Police Watch Commander

Village of Tinley Park

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.tinleypark.org

Email:

• hr@tinleypark.org

Application Deadline:

• 06/19/26

Salary:

• $113,891.76 - $159,448.46

  The Village of Tinley Park offers a generous benefit package including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Other ancillary benefit options
  • Retirement benefits through the Police Pension Fund are provided along with the option to participate in a 457(b) deferred compensation plan
  • Paid holiday, vacation, personal, and disability benefits are provided

Sworn:

• 99

Population:

• 56,000

Position Details

The Village of Tinley Park is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill three (3) NEW management positions of Police Watch Commander.

The Tinley Park Police Department has more than 150 employees, including 99 full-time, sworn positions. The police department also is responsible for Crime Prevention, the Crime Free Rental Housing Program, National Night Out and the Citizen's Police Academy. Learn more about the Tinley Park Police Department.

Police Watch Commander will be assigned under a Division Police Commander in either the Patrol or Investigations Operational Division and will have overall responsibility and accountability for field operations and administrative functions during assigned afternoon and/or overnight shift providing leadership and direction to Sergeants and Patrol Officers to manage service priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

The Police Watch Commander will provide overall field supervision for any designated patrol shift or investigation division shift including planning/assigning/reviewing/evaluating work of subordinate supervisors, attending and conducting roll call, conducting training on updates or on new policies/procedures, monitoring demands for service, recommending policy and disciplinary actions, reviewing officer reports identifying trends or cases requiring additional action, supervise investigations about police personnel conduct overseeing internal investigations, and assisting with resolving administrative or operational issues. This position will also instruct subordinate personnel in work assignments and procedures, advise on difficult cases, assign and oversee special projects, analyze training needs, interpret new laws/ordinances/rules and regulations for subordinate supervisors, and develop and implement new methods and procedures.

The Police Watch Commander will also be the designated on-call command staff for response to and supervision of critical incidents including critical incident management response, establishing control, managing and overseeing critical incidents, tactical situations, securing crime scenes, and/or disasters while acting as the field liaison to emergency operation centers and securing appropriate resources. This position will also perform management and administrative functions including, but not limited to overseeing shift briefings, handling on-duty injuries/workers' comp, approving anticipated overtime, and reviewing reports/incidents/arrest records to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and compliance with department rules and procedures.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills:

• An associate's degree from an accredited two-year institution in criminal justice, political science, business or public administration, or a related field is required.
• Basic certification from the Illinois Local Governmental Police Training Board as "police officer" or equivalency.
• Must maintain all federal, state, and local requirements to carry a firearm.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• External applicants must have a minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in a law enforcement agency, it is preferred that three (3) years of experience are at the rank of Lieutenant or higher.
• Graduation from the FBI National Academy, Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, or Southern Police Institute is preferred within two (2) years of appointment date. 

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