Plainfield Police Department

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

This application is for Lateral Transfer Police Officer applicants only.  
Applicants must have previous experience as a police officer.  Please read the requirements carefully.  

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
*Certified officers by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board may laterally enter at the wage schedule reflecting the officer's total years of service from another law enforcement agency, not to exceed four (4) years of creditable service.  As of 4/30/24, these steps are as follows:

Step 1 - $82,992
Step 2 - $86,679
Step 3 - $90,970
Step 4 - $95,471

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;
• Possess a minimum of 60 credit hours from an accredited college, university, or junior college at time of appointment;
• Currently or previously been a full-time sworn officer of a regular police department in any municipality, county, university, or State law enforcement agency within the last two (2) years at time of application;
• Certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board;
• Possess substantially equivalent skills and abilities as a Village of Plainfield Police Officer who has completed the probationary period;
• Has taken and passed such examinations as the Commission deems necessary to determine fitness for duty as a police officer;
• 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.

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.

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

Submission of Application:

Applications MUST be submitted online. Faxed, e-mailed, mailed or dropped off applications will NOT be accepted. Applications are being accepted on an on-going, rolling basis and will be reviewed monthly. Applicants will be contacted within approximately 30 days of submitting their application via the email address provided in their application. Please check your email for further information about next steps in the hiring process.  NOTE: Please be sure to check your email spam folder. Many email account providers automatically send our emails there in error (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.).  

The Village of Plainfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer.