South Holland, IL Police Officer Application

Description

Minimum Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• 21 years of age and no more than 35 years of age at time of application, unless exempt by statute
• Valid driver’s license
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have at least 30 credit hours of college credit from an accredited university (copy of original, official transcripts due at the time of application)
• 20/70 binocular vision correctable to 20/20 and not be color blind
• Submit proof that they have passed the IL POWER test by date of hire
• Police Officers must reside within a twenty-mile radius of South Holland’s Village Hall or a municipality whose border is touched by a twenty-mile radius, within one (1) year of employment. If a municipality’s border is touched y the twenty-mile radius, it shall allow for that police officer to live within that entire municipality (i.e., the city of Chicago is touched by a twenty-mile radius from South Holland Village Hall, therefore an officer may live anywhere within the city of Chicago)
• Be of high moral standards and personal integrity and habits based upon contemporary Village standards, as determined by the Police Department
• Be free of any felony convictions, or misdemeanor criminal convictions as specified in 65 ILCS, Section 5-1-7 of the IL Revised Statutes
• Be able to pass a written and Ergometric exam, POWER test, oral interview, background investigation, psychological, polygraph, and medical examination.

Required Documentation due by 4:00 p.m. on January 4, 2023 – must be mailed or hand-delivered:

• Confirmed online application 
• Consent and release agreement 
• Residency Acknowledgement and Training Reimbursement Acknowledgement 
• Copy of high school diploma/GED
• Copy of college transcripts indicating attainment of 30 credit hours
• Copy of valid driver’s license
• Copy of social security card
• Copy of birth record as proof of citizenship
• Copy of POWER test card (if applicable, due by date of hire)
• Copy of Military DD-214 (if applicable) 

Mandatory Written Exam:
Candidates must attend the mandatory written exam on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Doors will open for sign-in at 8:30 a.m., please arrive no later than 9:00 a.m. with a photo ID (driver’s license, state ID) and a #2 pencil to sign-in. No late admittance.