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Personnel Division of Human Resources
Sherri Johnson, Director
The Personnel Department is responsible for developing, maintaining and administering the City’s personnel policies. This includes interpreting policy, recruiting and hiring new employees, handling grievances, record keeping, administering the CDL Drug and Alcohol Program, and general personnel/human resources activities. Direct assistance is provided to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for recruiting and testing police and fire candidates.
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We accept applications for open positions only.
Police and Fire Application Information (More information below)
We welcome your interest in a firefighter or
police officer position with the City of Danville. Below is the process for
entry level appointment to our police and fire departments.
When vacancies in the fire and police departments occur, the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners appoint probationary police officers and firefighters from
an eligibility list in effect at the time of the vacancy. A new list is
developed every two years. The Board conducts a three phase testing campaign
every other year. The three phases are physical agility test, written
examination, and an oral interview.
The physical agility tests are pass/fail and the written and oral interview
scores are averaged to produce a final score. Minimum scores for each of those
phases are 75 %. If less than 75% is scored on the written test the applicant is
not eligible to continue to the oral interview phase.
Other factors such as background investigations and reference checks are
considered before employment offers are made. Employment offers are contingent
upon the candidate’s successful medical and psychological examinations by an
independent agency.
The current list is expired. Testing dates will be posted soon. Please check
back!
OUR MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE:
POLICE OFFICERS
| Must be at least 21 and not yet 35 years of age at the time of application |
| Must be at least 21 and not yet 40 years of age if employed at the time of application as a full-time police officer in a police department of any municipality of the State of Illinois or has been currently serving as an auxiliary police officer in a police department of any municipality of the State of Illinois for the five years prior to application. |
| Be physically fit and have good vision |
| Be a citizen of the United States and not be a conscientious objector |
| Be of good character and never convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude |
| Possess a high school diploma or GED and have at least 15 credit hours of course work from an accredited college or university in communications, languages, social sciences, humanities, psychology, criminal justice, and/or police science. |
| Must be able to pass eligibility tests including written exam, agility test, and oral interview, and physical agility test as administered by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Danville, Illinois. |
FIREFIGHTERS
| Must be at least 21 and not yet 35 years of age at the time of application |
| Must be at least 21 and not yet 40 years of age if employed at the time of application as a full-time firefighter in a fire department of any municipality of the State of Illinois or has been currently serving as volunteer firefighter in a fire department of any municipality of the State of Illinois for the five years prior to application. |
| Be physically fit and have good vision |
| Be a citizen of the United States |
| Be of good character and never convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude |
| Possess a high school diploma or GED |
| Must be able to pass eligibility tests including written exam, agility test, and oral interview, and physical agility exam as administered by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Danville, Illinois. |
If you have any questions, please contact the Personnel Director at (217)431-2281
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