Police Officer : 2025 Starting Rate with Lateral Pay Option

Police Officer

Performs police work by enforcing laws and ordinances including traffic laws. Activities include responding to calls for service, preventing, detecting and investigating crimes, proactive patrol and providing assistance to citizens requesting service and / or information.

The work is performed under the supervision of the Patrol Sergeant.

Minimum Qualifications :

• At least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of employment
• High school diploma or GED or equivalent
• Missouri Class A POST Certification; or be able to obtain at time of appointment
• A valid Missouri driver's license or be able to obtain before appointment
• Non-certified may be considered on a case-by-case basis to establish future police academy eligibility list

Desirable Qualifications :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions, communicate effectively, interrogate and interview people, discern noises that may require investigation, and perform telephone and radio communication.

Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions, perform surveillance, sight and shoot a firearm, gather evidence at crime scenes, and coordinate and conduct detailed investigations.

Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to use a firearm safely and effectively, direct traffic, write reports, utilize equipment required for the performance of duties, and operate a vehicle.

Sufficient personal mobility, flexibility, stamina, strength, and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to direct traffic, bend or stoop repeatedly, maneuver through and over rough, uneven, slippery or rocky terrain, climb over fences and walls as necessary, perform search activities for extended periods of time, and perform all duties required in a law enforcement environment.

Requirements are not limited to those listed below. The City has the right to change, add, or eliminate pre-employment requirements at any time. Completion of job application and all supplemental information; Oral interview; Background check; Fingerprinting; Polygraph or voice analysis test; Psychological test; Drug and alcohol screen; Physical fit-for-duty examination; Pre-Employment Exam.