Correctional Officer Entry-level Employment
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WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY LEVEL DEPUTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS!
To work at the Will County Sheriff’s Adult Detention Facility in Joliet, IL.
APPLY NOW AND START THE TESTING PROCESS NOVEMBER 2025
*IMPORTANT CHANGES TO APPLICATION FEE:
Pay application fee online with a charge card. The fee is $75.00 and a $1.99 processing fee (Non-Refundable)
PAY HERE:
Starting Salary: $62,315.00 and after 11 steps $97,167.00 with
IMRF Pension, benefits and uniforms.
For any questions please contact:
Will County Sheriff’s Merit Commission
16911 W. Laraway Rd – Suite 201
Joliet, IL 60433
815-727-5680
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THE WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
You may download an application from this website page, or they are available to pick up at our office.
Turn in the application by mail/email or drop off in person to our office and pay the processing fee on-line.
We also have a 24/7 drop box in front of our building to the left of the front doors.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- U.S. Citizen
- Must be 21 years of age (No age cap)
- Valid driver’s license
- High School Diploma or GED Certificate
- No felony or certain misdemeanor convictions from any jurisdiction
- You must be a resident of Illinois or if not a resident, agree to become a resident within two years of appointment and remain a resident while employed with WCSO.
- FOID card (Apply for one if you don’t have one)
- Work mandatory overtime as necessitated by staffing – not to exceed two force backs in a row.
THE TESTING PROCESS: You will be emailed each step in the process!
*C.A.T. Physical Agility Test
We will send you for the C.A.T. Test during a specified time frame.
There is a $50 fee when you schedule your appointment online.
The C.A.T Test consists of:
- Sit and Reach – 12
- 1 Minute Sit ups- 18
- Maximum Bench Press – 50% of body weight for male and females
- 1 Mile run – 14 minutes or less
*32-Page Long Application packet
Complete the packet mailed to you by the deadline.
*Online written test
Written test taken from your home computer. Reading Comprehension, Problem Solving and Report Writing. You must have an overall grade of 70% to pass.
*Personality evaluation screening by a psychologist
*Polygraph test
*In-depth background investigation
A mailout is completed from the long application and inquiries emailed to your personal and employment references. Along with police checks.
An investigator will conduct a background investigation.
*Fingerprint Appointment
You will be fingerprinted and required to bring personal documents for us to copy. DL, SS Card, H.S. Diploma/GED Cert., Birth Cert., Naturalization Cert. (If needed), FOID Card, and any other documents requested.
*Oral Interview with the Will County Merit Commission Board for certification
You will be scheduled for an interview with the Merit Board. The Board will review your completed file and ask you select questions. After your interview the Board will vote if you are certified or not certified.
*Certification
You will be certified for two years, and the Sheriff may choose to hire from those certified.
*Adult Detention Facility Panel’s Interview
You will be interviewed by the Adult Detention Facility Panel, and if selected for hire will be sent for a full medical and drug screening test, before being hired and sent to the Correctional Officer Academy.
POST EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
Once hired as a Will County Sheriff’s Deputy Correctional Officer, the applicant will receive the following training:
- Eight weeks of Basic Corrections training at the academy
- 2 weeks orientation, 9 weeks of field training and 1 week of direct supervision training for a total of 12 weeks.
- Forty hours of annual In-Service training
- After the initial phase, the Correctional Officer will choose his/her assignment by rank seniority.
- Correctional Officer’s work an 8-hour shift. 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm to 7am.
BENEFITS:
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO OR PPO MEDICAL
DAVIS VISION
BLUE CARE DENTAL
IMRF PENSION
SICK TIME
* After 6 months = 48 hours of sick time
*Every month thereafter= 8 hours sick time on the anniversary date
VACATION
*After 1 year of service=80 hours vacation
*After 5 years of service= 120 hours of vacation
*After 10 years of service= 160 hours of vacation
*After 15 years of service= 200 hours of vacation
PERSONAL TIME:
*After 1 year of service = 3 personal days
SHIFT DEFFERENTIAL:
*Employees starting a shift after 12:00 noon and before 6:00 am, shall receive a shift differential of .60/hour
