Entry-Level Police Officer (Continuous)

Urbana, IL
Urbana Police Department

Position Summary:

Performs police protection and other services to safeguard the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the citizens of Urbana. Duties include investigating complaints, disturbances, accidents, and reported criminal activities; testifying in court; training new police officers; responding to crime and accident scenes, emergency situations and other requests for assistance; detecting, apprehending and arresting criminals; enforcing the laws and ordinances of the City; and performing a variety of specialized duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

  • Patrols a designated city area to preserve law and order, prevents and discovers the commission of crime, and enforces traffic and other laws and ordinances.
  • Responds to emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
  • Gathers evidence, locates and interviews witnesses, makes arrests; prepares investigative data and case information for prosecution at crime scenes.
  • Investigates family disputes, public disturbances; makes arrests or resolves minor problems directly; prepares complaint and investigation reports.
  • Make sound decisions using, knowledge, training and experience.
  • Positively interact with the public.
  • Problem-solve complex community issues and look for innovative solutions to reduce repeat calls for service.
  • Properly enforce federal, state and municipal laws.
  • Investigates accidents; provides first aid to the injured; takes safeguards to prevent further accidents; interviews principals and witnesses; takes written statements; takes necessary preventive or corrective measures.
  • Cooperates in the prosecution of criminal offenders by court testimony, grand jury testimony and at coroner’s inquests.
  • Performs traffic control duties; operates radar traffic control unit; apprehends violators and issues traffic tickets; directs traffic at intersections; issues parking tickets.
  • Trains new police officers to use equipment; orients new police officers to the department’s rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Performs community policing functions.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent high school education.
  • At least 21 years of age and no more than 34 years of age by the exam date unless previously employed as a certified police officer or has prior military experience.
  • Applicants may exceed the age of 35 years by the number of years served on active military duty, but by no more than 10 years of active military duty. (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6)
  • Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
  • U.S. Citizen (Urbana Civil Service Rule 6.1-B)
  • An applicant must not have any felony convictions nor have been convicted of certain misdemeanors (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6).