Once eligibility is established, applicants will receive an email indicating how the virtual testing process will be conducted.

• Salary: $78,625 starting salary, $80,613 effective May 1, 2025
• Top-end salary: $117,322 (after 9 years)
  • Salary advancement considerations will be given to State certified applicants with police experience
• Overtime: Time and one-half after 8 hours/40 hours per week
  • Double-time on Sundays and holidays
• Holidays: 14 paid holidays
• Insurance: Life Insurance (equal to 100 percent of annual wages); medical & dental Insurance (several options available)
• Pension: Geneva Police Pension Fund (includes disability coverage and retirement plan)
• Uniform Allowance: Complete initial uniform issue (minus soft body armor); then annually in accordance with contract.
• Requisite Training: Basic Law Enforcement
  • Breath Analysis for Alcohol course
  • Field Sobriety Testing (HGN) course
  • John Reid Interview and Interrogation course
  • Strategies and Tactics of Patrol Stops course
  • Basic Traffic Accident Investigator’s course
  • First-Responder Training course
  • Emergency Vehicle Operator’s course
  • Non-Lethal Weapons Certification Training courses
  • Spanish for Police

Qualifications

1. Must be a U.S. citizen
2. Not less than 21 years of age at the time of application, and under 35 years of age at the time of appointment.
3. Must have proof of high school diploma, GED certificate or high school proficiency statement and Must Have an associates degree or bachelors degree from an accredited college or university, or have successfully completed the State of Illinois Basic Law Enforcement Training course.  The associates degree or bachelors degree requirement may be waived for any applicant who has served 24 months of honorable active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and has not been dishonorably discharged or under circumstances other than honorable or if the applicant has served 180 days of active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces in combat duty recognized by the Department of Defense and has not been dishonorably discharged or under circumstances other than honorable. 
4. Must have a valid driver's license.
5. Possess a valid POWER test card, written examination and oral interview.
6. Pass a polygraph test, psychological examination, medical examination, drug screening and extensive background investigation after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

Residency

Must live within a 25-mile radius of Geneva's corporate limits by the end of the first 18 months of employment with the Geneva Police Department.

Power Test Card

Must possess a valid POWER test card issued between the dates of 4/10/23 and 4/10/24.  A POWER test card can be secured at the following locations.

NIPSTA - Glenview www.nipsta.org

Joliet Junior College - Contact Janet Graham at 815-208-2674 to schedule a test

Triton College - 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove, IL 708-456-0300 www.triton.edu/power 

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