Police Officer

City of Des Plaines

Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.desplaines.org/access-your-government/city-departments/fire-department/about-the-fire-department/dppd-jobs

Phone:

• 847-391-5486

Email:

• hr@desplaines.org

Application Deadline:

• 05/03/23

Salary:

• Starting: $79,331

  Benefits:

  • Generous insurance package, which are detailed here:
  • Health (7% employee premium share)
  • Dental (12% employee premium share)
  • Vision (20% employee premium share)
  • Tuition reimbursement program for those obtaining a career applicable associates, bachelor, or graduate degree from an accredited educational institution. Reimbursement of up to two (2) classes per semester; percentage reimbursed is based on grades.
  • 12-hour shift schedule

Sworn:

• 98

Population:

• 60,675

Position Details

Minimum Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Valid driver's license (valid Illinois driver's license by date of hire)
• 21 to under 35 years of age, unless otherwise exempt by statute
• No felony convictions
• Residency in Illinois by date of hire
• Must possess a valid POWER test card issued by a licensed agency and dated within six (6) months prior to being called for the background investigation. POWER test cards may be obtained from any of the following agencies:
• NIPSTA: 2300 Patriot Blvd., Glenview, IL – nipsta.org or 847-998-8090
• Triton College: 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL – triton.edu/power or 708-456-0300 x3326
• Joliet Junior College: 1215 Houbolt Rd., Joliet, IL – email: jgraham@jjc.edu or 815-280-2674

Preference Points:

A maximum of five (5) points may be claimed for the following categories:

• Education: Associate's degree (1 pt.); Bachelor's degree or higher degree (2 pts.)
• Active Military Service (3 pts.)
• Residency (1 pt.) 

Application Process:

The City of Des Plaines and the Board of Fire and Police Commission have partnered with the National Testing Network to collect the applications and facilitate online testing for the candidates.

To be considered eligible to participate in the eligibility process, each candidate must:

Join the National Testing Network for $55 and/or pay $12 to take the required written examinations.

Complete the fillable PDF application and email it to:

hr@desplaines.org

The application is available at:

Desplaines.org/DPPDjobs

Submit the required documentation with the application. Provide proof of preference points.

Work with National Testing Network to schedule your written examinations at a time that works best or you and the examiners:

https://nationaltestingnetwork.com/publicsafetyjobs/index.cfm

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