Police Employment Opportunities
For all current openings at the Lee's Summit Police Department contact the City's Human Resources Department at 816-969-1050. A Position Interest Form may be completed on-line. The Lee's Summit Police Department is an Equal Opportunity employer. If you are interested in exploring a career as a Communications Specialist, contact the Communications Supervisor to set up a time to observe police dispatchers on duty.
The Lee's Summit Police Department offers many sworn and civilian employment opportunities in the following areas:
- Police Officer
- Public Service Officer
- Dispatcher
- Records Clerk
- Secretarial
- Animal Control Shelter Attendant
- Detention Officer
- Custodial
- Animal Control Officer
- Facilities Services
The Lee's Summit Police Department offers great pay and benefits, as well as equipment and training that prepare you to perform as a professional police officer for the City of Lee's Summit. The current salary for beginning police officers is $36,958.88. The City offers a college incentive reimbursement program, clothing allowance for plain clothes assignments, uniform dry cleaning, overtime pay, vacation pay; sick and short-term disability leave, health and dental insurance plan, pension plan and a voluntary deferred compensation plan.
The Lee's Summit Police Department officer applicant screening process is multi-phased and consists of the following steps:
- Preliminary application
- Written examination
- Medical examination
- Oral interview
- Polygraph examination
- Background investigation
- Psychological examination
For in-depth information of required qualifications, testing processes and detailed job description you may access the Informational Summary Packets for:
- Police Officer Candidate
- Communications Specialists
- Detention Officers
- ACO (Animal Control Officers)
You will be asked to complete a Personal History Questionnaire if you are being considered for any of the above positions.
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