Community Service Officer

Village of Lombard

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.villageoflombard.org

Application Deadline:

• 04/24/26

Salary:

• Starting: $55,432

Sworn:

• 66

Population:

• 45,000

Position Details

Full-time Community Service Officer

Village of Lombard

The Village of Lombard has a position available for a Full-time Community Service Officer assigned to the Police Department.

The Community Service Officer performs a variety of routine and complex tasks relating to the interpretation of adopted codes, rules and regulations to achieve compliance and mitigate problems.

The successful candidate must possess the following minimum qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with up to one year of experience communicating with the general public, preferably in a law enforcement environment; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this job.
• Job requires CPR certification and the possession of a valid Illinois driver's license.

Community Service Officers perform the following duties: 

• Provides assistance at accident and fire scenes; assesses severity of incident and requests back-up including police, fire, ambulance/paramedic and tow trucks; provides traffic and crowd control; transports citizens home. Takes reports of minor vehicle accidents and provides first aid until medic arrives.
• Provide funeral escorts for safety purposes.
• Identifies road hazards and malfunctioning utilities; contacts Public Works to ensure public safety; deploys barricades and stop signs as needed.
• Assists patrol officers with booking prisoners; including searches, fingerprints, photographs, computer data entry, inventory of personal items and picking up meals; monitors the well-being of juveniles under arrest; cares for children whose parent is in custody. Collects and inventories evidence related to crimes. Testifies in court as required.
• Provides assistance to citizens in a variety of circumstances; assists stranded motorists; requests tow trucks or obtains gas; attempts to gain entry to locked vehicles; assists citizens when locked out of home; provides assistance to citizens with downed electrical wires.
• Provides assistance regarding traffic and parking enforcement; deploys department decoy car and speed trailer; collects daily commuter parking fees and enforces parking restrictions; patrols and enforces state and village parking restrictions; issues citations for violations. Verifies vehicle ID numbers for titles; identifies hazardous and abandoned vehicles and has them removed.
• Provides assistance regarding animal control; responds to and takes reports of dog bites, requests medics if needed; confines dog and files paperwork with the County; assists residents with barking dogs, stray pets, injured/dead animals, etc.
• Investigate animal abuse/neglect situations. Take appropriate action – discuss proper care or file charges. Catch deceased/injured wild animals and transport them to Willowbrook Wildlife Center. Educate concerned members of the community regarding wildlife issues: nuisance problems, fears regarding coyotes, foxes, etc.
• Work the front desk as needed.

This position will work an average of 40 hours a week with some overtime necessary or required. The hours will be days or afternoon shift with rotating days off.

Please submit a completed application and resume by Friday, April 24, 2026 using our online application system at:

https://laserficheforms.villageoflombard.org/Forms/LombardEmploymentApplication

No phone calls or emails.

The Village will contact any applicants that are selected for an interview. 

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