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**** The window for our annual Correctional Officer testing is now closed. Any application received will be held on-file and you will be notified by mail when our 2013 testing dates have been announced. Thank you again for your interest in the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, Corrections Bureau. ****

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY:

• Applicant must be 21 years of age at hiring.
• Applicant must be a high school graduate or have a GED.
• Applicant must be a United States Citizen or have a Permanent Resident Card (Greencard)
• Applicant must possess a valid driver's license.
• Applicant must possess a valid FOID - Firearm Owner's Identification Card. (Can be applied for online at: www.isp.state.il.us/foid)
• Applicant must live in McHenry County or any bordering Illinois counties, or Kenosha/Walworth counties in Wisconsin, within one year of hiring.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT:

• Completed Sheriff's Department Application
• Copy of Valid Driver's License
• Copy of Valid FOID - Firearm Owner's Identification Card
• Copy of Birth Certificate / US Citizenship Paperwork / Permanent Resident Card (Greencard)
• Copy of High School Diploma/GED
• Copy of High School Transcripts
• Copy of College Diploma (If applicable)
• Copy of College Transcripts (If applicable)
• Copy of Military Discharge DD214 papers (if applicable)

In order to be placed on the Corrections Hiring Eligibility List, an applicant must turn in the above required paperwork and complete each of the following:

STEP #1 - WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

Three-part test based upon general knowledge.  Candidates must receive a minimum passing score of 70% in each part:  reading comprehension, basic math skills, writing skills, grammar, spelling, and interpretation. You do not need prior law enforcement knowledge to pass.

STEP #2 - PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST (POWER TEST):

-Based upon the state mandated POWER test standards. Applicants must be dressed appropriately and wear gym shoes for participating in the Physical Ability Test.

Those applicants interested in taking the POWER Test before ours is hosted, and/or in lieu of ours, can sign up to take the test with NIPSTA - The Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy. Their website and payment information can be found at:www.nipsta.org. If you choose to take the POWER TEST with NIPSTA and pass, you will be issued a POWER TEST card valid for one year. A copy of this card needs to be returned to the below address before Friday, August 10th 2012 in order to bypass our in-house POWER TEST.

STEP #3 - ORAL INTERVIEW:

Interviews are conducted by the Corrections Administration.

After placement on the Corrections Hiring Eligibility List, an applicant must successfully complete any additional procedures as may be required by the Sheriff of McHenry County at his/her sole discretion (including, but not limited to, background investigation, physical examination, drug screening examination, and criminal history check). The applicants on the Eligibility List are not ranked but are listed in alphabetical order. The Sheriff may hire any person on the Eligibility List as he/she deems appropriate. The Eligibility List is valid for one year.