The Hanover Park Human Resources Department will
accept an
Employment Interest Form,available on the Village Website,from persons who are interested in engaging in the selection
process for a Police Officer position. The information from this form is
retained for 12 months. Should the next selection process be conducted,
those persons who have submitted the form will be notified of the
details of the upcoming process.
An Orientation Session is held prior to the first
phase of the selection process. Although the Orientation Session is not
mandatory, applicants are encouraged to attend in order to gain a better
understanding of the duties of a Hanover Park Police officer, the
department and the community of Hanover Park.
Phase One of the selection process is a physical
agility test. The standards for the physical agility test have been
established by the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
Upon successful completion of Phase One, applicants will proceed to
Phase Two.
Phase Two of the process is a written examination.
The written examination is administered to applicants who have
successfully completed the physical agility test and is held on the same
day as phase one. Those candidates who successfully pass Phase Two will
proceed to Phase Three of the selection process.
Phase Three consists of an Oral Interview conducted
by members of the Police Department Command Staff and Human Resources
Staff. Upon successful completion of Phase Three, applicants proceed to
Phase Four.
Phase Four consists of a thorough background
screening of the applicant which includes criminal, credit, integrity
and employment/professional reference checks. Applicants that pass Phase
Four are placed in a final Eligibility Pool. The Village of Hanover Park
does not use a Police Commission and as such, no ranking of applicants
occurs.
When the police department has a need to hire a new
police officer, an applicant from the Eligibility Pool is selected and a
Conditional Offer of Employment is made to the applicant, pending the
results of psychological, polygraph and medical exams. If it is
determined that the applicant is fit for duty as a police officer, the
Recruit Police Officer is assigned to attend a Basic Law Enforcement
Academy course. If it is determined that the applicant is not fit for
duty, the Conditional Offer of Employment is rescinded and the applicant
is removed from the Eligibility Pool.
Salary and Benefits
The Village of Hanover
Park provides a competitive Salary and Benefit plan to village
employees. Currently, police officers reach the top pay rate after
seven years of service. Benefits include 10-20 vacation
days per year, sick time, nine paid holidays per year, compensatory
time, and three personal days per year. Officers also participate in
health, dental and disability insurance plans. Hanover Park Police
Officers will be enrolled in the Police Pension Fund. Uniforms and
equipment are issued to the officers on a quartermaster system.
Village of Hanover Park
2121 West Lake Street
Hanover Park, IL 60133
(630) 372-4200
Hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
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