Entry-Level Police Officer

Salary: $80,925.00 – $86,132.28 Annually

Position Summary:

The Champaign Police Department works to be an honest, transparent, and inclusive organization. Our goal is to provide professional and reliable services that help keep residents and visitors safe. We are committed to building strong partnerships with the community to support safety education, reduce crime, and improve the overall quality of life.

Essential Functions:

• Accomplishes departmental law enforcement, order maintenance, criminal investigation and criminal intelligence objectives through effective accomplishment of assigned duties
• Investigates and reports factual information regarding all incidents of crime personally discovered or reported by a citizen
• Intervenes in interpersonal crisis, conflict and domestic violence situations to protect life, property and personal rights
• Initiates investigations into all suspicious or hazardous circumstances observed while patrolling assigned area

Requirements:

• U. S. Citizen or legally authorized to work in the United States (must meet I-9 requirements)
• Valid Driver’s License
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Applicant must be 21 years of age by the date of hire
• Some convictions, misdemeanors or serious traffic offenses may disqualify applicants from further consideration, if the criminal conviction history has a substantial relationship to the position applied for.