Currently, the Village of Downers Grove is not hiring until 2011.
The Village of Downers Grove is an equal opportunity employer. The Downers Grove Police Department currently utilizes a Recruitment Team for the purpose of actively seeking qualified applicants for careers with the Downers Grove Police Department. The Recruitment Team participates in many career fairs held at various colleges and universities. Downers Grove Police officers serve a diverse community located approximately 20 miles west of Chicago that includes over 50,000 residents and numerous businesses and corporations.
For further information about our Entry Requirements, Testing Process, and Benefit Package, click on the Police Recruitment Brochure.
Salary
As of May 1, 2009, starting salary for a sworn Police Officer is $54,084.
The Downers Grove Police Department Recruitment division can be contacted via email at: PD Recruitment. For information regarding Community Service Officer positions, please email CSO Recruitment and for 911 Telecommunicator positions. Please send any inquiries to these email addresses and continue to check our site for further updated information.
Minimum Requirements
- 21 – 35 years of age
- 60 College Credit Hours
- U. S. Citizen
- Prepare for the Power Test well in advance with a routine exercise program and maintain your health and fitness.
- Be honest and truthful at all times.
- Let friends and loved ones know in advance the time and commitment that will need to be dedicated to the academy, as you will not have much free time to spend with them during the training.
- Take pride in yourself, your actions and your appearance. Come prepared with shoe polish and a lint roller too!
- Be open to receiving advice and constructive criticism.
- Be prepared to make mistakes but do not let yourself be set back by these. Turn this into a positive learning experience and continue to move ahead.
- Be ready to study A LOT , about 2-3 hours after each day at the academy.
- Treat this as your new career, not just school.
- Pay close attention to those items and lessons that instructors repeat over the course of the academy. Repetition is a key in police work and this is usually done with important lessons.
- Be respectful of EVERYBODY , not just academy personnel.
- Be a team player.
- Be honest about everything, always. Integrity is the one thing in life that can’t be taken away from you, but can be given away in a second
