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Currently hiring certified and entry level police officers. 

Police Officer Employment Guide

Please direct all questions regarding the application, required documents, or testing to Maureen Albright at malbright@schaumburg.com

The Schaumburg Police Department is the third largest municipal police department in Cook County. We are an organization that embraces change and innovation. Career development through various assignment opportunities and training will provide a great foundation for the future. We value service in answering calls, solving crime, problem-solving and providing education. 

Hiring Process

What you’ll need to provide when you apply:

  • Copy of college transcripts from an accredited college/university
  • Copy of a valid driver’s license
  • Copy of a valid Police Officer Physical Ability Test Certification/POWER card (entry-level candidates only) issued after December 31, 2021. The BFPC, at its discretion, may accept cards issued prior to that date.

Beginning Salary

  • Certified Officers with prior police experience may be started at up to Step 3 ($97,860), in which case the officer will advance to the next Step on their next anniversary date.
  • Entry-Level starting pay annual rate: $80,472 based on a 40-hour work week.  

Benefit Information

  • 12 hour and 8.5 hour shifts available
  • Paid holidays - 12 days a year
  • Paid vacation - 10 days a year
  • Paid personal time - 2 days a year
  • Sick leave - 12 days a year
  • Potential vacation match for lateral certified transfer
  • Longevity pay
  • Specialty positions including K-9, Special Operations Unit, Detective Division, Quality of Life Division, Warrant Service Team and more.
  • Flexible benefit plan including health, dental, vision, and life insurance as well as medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Retirement plan through the Police Pension Fund

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the education requirements required for applicants?

While a Bachelor’s Degree is preferred from an accredited college or university at the time of the written exam, candidates will be considered if they have a high school diploma or GED with three or more years of full-time law enforcement experience, three or more years of military experience with an honorable discharge, or have completed an associate degree in law enforcement and justice administration from Harper College. 

Are there any exemptions to the age requirements?

Applicants shall be under the age of 35 unless exempt from such age limitation as provided in Section 5/10-2.1-6 of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Act. Proof of birth date will be required at time of application.

Are there any factors that may disqualify a candidate?

The Board may refuse to examine an applicant or, after examination, to certify him/her as ineligible.

  1. Who is found lacking in any of the established preliminary requirements for the service for which he or she applies.
  2. Who is physically unable to perform the duties of the position to which he or she seeks appointment.
  3. Who is addicted to the use of drugs or intoxicating beverages or is found to have taken or used drugs and/or narcotics illegally.
  4. Who has been convicted of a felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, as specified in of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Act.
  5. Who has been dismissed from any public service for just cause.
  6. Who has attempted to practice any deception or fraud in his or her application. A false statement knowingly made by a person in an application for examination, connivance in any false statement made in any certificate which may accompany such application or complicity in any fraud touching the same, including the interview.
  7. Who may be found disqualified in personal qualifications or health.
  8. Whose character and employment references are unsatisfactory.
  9. Who, if applying for a position as a police officer, does not possess a current and valid Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report (POWER) test certification card at a time to be determined by the Board of Fire and Police Commission.
  10. Who has applied for a position as a police officer and is or has been classified by his or her Local Selective Service Draft Board as a conscientious objector.
  11. Who, if applying for a position as a police officer, does not possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College or University.
  12. Who in the judgment of the commission has not successfully completed the examinations described in Chapter III of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Rules and Regulations.

Any applicant deemed disqualified hereunder, shall be notified by the Board.

What if a candidate’s application is deemed defective?

At the discretion of the Board, defective applications can be returned for correction, or the applicant can be disqualified.

Equal Opportunity Employer