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 by clicking here and then checking the box for receiving email newsletters for employment opportunities. The Lee's Summit Police Department is an Equal Opportunity employer.

The 2012 open application period has ended. We are currently testing and interviewing applicants generated from the 2012 process. Normally, the LSPD tests once each year in October. If a hiring list is exhausted before the normal October testing cycle, an additional open application period may be posted. To be notified of that posting, you can check our website or submit a position interest form via the link above this paragraph. Applications are only accepted during the four week open application period once the position is posted. Applications received outside of that time frame will be rejected.

For more information, potential applicants can visit the following resources:

Download the Employment Information Summary Packet

Facebook-Police Department

Downloadable Application (applications are only accepted during open application periods)

Potential applicants who are seeking information can contact the LSPD Recruiting line at 816-969-1769 or send an email to PoliceRecruiting@cityofls.net .

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 police officers is $37,143 per year. 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
Oral interview
Polygraph examination
Background investigation
Conditional Offer of Employment
Psychological examination
Medical examination
Final Offer of Employment

From the time of intial application, the hiring process can take between 3-6 months. Contact will be maintained with applicants from the time of initial application until an applicant is removed from the hiring process or an offer of employment is granted.

The Lee's Summit Missouri Police Department is a sponsoring agency. This means that once accepted as an Officer, you will attend the Kansas City Missouri Regional Police Academy. The Lee's Summit Police Department covers all costs associated with the training and pays you a salary while you are attending. Upon graduation, you are assigned to the Field Training program which lasts an additional 16 weeks.

For in-depth information of required qualifications, testing processes and detailed job description you may access the Police Employment Infomation Summary Packet . The packet contains information regarding sworn and non-sworn positions. Applicants for all positions will be subject to the same hiring process including polygraph examination, psychological evaluation and background investigation.

You will be asked to complete a Personal History Questionnaire after completion of an entry level test and if you are being considered for any of the above positions. Do not submit as an application or unsolicited.

*Employment of family members

The employment of family members is prohibited in the following situations:

Where an employee would be supervised by his/her family member and/or
In the same department or division where family members would be in the same place or in regular or frequent contact.

Family member includes the employee's spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, step-father, step-mother, step-son, step-daughter, step-brother, step-sister, aunt, uncle, any relationship resulting from a legal adoption, foster child, legal guardianship, and also including any relative residing with the employee.