Police Officer - Entry Level

Yorkville Police Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.yorkville.il.us

Application Deadline:

• 04/14/25
• @ 4:00 PM (CST)

Salary:

• Starting: $68,498.50

  Salary Range: $68,498.50 - $107,511.36

  Benefits:

  • Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision for officers and dependents
  • 12-hour Patrol Shifts, every other weekend off
  • Seniority-Based Shift Bids
  • Vacation and Sick Pay
  • 12 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays each year
  • 6 Super Holidays (Double time for hours worked on that holiday)
  • Police Pension and 457B Plan Available
  • Longevity Pay
  • 240 hours of Compensatory Time Bank
  • All uniforms/equipment issued and replaced at police department expense
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • New Police Facility with onsite workout facility

Sworn:

• 34

Population:

• 25,408

Position Details

Entry-Level Police Officer Hiring Process

Yorkville Police Department

Yorkville, Illinois

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Yorkville, Illinois is accepting applications for the position of police officer with the Yorkville Police Department.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the City of Yorkville:

• No felony convictions (or any misdemeanor conviction involving moral turpitude);
• Valid driver's license;
• Minimum of 20 years of age (must be 21 years old at time of appointment) and UNDER 35 years of age at the time of application (unless otherwise exempt by Statute);
• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent;
• Possess an Associate's degree from an accredited community college or junior college, -OR- a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, -OR- has earned a minimum of 60 credit hours toward a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, -OR- has served a minimum of 24 months of honorable active duty in the service of the United States Armed Forces -OR- have served a minimum of 180 days of active combat duty in the service of the armed forces of the United States, as recognized by the Department of Defense, and has not been discharged dishonorably or under less than honorable conditions;
• Mandatory on-line examination to be held from April 29 to May 1, 2025;
• Applications MUST be submitted online by Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 4:00 PM (CST). Faxed, e-mailed, mailed or dropped off applications will NOT be accepted.

Required documents (to be submitted at time of application):

• Copy of valid driver's license;
• Copy of birth certificate;
• Copy of social security card;
• Copy of High school diploma (or transcripts) -or- G.E.D. equivalent;
• Copy of official college transcripts;
• Copy of Military Service Record Form DD-214, if applicant has prior military service;
• Incomplete or defective application will not be accepted and will disqualify the applicant.

To apply for this position or obtain additional information, please visit the following website:

https://applytoserve.com/Application.aspx?ID=710

The City of Yorkville is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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