Beecher Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-25. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• The part-time notice lists age21 or older, US citizenship, a high-school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license. It does not state every milestone at which these conditions must be met; confirm current instructions before applying.
• Illinois recruit-academy graduation and certified-officer status are described as a preference. Do not turn that preference into a mandatory history of police service. The source does not explain how an uncertified applicant would obtain training or when certification must be completed; ask the employer about that route.
• The notice excludes felony convictions and certain statutory misdemeanors, requires successful screening and evening/weekend/holiday availability. This is an overview, not a complete current disqualifier policy. Do not import another agency's exclusions or assume every past event automatically disqualifies an applicant.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Academy/certification preference in the part-time notice is not a verified lateral-transfer program or an automatic out-of-state waiver. Current full-time lateral intake, certification recognition, seniority credit and pay placement remain unverified. Experienced applicants should obtain the separate route from the department.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

1. First confirm the current part-time opening and application version. The notice labels the deadline Open without a dated vacancy count or guaranteed appointment. An open-ended notice is not a promise of immediate work.
2. The official notice links a police application and says forms can be picked up at Village Hall,625 Dixie Highway, Beecher IL60401. Completed materials go to Village Hall or jgalvin@villageofbeecher.org. The linked PDF was not reviewed or submitted; confirm attachments, signatures, any notarization and accepted delivery method.
3. The listed screening categories may include oral interview, polygraph, extensive background investigation and post-offer physical/drug testing. This is not a complete ordered schedule, a guaranteed test waiver or a statement that these are the only stages.
4. Prepare truthful examples of judgment, communication, accountability and service from school, volunteering, ordinary work or life. Prior target-role service is not required to describe those qualities. Clarify training needs rather than claiming experience you do not have.
5. A separate full-time application and testing process applies. Do not assume that joining part-time creates full-time eligibility, automatic conversion, a testing exemption or a promised specialty assignment.

Physical testing

The part-time notice includes a post-offer physical examination and drug testing. It does not supply an agility-event list, numerical fitness cutoffs, certificate timing, medical criteria or accommodation procedure. Confirm actual administration instructions with the employer. Do not substitute a public-works job description or another agency's fitness preset. No individualized exercise or medical eligibility advice is given.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Police recruitment lists26/hour while the village employment page lists25/hour for the same part-time category. Effective rate is unresolved; neither is annualized or used as full-time recruit pay. The public-works wages, pension, leave and January9,2026deadline belong to a different job. Police station250WestChurchRoad/POBox1114 and office708-946-6388 differ from24hourdispatch708-946-2341 and VillageHall708-946-2261. Confirm recruiter availability, police benefits, academy tuition/pay/equipment and any repayment terms; none is guaranteed by these reviewed notices.

No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.