Written Test: Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:00am
Prospect High School
801 W. Kensington Rd
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
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Qualifications
CITIZENSHIP
Applicant must be a United States Citizen
AGE
Applicant must be between the ages of 20-35 at the time of preliminary application
LICENSE
Applicant must have a valid drivers license
EDUCATION
Applicant must possess 60 hours of college credit or 2 years experience as a police officer, US military service, or tradesman
Community Service Officer (CSO) may credit ten (10) hours of college equivalency credits for each full twelve (12) months employment as a CSO up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours
PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST
Applicant must posses a valid POWER card by the
time of oral interviews
VISION
Applicant must have proper color and peripheral
vision and vision corrected to 20/40 in poorer
and 20/25 in the better eye
BENEFITS
SALARY
STARTING:
$81,739.00
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TOP PAY AFTER 6 YEARS
$122,523.00
MEDICAL
MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN
DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN
VISION INSURANCE PLAN
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
RETIREMENT
PENSION RETIREMENT
457b INVESTMENT OPTION
RETIREE HEALTH SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE
DAYS/AFTERNOONS:
8 HR SHIFTS
5 on 2 off / 5 on 3 off SCHEDULE
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MIDNIGHT SHIFT:
9 HR SHIFTS
5 on 3 off SCHEDULE
HIRING PROCESS
1. PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
GO TO JOINMPPD.ORG AND TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
2. WRITTEN TEST
TAKE OUR WRITTEN EXAMINATION. APPLICANTS WHO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE WILL MOVE ON TO ORAL INTERVIEWS
3. ORAL INTERVIEW
APPLICANTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A STRUCTURED INTERVIEW PANEL WITH OUR BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
4. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING A POLYGRAPH TEST
5. CONDITIONAL OFFER
APPLICANTS WHO RECEIVE A CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A MEDICAL EXAMINATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM
