Corrections Officer

Position Information

Application Deadline:

• 07/21/25

Salary:

• Starting: $70,685.85

  Top Out After 8 Years: $105,090.26

  Benefits Include:

  • $1,500 Annual Uniform Stipend
  • Longevity Pay after 4 years
  • SLEP Pension
  • 14 Paid Holidays w/option to sell back
  • Specialty pay for: K-9, FTO, Interpreter, Response Team, Investigations, PREA Team
  • 12 Paid Sick days per year (includes 5 PTO days)
  • Paid vacation each year
  • 140 hours Comp Time

Position Details

Applications will be available:

June - July 21, 2025

Online at:

www.kanesheriff.com

(Click on Employment/Corrections Applications)

Direct any questions to Kathy Konen:

konenkathleen@kanecountyil.gov

OR

630-232-3558

Kane County Merit Commission

719 S. Batavia Avenue

Building A, Room 103

Geneva, IL 60134

Application Deadline:

July 21, 2025

Written Exam Location:

Waubonsee Community College

Bode Hall, Room #147

4S783 IL Route 47

Sugar Grove, IL 60554

Short Orientation followed by Written Test:

July 30, 2025, 5:30 PM

Oral Interviews:

Will begin on July 31, 2025

Requirements Include:

• Be at least 21 at time of appointment (no upper age limit restriction)
• Must pass the written test with 65% or better
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Possess a valid Driver's License
• Pass background investigation, polygraph, and psych test
• Be a citizen of the United States for at least one year
• Eyesight correctable to 20/20, be free of color blindness
• Must possess a valid FOID card by the time hired
• Be a resident of Illinois living within 75 miles of the Kane county seat, Geneva, IL
• No felony convictions

We encourage applications from women, people of color, veterans, and other underrepresented groups.