Law Enforcement Officer Position
Hinsdale Police Department - Police Officer
Hinsdale Police Department - Police Officer
Last updated on March 03, 2026
PST Partner Agency since February 26, 2026
Vacancies: 2
Testing Deadline: April 19, 2026.
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We are excited to be partnering with PST and IO Solutions to offer testing. Our profile will "go live" March 15, 2026. Candidates may test with PST before March 15 and add Hinsdale PD to a previous test for $14 when we open applications on the 15th.
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Hinsdale Police Department - Police Officer Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
Yes, required |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
Yes, required as described below Certificate of the State of Illinois Training and Standards Board “Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report” (POWER) test within 12 months of an application. |
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| Minimum Age | 20 | ||
| Maximum Age |
At the time of filing an application for any entry level position in the Police Department, an applicant for appointment must be less than 35 years old, except as provided in Subsections B.3 and B.4 of this Section. A veteran shall be allowed to exceed the maximum age set forth herein by the number of years served on active military duty, but by no more than 10 years of active military duty pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6(a) and 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14. |
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| Citizenship |
An applicant for an original appointment with the Police Department must be a citizen of the United States or must be legally authorized to work in the United States. under federal law or is an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6 |
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| Driver's License Required | Yes | ||
| Ability to Read, Speak & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| Vision Requirements | Correctable to 20/20 | ||
| College Requirement | Yes | ||
| Veterans Preference Points | Yes | ||
| Other Preference Points |
A claim for Preference Points is part of the testing and selection process. Section 3.12 Preference Claims A. Qualification. An applicant for original appointment to the Police Department may receive preference points if that applicant qualifies for and claims those points under this Section. Not more than a total of five preference points may be awarded to any applicant for original appointment to the Police Department. Those points shall be given only if a proper and valid claim for a preference has been made and only if the standards for such preferences have been met under the Act and these Rules. Preference points shall be awarded to applicants for original appointment to the Police Department as provided for in 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8 & 9, as amended from time to time. B. Available Preference Claims. Preference points for applicants for original appointment to the Police Department may be awarded for active military service, education, and certain law enforcement and firefighter experience as provided in Sections 10-2.1-8 and 10-2.1-9 of the Act. 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8 and 5/10-2.1-9. Applicants who have been awarded a certificate attesting to their successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, as provided in the Illinois Police Training Act, 50 ILCS 705/1 et seq., may be given preference in appointment over non-certified applicants. C. Time and Method of Claiming Preference. Each applicant who may claim preference points under this Section shall submit his or her claim for that preference in writing to the Board within the time frame set by the Board. |
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| Body Decorations |
Tattoos Prohibited. No person shall be eligible to apply for a position in the Police Department if that person has a tattoo on the head, face, scalp, neck or on the hands from the wrists to the fingertips. The area of the neck for the purpose of this standard is any portion visible while wearing a crew neck t-shirt. The area of the wrists to the fingertips for the purpose of this standard is any portion visible while wearing a sleeved shirt. |
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COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
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