Center EMS System at the time of appointment.
• Residence:  All full-time sworn personnel shall, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the successful completion of their probationary period, as a term of condition of continued employment, reside within the boundaries of: bounded on the north and east by the Illinois state line, on the west by Interstate I-39/US Route 51, and on the south by Interstate 80.
• CPAT Card: Must possess a valid Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) Certification with Ladder Climb Exercise at the time of application, MUST have been issued between the dates of 12/27/22 and 12/27/23.

All individuals meeting eligibility requirements are encouraged to continue with the application process.

Additional information will be provided in the packet which can be downloaded at:

www.jobsource.copsandfiretesting.com

There is a $35.00 non-refundable application fee.  Applications are NOT available at the Schiller Park Fire Department or Village Hall.

Applicants must attend the mandatory orientation and test date:

Mandatory Orientation and Written Examination:

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Registration starts at 8:30 AM

Orientation – 9:00 AM

Firefighter Written Examination immediately following the Orientation

Location:

Village of Schiller Park Community Center

4501 25th Avenue

Schiller Park, IL 60176

All applications are subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Schiller Park, which is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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