LINK TO APPLY: https://employment.niu.edu/postings/79077

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Looking for 10 people for a January 6, 2025, Police Academy start date. We will bring you onboard with us around mid-December 2024. This list will also be used for subsequent academy classes. You will be sent to the Police Training Institute (PTI) in Champaign at the University of Illinois. For PTI, you will arrive each Sunday evening and stay in their Residence Halls until the following Friday, only coming home for weekends, should you choose to do so.

Extensive Criminal History Check, Extensive Work History Check, Psychological Assessment, Physical Exam, Drug Screening

People with low level criminal records (Misdemeanors only) are encouraged to apply. Check the link below to see if you have any disqualifying Misdemeanor offenses.

https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/resources/decertification/

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New officers start at an hourly rate of $35.70 (which annualizes to $77,968.80). Our current contract will have new hires top out at $51.71 (which annualizes to $112,934.64) by July 2028, before renegotiation. That is prior to any overtime opportunities and extensive holiday pay for holidays worked, as well as extra pay for holidays NOT worked. This typically adds another $10k+ to patrol officers. The position will include a 50-mile residency restriction, prior to completing your probationary period.

• LATERAL CANDIDATES (already certified police officers, please follow this link / copy paste if needed): https://employment.niu.edu/postings/71172
• 2-Year officers start at $35.70 ($77,968.80 annually)
• 5-Year officers start at $46.87 ($102,364.08 annually)

We are a 12-hour agency (84 hours every two weeks), so shifts are 7a to 7p and 7p to 7a, which allows for every other weekend to be a 3-day weekend off-duty. We pay for most duty uniform items and laundry. It is an armed position, with a department issued firearm, which makes a FOID card mandatory. New officers almost exclusively get assigned to 7p to 7a.

This position comes with a significant benefit and retirement package through the state of Illinois.

• It is a union position, with significant state benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, full tuition reimbursement for employees, half off college tuition for children, etc.
• Significant vacation and sick time accrual. Many paid holidays.

You may have to become a medical First Responder at the agency’s expense.

We are a very diverse department serving a very diverse community. Customer service is of the utmost importance to us. Please review the following link for more department details. https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/index.shtml

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $77,968.80 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to live within 50 miles of NIU by the time you complete your 16-month probationary period?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)
• Day Shift (Required)