Lateral-Entry Police Officer

Salary : $79,497.60 - $118,664.00 Annually

Location : 7215 JANES AVE, WOODRIDGE

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 2025-00001

Department : POLICE DEPARTMENT

Opening Date : 01 / 03 / 2025

Description

The Woodridge Police Department is a professional, progressive law enforcement agency consisting of 51 sworn officers (one Chief, two Deputy Chiefs, seven Sergeants, and 41 patrol officers). 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.

Woodridge Offers :

• Competitive Salary : Starting salary up to $101,462 DOQ. Current top pay is $118,664. Officers are represented by the Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP).
• Ample Time Off : Benefit accruals begin on date of hire. Vacation (80 hours after one year of employment), Village holidays (64 hours annually), personal days (32 hours annually), sick time (8 hours per month), and comp time bank accrual of up to 140 hours.
• Appealing Schedule : Twelve-hour shifts, which gives officers every other three-day weekend off. Permanent and rotating options, based on bid-system.
• Generous Residency Requirement : Thirty miles, within six months of hire.
• Great Selection of Specialty Positions : Investigations, Tactical Unit, Traffic Unit, Community Outreach Officer, Honor Guard, Bicycle Officers, Field Training Officers, Range Officers, Evidence Technician, Various task force assignments and multi-jurisdictional assistance teams for SWAT, Hostage Negotiator, Crash Reconstruction, Major Crimes and Computer Forensics.
• New Police Facility : Opened in late 2023, our state of the art facility includes ample meeting space, training dojo and exercise facilities, extensive locker room space, covered vehicle parking and more.
• Comprehensive Benefits : Health insurance, dental insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, police pension, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, interest free computer loan program, tuition reimbursement, professional development and training, retiree health savings plan, and a uniform allowance (100% for new officers).

Typical Qualifications

Qualifications for Candidates :

Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer, corrections officer certification, and / or military enforcement training DO NOT meet this requirement.

Supplemental Information

There is no guarantee of an interview or further consideration for candidates submitting an application. Inclusion in any lateral-entry candidate screening process shall be based upon the relative experience of the candidates based on the stated minimum qualifications and the hiring needs of the Department at the time of review.

Selected candidates will be invited to participate in an oral interview by the Police Department command staff, human resources, and a representative of the Woodridge Board of Police Commissioners. Upon recommendation by the interview committee, qualified candidates may receive a conditional offer of employment and participate in additional post-offer screenings and examinations including but not limited to : polygraph examination, psychological assessment, in-depth background investigation and credit check, medical examinations and drug screening. Candidates must receive a satisfactory evaluation or recommendation on each screening or examination in order to proceed in the selection process. Failure to achieve a satisfactory evaluation on any screening or examination shall result in immediate disqualification from further consideration.

Out of state lateral-entry Police Officers must meet the conditions of the waiver granted by the ILETSB within six months from the date of hire to become certified in Illinois.

Newly-hired lateral-entry Police Officers are subject to an 18-month probationary period.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Regularly scheduled Part-time employees receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Are you currently employed as a full-time, non-probationary, certified law enforcement officer?

Board of Police Commissioner Rules require that all applicants must have attained the age of twenty one (21) years at the time of the last date for filing applications, except as otherwise provided by the Statutes of the State of Illinois. Applicants shall be under the age of forty (40) years at the time of appointment, unless exempt from such age limitations as provided in Section 5 / 10 - 2.1-6 of the Board of Fire and Police Commission Act.Do you currently meet this requirement?

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Salary : $79,498 - $118,664