Deputy Police Chief

Position Information

Application Deadline:

• 06/04/25

Salary:

• Starting: $137,826 - $189,510

Sworn:

• 90

Population:

• 56,000

Position Details

The Village of Tinley Park is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill the management position of Deputy Police Chief.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to help shape the future of the Tinley Park Police Department through innovate community-oriented policing strategies, technology advancements and data analytics, and with a strong focus on accountability and oversight.

The Tinley Park Police Department has more than 150 employees, including 91 full-time, sworn positions and is comprised of 4 Operational Divisions:

• Administration
• Patrol
• Investigations
• Special Programs

The police department also is responsible for Crime Prevention, the Crime Free Rental Housing Program, National Night Out and the Citizen's Police Academy. Learn more about the Tinley Park Police Department.

The Deputy Police Chief will perform management-level supervisory law enforcement work, organizing and directing the administrative and operational activities of the Tinley Park Police Department. This leadership position will, for Will and Cook Counties, plan and administer:

• Patrol
• Traffic
• Tactical unit and special units to include
• SSERT
• ILEAS
• Major Crime Task Forces
• Animal control
• Special events
• Community service officers
• Crime prevention
• Investigative services

This leadership position will also direct, coordinate and supervise the administrative, personnel, training, budgetary, purchase requisition and records management functions of the police department. In the absence of the Police Chief, this position will assume command of the Police Department.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in
• Criminal justice
• Political science
• Business or public administration
• Or a related field is required
• Master's Degree is preferred
• Graduation from the FBI National Academy, Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, or Southern Police Institute is preferred
• Basic certification from the Illinois Local Governmental Police Training Board as "police officer" or equivalency
• Must maintain federal, state, and local requirements to carry a firearm
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• A minimum of ten (10 years) as a full-time sworn officer with progressively increasing responsibility in law enforcement experience AND/OR
• rank along with a minimum of five (5) years of supervisory, managerial, and/or senior level law enforcement experience
• Prior experience working with unions and handling internal investigations is required. Prior media experience highly preferred
• Microsoft Office proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel and ability to use different software programs is required

Learn more and apply at:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tinleypark/jobs/4922683/deputy-police-chief?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs