Lateral Police Officer

Berwyn, IL
Berwyn Police Department

Salary: $99,908.56

Position Summary:

The City of Berwyn is now accepting applications for Lateral Transfer Police Officers. Candidates should under general supervision, be able to perform general police patrol duties, including but not limited to: basic accident investigations, traffic control and enforcement, initial investigations into criminal and non-criminal activity and related functions involving the safety and protection of life and property, promote crime prevention strategies, apprehend criminals, and enforce Federal, State and Local Statutes/Ordinances.

Requirements:

  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Must possess a High School diploma and have at least 30 credit hours of law enforcement college credits or an Associate’s Degree from an accredited university or college and/or five years of employment as a sworn law enforcement officer.
  • Currently certified as a full-time law enforcement officer in the state of Illinois, or be eligible to receive a waiver from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board (If previously certified out of state),
  • Minimum of 3 years of on-the-job experience, preferred
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license
  • Must possess a valid Firearms Owners Identification Card (FOID) upon appointment.
  • Be able to operate designated city vehicles
  • Have fewer than two chargeable accidents within the past 36 months
  • Have no convictions for DUI and no loss of license as a result of a moving violation within the past 36 months at the time of application
  • Have no felony convictions
  • Have no convictions for serious misdemeanors involving moral turpitude as defined in 65 ILCS/10-2.1-6
  • Applicants for examination must be citizens of the United States, except that an individual who is not a citizen but is legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law or is an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process is authorized to apply for the position of police officer, subject to (i) all requirements and limitations, other than citizenship, to which other applicants are subject and (ii) the individual being authorized under federal law to obtain, carry, or purchase or otherwise possess a firearm