Police Officer - Entry Level

Blue Island Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.blueisland.org/government/city-departments/police-department

Phone:

• 708-396-7004

Email:

• gfarr@bipolice.org

Application Deadline:

• 03/03/23
• @ 5:00 PM

Salary:

• Starting: $62,535.88

  Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Eleven paid holidays
  • 120 hours of Compensatory Time
  • 12-hour Patrol schedule 

Sworn:

• 41

Population:

• 23,000

Position Details

Qualifications: 

• Applicants must be a citizen of the United States, or a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient.
• Applicants must meet all other eligibility requirements as provided in the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the Rules and Regulations of the Blue Island Civil Service Commission.
• Applicants must have attained their 21st birthday but not attained their 35th birthday by the date of appointment (unless otherwise exempt by Illinois Statute).
• Applicants must possess a valid driver's license.
• Applicants must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent GED.
• Applicants must possess a valid P.O.W.E.R. card issued no more than twelve (12) months prior to March 18, 2023, from a duly licensed training academy.
• Joliet Junior College - https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/power-testing; 815-280-2674
• NIPSTA – https://nipsta.org/202/POWER-Test; 847-998-8090 

HIRING FLYER

Application Process:

Applications are available online at:

www.blueisland.org/government/city-departments/police-department

Complete the application and attach the required documents/copies of document:

The application must include:

• Copies of driver's license, birth certificate, valid P.O.W.E.R. card, and high school diploma or equivalent, EAD (if applicable)
• Copy of Certificate of Completion of Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training (if applicable).
• Copies of DD-214 (if applicable), o SEALED original official college transcripts (if applicable). 

The application and application documents must be turned in before the deadline, Friday, March 3, 2023, 5:00 PM at:

Blue Island Police Department

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will result in disqualification.

Applications must be turned in at:

Blue Island Police Department

13031 South Greenwood Avenue

Blue Island, Illinois 60406

A non-refundable $50.00 administrative processing fee will be due at application turn in (exact cash only).

Testing Procedures:

The orientation and written examination will take place Saturday, March 18, 2023, at:

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

12700 South Sacramento

Blue Island, Illinois 60406

Enter through main entrance doors (N/E corner of 127th Street & Sacramento). Walk down the stairs and into the cafeteria.

Check in:

12:00 PM

A valid driver's license and a valid P.O.W.E.R. card are required at check in.

Orientation:

12:30 PM

Written examination:

1:00 PM

Preference Points:

• Bachelor Degree/120 hours - 5 points
• Associate degree/60 hours – 3 points 

The oral interviews for qualifying applicants will be conducted during the week of March 20, 2023 (times are to be determined) and will be held at:

City of Blue Island's East Annex Building

2434 Vermont Street

Blue Island, Illinois, 60406

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