Police Officer

South Holland Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.southholland.org

Application Deadline:

• 09/06/24
• @ 4:00 PM

Salary:

• Starting: $76,232.00

Sworn:

• 50

Population:

• 22,000

Position Details

South Holland Police Department

Police Officer Job Application

Application Deadline:

Friday, September 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Online applications can be done at:

Minimum Requirements:

• $15 Application Fee
• U.S. Citizenship
• 21 years of age and no more than 35 years of age at time of application, unless exempt by statute
• Valid driver’s license
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have at least 30 credit hours of college credit from an accredited university (copy of official transcripts due at the time of application)
• 20/70 binocular vision correctable to 20/20 and not be color blind
• Candidates who achieve a passing score on the written examination will be required to present a valid IL POWER test card to the department shortly after. Applicants are encouraged to submit a copy of a valid IL POWER test card with their application.
  • IL POWER cards can be obtained through the following below or any license agency:
    • NIPSTA
    • Joliet Junior College
• Police Officers must reside within a twenty-mile radius of South Holland’s Village Hall or a municipality whose border is touched by a twenty-mile radius, within one (1) year of employment. If a municipality’s border is touched by the twenty-mile radius, it shall allow for that police officer to live within that entire municipality (i.e., The city of Chicago is touched by a twenty-mile radius from South Holland Village Hall, therefore an officer may live anywhere within the city of Chicago).
• Be of high moral standards and personal integrity and habits based upon contemporary Village standards, as determined by the Police Department
• Be free of any felony convictions, or misdemeanor criminal convictions as specified in 65 ILCS, Section 5-1-7 of the IL Revised Statutes
• Be able to pass:
• written and Ergometric exam
• IL POWER test
• oral interview
• background investigation
• psychological
• polygraph
• medical examination

Required Documentation due by 4:00 PM on September 6, 2024 – must be mailed or hand-delivered. (Email submissions not accepted):

• Confirmed online application
• Consent and release agreement – available after purchase
• Residency Acknowledgment and Training Reimbursement Acknowledgment – available after purchase
• Copy of high school diploma/GED
• Copy of official college transcripts indicating attainment of 30 credit hours
• Copy of valid driver’s license
• Copy of social security card
• Copy of birth record as proof of citizenship
• Optional Copy of IL POWER test card – due shortly after passing the written exam. Applicants are encouraged to turn in a copy of this item along with their application
• Copy of Military DD-214 (if applicable)

Mandatory Written Exam:

Candidates must attend the mandatory written exam on:

Saturday, September 14, 2024 - No Late Admittance

Doors will open for sign-in at 8:30 AM., please arrive no later than 9:00 AM with a photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, passport, or military ID) and a #2 pencil to sign-in.

Candidates who require ADA accommodations must contact IOS Recruitment at least two weeks prior to the written exam date. All portions of the testing process are mandatory. Failure to attend and successfully complete any portion of this process will result in elimination from employment consideration.

Exact details regarding the location will be provided to eligible candidates at a later date.

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