Police Officer - City of Blue Springs

Blue Springs Police Department

The mission of the Blue Springs Police Department is to provide the highest quality of police services to the Blue Springs community, by promoting a safe environment through police and citizen interaction, with emphasis on integrity, fairness, and professionalism.

Job Summary

Performs police work in enforcing laws and ordinances. Activities include preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes and apprehending suspects. Responds to calls from the public involving personal injury and provides assistance to citizens requesting service and / or information. Performs educational, victim-witness support, and problem-solving efforts.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Patrols designated areas of the city to preserve law and order, prevent and discover the commission of crimes, and enforce laws and ordinances.
• Response to citizen requests for service, aid, and information; renders assistance as needed.
• Responds to calls for police and medical emergency aid; evaluates the condition of injured persons at accident scenes, administers appropriate first aid and other medical type services in accordance with training and prescribed instructions.
• Transports patients to medical facilities as needed.
• Prepares reports, maintains records of investigations, and testifies in court.
• Conducts accident investigations and takes safeguards to prevent further accidents. Interviews drivers and witnesses and takes written statements.
• Examines condition of an accident scene and clears scene of obstructions and wreckage.
• Enforces traffic laws and ordinances.
• Obtains evidence and traces persons and vehicles in accidents or involved with vehicle code violations.
• Performs jail-related activities including booking, photographing, fingerprinting, housing, and releasing prisoners.
• Transports prisoners to other jail facilities as necessary and performs hourly jail checks of incarcerated prisoners.
• Completes documentation and conducts inquiries through the use of computerized equipment.

General Qualifications

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. These conditions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

The City of Blue Springs is an organization that strives to embrace the spirit of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and barrier-free environment in which all individuals have access to the City's facilities. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.

Hiring and Selection Process

Candidates for Police Officer and / or Police Officer Cadet positions go through a very rigorous process that assesses education, civil and criminal history, work and life experience, and the ability to handle themselves professionally under a number of extreme emotional and physical conditions. The process to be selected as a Police Officer and / or Police Officer Cadet for the City includes a number of important post-offer, pre-employment tools to assess fitness for duty. This extensive process can take several months.