Police Captain

Description

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Employees in positions allocated to this level are responsible forthe continuing administration of major operations or organizationalsegments of a public safety department. They work underadministrative direction from higher level personnel.

• Determines operational goals of the activity necessary to meetpublic safety needs of the institution;
• supervises designated personnel;
• ensures development, implementation, revision and enforcement of operating policies and procedures;
• assumes the duties and responsibilities of the operational head ofthe public safety department during absences;
• provides effective response to emergency public safety needs;
• performs all duties normally required in the lower levels of the Police Officer series as necessary;
• performs other related duties as assigned.

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• No record of conviction of a felony or misdemeanors as identified in the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705 etseq.), or a crime involving moral turpitude.
• Eligibility for bonding, if required by the employinginstitution
• Successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Officers'Training course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, if required by the employinginstitution. All recruit law enforcement officers who successfully complete this course after September 1, 1984 are required to successfully pass the Law Enforcement Officers' Certification Examination. (Applicants lacking such training at time of appointment will be required to complete such requirement during,and as a part of, their probationary period of employment in thisclass.)
• At least 21 years of age upon employment. (This requirement maybe further defined by local recruitment, examination, and employment policies, provided age requirements have been met with regard to all other applicable state and federal regulations inthis respect.)

• Bachelor's degree (or 120 semester credit hours) granted by an accredited institution of higher education, preferably in policescience, law enforcement, or other police or law curriculum.
• Six (6) years (72 months) of full-time experience as a policeofficer with a federal, state, county, college or university,municipal, or public institutional police organization having arecognized merit system with at least two (2) years (24 months) of supervisory experience in the field.

NOTE:

Persons who have not successfully completed the mandatedfirearm training course, as approved and recognized by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, must complete thecourse during their probationary period. Police officers are not authorized to carry a service weapon until successfully completingsuch training.

NOTE:

Educational credit given only for coursework taken at acollege/university accredited by one of the following associations:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges

NOTE:

Upon an employee's request, a waiver of educational requirements for supervisory positions can be submitted and considered for current police officers originally and continuouslyemployed by the state university system prior to June 1,2010.

Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the startdate for this position.