Police Officer -Lateral Entry

Village of Woodridge

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.woodridgeil.gov

Phone:

• 630-719-2946

Fax:

• 630-984-7278

Email:

• hr@vil.woodridge.il.us

Application Deadline:

• 03/19/21

Salary:

• Starting: $69,160

  Benefits:

  Benefits and accruals begin on date of hire.

  • Vacation, personal, sick time, holiday and generous comp time bank
  • Health, dental, life insurance
  • Deferred compensation
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Professional development and training
  • Retiree health savings plan
  • Uniform allowance
  • Tuition reimbursement

  Specialty positions including detectives, tactical, traffic, community outreach, field training, honor guard. Task force assignments include SWAT, hostage negotiator, crash reconstruction, major crimes and computer forensics.

Sworn:

• 51

Population:

• 32,000

Position Details

The Woodridge Police Department is a professional, progressive law enforcement agency. The department is proactive and works to identify and resolve issues to improve the quality of life within our community. We are a community policing department seeking to build relationships with the community we serve. Patrol officers work 12-hour shifts and enjoy an every other three-day off weekend.

Qualifications for Candidates:

• State of Illinois certification by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) with no more than forty (40) hours of training required for recertification or successful completion of an out-of-state Basic Police Officer Training program which can be transferred and accepted by the ILETSB.
• Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer, corrections officer certification, and/or military enforcement training DO NOT meet this requirement.
• Must be employed as a full-time non-probationary certified law officer, or have been a certified law officer in good standing not more than 180 days prior to acceptance of written application.
• High school degree or hold a G.E.D.
• U.S. citizen and have a valid Driver's License.
• Vision correctable to 20/30.
• Must possess skills and abilities comparable to a non-probationary Village of Woodridge Police Officer, as determined by the Village.
• Must pass all phases of hiring process including oral interview, polygraph test, psychological exam, medical exam, drug screen and background investigation. 

For more information and to apply, visit:

www.woodridgeil.gov

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