Bartlett, IL Police Department – Police Officer

Job Description

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of the application as permitted by 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.
• Every applicant must be of good moral character, and physically and psychologically able to perform the essential job functions of the applied-for position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent at the time of application.
• Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of hire.
• Applicants must be at least 21 years of age at the time of their original appointment and have not reached their 35th birthday as of the last date that applications are due. Applicants will be exempt from the age-35 hiring requirement as permitted by 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6(a) & (d) and 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14, as those statutory Sections may be amended from time to time.
• Applicants must be legally capable of obtaining an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card.
• No residency requirement.
• Previous Bartlett Police Department applicants are eligible to re-apply.
• Body piercing, other than ear piercing, must not be visible. Intentional branding and/or scarring are PROHIBITED and MAY NOT be covered with bandages, makeup or additional clothing while wearing a short-sleeved uniform. Restrictions are also in place for hair styles, facial hair, and any facial modifications that deviate from conventional anatomical features such as earlobe gauges, sub-dermal implants, tongue piercing, etc.
• Visible tattoos are permitted except on the head, neck, face, ears, fingers and hands. Lower arm tattoos may extend down no further than a line around the circumference of the wrist measured at the wrist bone (the prominent head of the ulna as it meets the wrist below the little finger). Tattoos that are prejudicial to good order and discipline, or that are of a nature to bring discredit upon law enforcement, are prohibited.  Examples include, but are not limited to, tattoos that are drug-related, gang-related, extremist, obscene or indecent, sexist, or racist. Prospective employees shall provide information on all of their tattoos to include the location and the nature of the tattoos. The Chief of Police or his/her designee will make the final determination, in accordance with Department policy, as to whether an applicant’s tattoo(s) complies with Department policy.