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Employment
Selection Process (Police Officer)The Hanover Park Police Department takes interest cards year round and holds testing processes once or twice a year for police officers. The testing process is as follows. An orientation session is held prior to the start of the next testing process. The first step in testing process is the physical agility test which consists of a one repetition bench press, sit-ups, sit and reach, and a 1.5 mile run. The standards used in the physical agility test are established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standard Board. The next step in the process is the written test. This test is administered to applicants upon their successful passing of the physical agility test the same day. Applicants that pass these two steps are placed into an eligibility pool. The Village of Hanover Park does not use a Police Commission and as such no ranking of applicants occur. Applicants that have been placed in the eligibility pool are then interviewed based upon the applicants skills and needs of the department. Applicants that pass this step are then placed on an initial eligibility list. When a vacancy or anticipated vacancy occurs, applicants on the initial eligibility list are then selected for an initial background screening. Applicants information provided on the application is verified and the applicant is contacted by background investigator for an Integrity Interview. The integrity interview allows the background investigator to go over the applicants application with them and also ask other in-depth background questions of the applicant. The information gathered in this phase is then forwarded to the department administration. Applicants that pass this step are then placed on a final eligibility list. Once a vacancy occurs, the applicant is contacted and a conditional offer of employment, swearing in and academy date is given to the applicant, pending the results of psychological, polygraph and medical exams. If it is determined that the new employee is fit for duty, he or she will then attend a 12-week law enforcement training academy. If it is determined that the new employee is not fit for duty, then the conditional offer of employment is rescinded. The Hanover Park Police Department utilizes the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy located at the College of DuPage for academy training. For an application or more information, contact Human Resources at (630) 372-4250. Salary and Benefits (2007)Starting pay for police officers is $49,316.80. Officers receive an annual increase each year. Top pay is reached after seven years which as of November 1, 2007 is $71,968.00. Officers are assigned to patrol work 12 hour shifts and work no more than 80 hours every two weeks. Officers assigned to other units work eight hour shifts and work a 40 hour work week. Officers are paid for their foreign language skills. Benefits include 10-20 vacation days a year, sick time, nine paid holidays a year, compensatory time, and receive three personal days a year. Officers also participate in health, dental and disability insurance. In addition, officers are enrolled in the Suburban Police Pension Fund. Uniforms and equipment are issued to officers on a quartermaster system.
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