The Lee's Summit Police Department offers many sworn and civilian employment opportunities in the following areas:
- Police Officer
- Police Services Officer (front desk)
- Dispatcher
- Records Clerk
- Secretarial
- Animal Control Officer
- Animal Control Shelter Attendant
- Detention Officer
- Facility Services
The Police Department offers a variety of ways to serve in its specialized units and opportunities for advancement and professional development.
- Bicycle Officer
- Field Training Officer
- Motorcycle Officer
- Detective
- Bomb Technician
- Crisis Intervention Team
- Emergency Services Squad
- DWI Enforcement Officer
- Community Interaction Officer
- School Resource Officer
- DARE Officer
- Special Investigations Unit
- Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Officer
- Computer Forensics Detective
- Honor Guard Detail
- Drone Operator
- Peer Support Team
- Training Coordinator
- Rangemaster
- Drug Recognition Expert
- Hostage Negotiator
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Firearms Training Instructor
- Drivers Training Instructor
- Polygraph examiner
- Accident reconstructionist
- Metro Squad Homicide Investigator
- Police K-9 Officer
- Crime Reduction Team