Police Officer - Entry Level

Village of Bolingbrook

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.bolingbrook.com

Phone:

• 630-226-8600

Email:

• policeapplicant@bolingbrook.com

Application Deadline:

• 01/05/24
• @ 2:00 PM

Salary:

• As of May 1, 2023:

  • Starting: $78,009
  • After 1 year: $94,725
  • After 5 Years (Top Out): $111,441
  • Master Patrol Officer: $114,719
  • Up to $1,200 Annual Education Pay for Law Enforcement Related Degrees

  FRINGE BENEFITS:

  • Retiree Health Insurance
  • Retiree Sick Leave Payout (up to 696 hours)
  • Medical and Dental Insurance (PPO)
  • Paid Vacation
  • After 1 year - 2 weeks
  • After 5 years - 3 weeks
  • After 15 years - 4 weeks
  • After 20 years - 5 weeks
  • Longevity and Specialty Unit Pay
  • Village Funded Life Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave - 8 hours per month
  • All uniforms and equipment supplied upon hire (excluding duty handgun and flashlight)
  • 12-hour Permanent Patrol Shifts

  CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Investigations Unit
  • Traffic Unit
  • Firearms Instructor
  • K-9 Unit
  • School Resource Officers
  • Drone Unit
  • SWAT
  • Park Unit
  • Crime Prevention Unit 
  • Evidence / Crime Scene Technicians
  • Undercover Task Forces
  • Tactical Unit 

  Upon successful completion of the field training program, an officer can apply to openings within specialty assignments.

Sworn:

• 116

Population:

• 77,000

Position Details

OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE

APPLY HERE:

https://bolingbrookil.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1091

JOIN OUR TEAM. BE THE DIFFERENCE.

Welcome to the Bolingbrook Police Department and thank you for your interest in wanting to pursue a career with the Village of Bolingbrook as a Police Officer. We are honored that you are interested in being a part of our exceptional team.

The Bolingbrook Police Department has 116 sworn officers and offers countless opportunities to serve our village of 77,000 residents. Bolingbrook is a diverse community located in the Chicago suburbs consisting of residential, retail, corporate headquarters, and commercial properties.

Positions are filled from a pool of lateral and entry level officers. We have openings and are currently accepting applications for entry level police officer.

If you have any questions about the application process, members of our team are available:

By phone:

630-226-8600

OR

Email at:

policeapplicant@bolingbrook.com

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• 60 semester hours of credit from an accredited institution at time of hire, or 45 semester hours of credit with 2 years of continuous active-duty military service, or 30 semester hours of credit with 4 years of continuous active-duty military service
• Have vision correctable to 20/20
• United States citizen
• Valid Driver’s License
• Pass all stages of the hiring process
• Must reside within a 30-mile radius within 18 months of hire

Hiring process includes:

• Review of application
• Written Examination
• Fire and Police Commission Interview
• Background Investigation
• Polygraph
• Psychological Assessment
• Medical Assessment
• Successful completion of the P.O.W.E.R. Test

Applications are available online at: 

https://bolingbrookil.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1091

There is NO FEE to apply

Bolingbrook Police Department-Entry Level

The Bolingbrook Police Department will be accepting applications for the position of Police Officer until January 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM for entry level applicants who are not current law enforcement officers.

See below lateral hire information if you are already a police officer.

You must meet the following minimum requirements:

• High school diploma or GED and 60 semester hours of credit from an accredited institution at time of hire, some military exceptions apply;
• 21 years old by date of hire; maximum age of 34 years at time of appointment (unless otherwise exempt by Illinois Statute);
• United States citizen;
• Valid Driver’s License;
• Valid Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card at time of background phase;
• Applicants must submit proof of passing the POWER Test at time of background phase. 
• Licensed POWER testing agency:
• Joliet Junior College - https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/power-testing; 815-280-2674
• Triton College - www.triton.edu/power; 708-456-0300
• NIPSTA – https://nipsta.org/202/POWER-Test; 847-998-8090
• Vision correctable to 20/20 in both eyes;
• Pass a comprehensive pre-employment screening process to include: background investigation, polygraph, psychological and medical examination with drug testing.
• Must reside within a 30-mile radius within 18 months of hire

Written Exam Information:

Saturday, January 13, 2024

8:00 AM (doors open at 7:00 AM) 

Bolingbrook Community Center

201 Canterbury Lane, DOOR A

Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Oral Interview Information:

Mandatory interviews by the Fire and Police Board are scheduled for:

Weeks of January 15, 2024 and January 22, 2024

Interview times will be assigned upon successful completion of the written exam.

Applications are available online November 20, 2023:

https://www.bolingbrook.com/police

OR

https://www.bolingbrook.com/human_resources

Applications must be returned with copies of all required documents no later than January 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

Incomplete applications will be disqualified.

Lateral applications also available online at:

https://www.bolingbrook.com/police

OR

https://www.bolingbrook.com/human_resources

All questions can be directed to:

policeapplicant@bolingbrook.com

The Village of Bolingbrook is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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