SHPD – Part-Time Police Officer

Become a member of one of the premier Police Departments in the Chicago Southland region. South Holland is a community of faith, family and future with a workforce that embodies high ethical standards, responsiveness and a relentless pursuit of greatness. We are seeking persons who have high moral standards, are courteous and maintain strong ethical values and have proven commitment to professional law enforcement.

• Must be a United States Citizen
• Must be between the ages of 21 and 43
• 30 credit hours of College from an accredited university
• Must be able to provide validated evidence of successful completion and certification from an approved part-time police academy
• Part-time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et. seq.) and the rules and requirements of the ILETSB
• Part-time police officers must have been employed as a municipal, county, university, or state law enforcement officer
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• 20/70 binocular vision correctable to 20/20 and not be color blind
• Be of high moral standards and display personal integrity and habits based upon the Village’s values and standards
• Be free of any felony convictions, or misdemeanor criminal convictions as specified in 65 ILCS 5/10-1-7 of the Illinois Revised Statutes
• Must speak, read and write the English language fluently
• Must be able to fully disclose all personnel matters including any agreements and any sealed files
• Police Officers must reside within a twenty-mile radius of South Holland's Village Hall or a municipality whose border is touched by a twenty-mile radius, within one (1) year of employment.
  If a municipality’s border is touched by the twenty-mile radius, it shall allow for that police officer to live within that entire municipality (i.e. The city of Chicago is touched by a twenty-mile radius from South Holland Village Hall, therefore an officer may live anywhere within the city of Chicago).
• All new part-time hires will be subject a one (1) year probationary period with the South Holland Police Department
• Must provide copies of birth certificate, high school diploma or GED, military service record and discharge papers, social security card, valid driver’s license, background release and resume

The Village of South Holland is an equal opportunity employer.