NOTE: There is no application fee for this hiring process.

Please Note: This application is for Entry Level Police Officer applicants only.
If you currently serve as a certified police officer, please see the
Plainfield Police Department Lateral Transfer application also found on Apply to Serve.

Plainfield Police Department

Plainfield, Illinois

The Board of Police Commissioners of the Village of Plainfield, Illinois is accepting applications for the position of police officer with the Plainfield Police Department.

Salary: $75,347 - $123,953 (after 8 years), as of April 30, 2024

Benefits include:

• Choice of HMO or PPO Medical Plan – with employee contributions
• Dental Insurance – No cost to fulltime employees
• Vision Insurance – No cost to fulltime employees
• Life Insurance equal to one year of the employee's annual salary – No cost to fulltime employees
• Police Pension Program (Article 3: Downstate Pension Plan)

Optional Benefits include:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)
• AFLAC Plans
• 457 Savings Plans, with potential employee contributions

Additional Benefits and Perks include:

• Vacation accrual (up to 200 hours annually)
• May earn up to and use 180 hours of Compensatory Time annually
• 24 - 40 hours of Personal Time annually
• Sick Time accrual (8 hours earned monthly)
• 10 Paid Holidays annually
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Program Incentives
• Union representation through Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP: Chapter 93)
• Village will provide all necessary uniforms and equipment through a quartermaster system

Population: 45,398

Sworn Police Officers: 64

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the Village of Plainfield:

• U.S. Citizen or compliant with 55 ILCS 5/3-6033;
• No felony convictions;
• Valid state-issued driver's license;
• Minimum of 20 years of age and UNDER 35 years of age by the application deadline date (September 13, 2024), unless meets requirements for lateral transfer or is otherwise exempt by state statute;
• Possess 60 credit hours from an accredited college, university or junior college;
• Possess a valid P.O.W.E.R. Test Card issued within one year and prior to the written exam* (issued between September 23, 2023 and September 23, 2024);
  • Visit the following websites for additional information on obtaining a P.O.W.E.R. Test card:
    • https://www.nipsta.org/206/Schedule-Registration
    • www.triton.edu/power https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/power-testing

• The Village of Plainfield strongly discourages the employment of members of the immediate family of current elected officials and current employees of the Village. Final consideration is determined by the Village Administrator.

Lateral Transfer Candidates: An applicant who is currently or has been a police officer in good standing within the last 2 years with the law enforcement agency he/she is/was employed with and certified by the State certification board is eligible to be placed on a lateral transfer eligibility list. To determine if you qualifly, please see the Plainfield Police Department Lateral Transfer application.

• 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.

Preference points will be awarded as determined by the Village of Plainfield for the following:

• Military: Persons who were engaged in the military or naval service of the United States for at least one year,
  and were honorably discharged. A copy of Form DD-214 (indicating status of discharge) must be submitted
  with application to qualify.

• Education: Persons who have obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice from an
  accredited college, university or junior college. A copy of your official or unofficial transcripts must be
  submitted with application to qualify.

• Experience: Persons who are certified as a police officer from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and currently serving in a part-time or full-time capacity for a municipality within the state of Illinois.

Each of the above listed items may earn you five (5) preference points. A maximum of five (5) points total may be applied.