Police Officer Testing

                                                                            Police Officer Testing

The Highland Board of Police and Fire Commissioners is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer for the City of Highland.

ALL QUALIFYING APPLICANTS MUST:

  1. Have a minimum 60 credit hours in Administration of Justice or a similar field of study or an Associate’s Degree or 2 years active duty military or 180 days of service in a combat zone.
  2. Hold a full-time law enforcement officer certificate in the State of Illinois or become certified within 6 months of hire.
  3. Complete a written assessment on November 7, 2020 at 9am in the Highland High School Commons, 12760 Troxler Ave., Highland, IL 62249 and attain a minimum score of 80 percent.
LATERAL OFFICER CANDIDATES MUST ALSO:

  1. Have completed the Illinois full-time academy or if from out of state, that state’s equivalent of the Illinois full-time academy, and it must be transferrable.
  2. Have a minimum of 24 consecutive months of full-time law enforcement experience.

  • Successful applicants will complete an oral board with the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners before being placed on the Highland Police Department eligibility list.
  • Background investigations will be completed prior to the oral board. Lateral candidates not wishing for their current employer to be contacted will be required to perform 5 hours of ride-along time with a Highland Field Training Officer. Contact Sgt. Aric Steinbeck at 618-654-2131 to schedule.
  • All candidates are encouraged to perform a ride-along with a Highland Officer in order to ask questions about the department and community.
  • All candidates on the eligibility list, with the exception of lateral officers, will need to pass the POWER Test or display an active POWER Test card prior to a conditional offer of employment.
  • Highland currently has an 18 mile residency requirement that must be met within 12 months of hire.
  • Lateral officers will be paid current starting pay during their 12 month probation. Upon successful completion of probation, pay will be at the 3 year officer rate per the FOP collective bargaining agreement in effect at that time.
  • Information and applications can be obtained in person at the Highland Police Department, 820 Mulberry St., Highland, IL 62249; by calling 618-654-2131 or by clicking the following links. 
  • Highland Police Department Testing Application,  Release Form, and  Veterans and Educational Preference.  

ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE HIGHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020