Entry and Lateral Police Officer

• Starting: $64,896 with increases up to $100,328
• Full-time officers are represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Labor Council
• Officers receive an excellent benefits package and police pension program

South Beloit Police Department

519 Blackhawk Boulevard

South Beloit, IL 61080

• www.southbeloit.org

• 11/23/26 @ 4:00 PM (CST)

• Starting: $64,896 with increases up to $100,328
• Full-time officers are represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Labor Council
• Officers receive an excellent benefits package and police pension program

• 14 (Full-Time)

• 8,000

The Board of Police Commissioners of the City of South Beloit, Illinois is accepting applications for the purpose of creating a police officer eligibility list for hiring.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the City of South Beloit Board of Police Commissioners:

• U.S. citizenship or compliant with 55 ILCS 5/3-6033
• Minimum of 21 years of age
  -AND- not over the age of 35 at time of appointment, except as provided in 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6
• No felony convictions
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Be a high school graduate
  -OR- possess a G.E.D. equivalent
• Must have a maximum uncorrected visual acuity of 20/200 that is correctable to at least 20/40
  -AND- be free from color-blindness
• Must possess a valid P.O.W.E.R. Test card issued no more than 12 months prior to the date of hire or pass the Department P.O.W.E.R. test as part of the hiring process
• Must meet other criteria as established by the Board of Police Commissioners.
• Complete a mandatory written exam to be conducted on Saturday, December 5, 2026 at South Beloit High School

An applicant who is a police officer in good standing with the law enforcement agency he/she is employed with and certified by the State certification board is eligible to be placed on a lateral transfer eligibility list.

• Lateral transfer candidates are NOT required to obtain a P.O.W.E.R. test card
• Lateral transfer candidates are NOT required to take the written exam
• Lateral transfer candidates ARE REQUIRED to participate in the oral interview process

• Applicant must be Illinois Law Enforcement Certified - OR - meet the out of state trained reciprocity requirements
• Must have served full time for at least two (2) years with a Law Enforcement Department