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Plainfield Police Department

c/o Public Safety Recruitment

1127 S. Mannheim Road, Suite 203

Starting Salary: $53,100

Application Deadline: 9/9/11

Police Officer

Minimum Requirements:

• $25 non-refundable application fee

• U.S. Citizen

• No felony convictions

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement OR a Bachelor’s Degree in any field from a regionally accredited college or university

• Valid driver’s license

• Must be 21 to under 35 years of age as of application deadline, unless otherwise exempt by statute

• Must have a valid NIPSTA POWER Test Card PRIOR to Oral Interviews. NIPSTA POWER test card must be issued between January 1, 2011 and October 31, 2011 to be considered valid

• Military Service Record/Discharge DD-214 (if applicable)

• Testing Requirements:  Candidates must achieve at least a 75% to pass the written examination and at least a 75% to pass the oral interview.  The top 40 candidates from the written exam will move on to oral interviews (see application instructions for more information)

• The Village of Plainfield will no longer consider members of the immediate family of current employees of the Village for employment.  For the purpose of clarification, immediate family is defined by blood or marriage as spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, step-parent, step-brother, step-sister, step-son, step-daughter, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law.

Application Instructions:

1) Visit www.publicsafetyrecruitment.com to complete the online application for the position of Police Officer.  Applications must be completed and confirmed online by 12 noon on Friday, September 9, 2011. You will receive a confirmation number when your application is complete; save this number for your records.

2) Return signed release forms and requested documents (see checklist) to Public Safety Recruitment, Attn.: Plainfield PD, 1127 S. Mannheim Rd, Ste. 203, Westchester, IL 60154, BEFORE 12 noon on Friday, September 9, 2011. Applications received after 12 noon on 9/9/2011 will not be accepted. Faxed release forms will not be accepted. Sending release forms and other required documents via traceable carrier (i.e. FedEx, UPS, Certified Mail, etc.) is suggested to ensure timely delivery. Documents may also be delivered by hand to Public Safety Recruitment during business hours.  Public Safety Recruitment is not responsible for late or lost documents.  It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure all paper work is submitted properly by the deadline date.

3) Applicants must submit proof that they have passed the Illinois Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report (POWER) Test at the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) within 10 months prior to Oral Interviews (1/1/2011 – 10/31/2011).  Candidates testing after 9/9/2011 must submit proof of POWER test registration in place of POWER test card. A copy of the valid POWER test card must be submitted to Public Safety Recruitment after POWER test date. Registration for the POWER test MUST be completed at least three days prior to the selected POWER Test session date.  For more information, contact NIPSTA at (847)998-8090 or visit http://www.nipsta.org/POWER. Proof of POWER test card will be collected prior to oral interviews and application deadline. 

4) Attend Orientation and Written Exam on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Law Enforcement Center, 14300 S. Coil Plus Drive, Plainfield, IL  60544.  Candidates must arrive by 8:15 a.m. with photo identification to sign in.  Orientation will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and testing will immediately follow.  Candidates arriving late will NOT be permitted to test.

Please visit our website to pay the application fee

and complete the online application:

www.publicsafetyrecruitment.com

If you have any questions, please contact:

Public Safety Recruitment

1-800-343-HIRE

E-mail: info@publicsafetyrecruitment.com

9 am – 5 pm

Monday through Thursday

and

9 am – 3 pm on Friday

Closed Holidays and Weekends

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