Police Officer (New Recruits and Laterals) - 06/21/2024 Testing Date
City of Springfield (MO)
- Springfield, MO
- $47,195 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understand and enforce the law in order to provide quality service and assist in our mission to reduce crime within the City of Springfield
- Use modern policing methods to solve problems in our community while treating people fairly and with a helpful attitude
- Hold yourself and others around you accountable using sound moral principles that earn the public trust, respect, and confidence of the community
- Effectively communicate with citizens through active listening, compassion, and empathy
Applicants must successfully complete the following steps in the hiring process before being hired as a Springfield Police Recruit and go through our Police Academy. To learn about the hiring process
- Written Exam
- Physical Agility Test
- Interview
- Background Investigation
- Drug Screen*
- Polygraph*
- Psychological Evaluation*
- Medical Examination*
To help with costs incurred from traveling to participate in entry testing, travel vouchers are provided.
Distance Traveled Travel Assistance Provided
50-150 miles $50 travel voucher
150 miles or more $125 travel voucher
and 1 overnight hotel accommodationFollow-up Testing and Post Offer
During the post-offer phase of the Officer selection process, on-site testing is required such as a polygraph and psychological examination. Testing is coordinated and accommodations are made so that the least amount of travel is required of our candidates. Additional assistance is available to help with costs incurred for both Police Recruits and Lateral Officer candidates. Distance traveled Travel Assistance Provided
150 miles or more $125 travel voucher per visit
and 1 overnight hotel accommodation
50-150 miles $50 travel voucher per visitRelocation
We love welcoming new Officers to our wonderful community. To make things easier, we offer relocation reimbursement. This benefit is offered to both new Recruits and Lateral Officer candidates. Distance Traveled Reimbursement Amount
50-150 miles Up to $1,000
150-300 miles Up to $3,000
300 miles or more Up to $5,000This application must be submitted to determine your eligibility to take the written exam. If you've read through this information and you're not ready to apply, consider getting more information by .To learn more about the Springfield Police Department follow us and .Qualifications and RequirementsExperience, Education, and TrainingPolice Recruit
- Must be a high school graduate or have a G.E.D.
- 30 semester credit hours from an accredited college or university;
- Class A POST certified peace officer or currently enrolled in a Class A POST program with successful passing of POST exam within six months of application deadline;
- Two (2) years of active duty military service with an honorable discharge;
- Four (4) years of honorable military service in national guard or armed forces reserves;
- Three (3) years of full-time successful ownership and management of a business within the last five (5) years
- Three (3) years of full-time employment as a correctional or detention officer within the last five (5) years;
- Three (3) years of full-time employment as a licensed professional security or private security contractor within the last five (5) years
- Three (3) years of full-time employment working in the professional trade industry within the last five (5) years
- Three (3) years of full-time employment in the last five (5) years providing paraprofessional work experience to the public or community in one of the following fields: social services, health care services, and/or education;
- Two (2) years of experience as a Police Service Representative;
- Two (2) years of experience as a Traffic Services Officer;
- Two (2) years of experience as a 911 dispatcher and/or telecommunicator.
- Law enforcement experience and/or education preferred, but not required.
- U.S. Citizen
- 21 years of age at commission
- Excellent physical condition
- No felony convictions
- No conviction for domestic assault
- No more than one DWI conviction; and no DWI conviction in the past three years
- May not have two (2) moving violations from separate incidents within the past twelve months, or have been at fault in more than one (1) traffic crash/accident during the past twelve (12) months
- Meet vision and hearing standards
- No objectionable tattoos and no head, face or neck tattoos.
In addition to the requirements listed above, lateral candidates must possess the following:
- A MO POST Class A license (if candidate does not possess a MO POST Class A license, but possesses law enforcement certification through another state, he/she may participate in the testing process while seeking reciprocity through MO POST)
- A minimum of two (2) years full time sworn police experience in any state within the last five (5) years. Police experience must include the primary duties of responding to calls for service, conducting preliminary and/or follow-up investigations of crimes, responding to traffic accidents and apprehending, detaining and arresting suspects.
- Be sure to attach, email (ksieloff@springfieldmo.gov), fax, or drop off documents showing you meet the minimum requirements. These can be unofficial copies.
- Receive email notification with instructions to schedule for written exam.
- Schedule for written exam, June 21, 2024.
- Bring photo ID with you on day of testing.
- Complete the written exam and physical agility test.
- Interviews will be scheduled immediately following the written exam for the following week
- Go to scheduled interview.
- Background investigation will begin.
- Once the background investigation is completed, a conditional job offer can be made.
- The final steps after a conditional job offer is made include a drug test, medical exam, psychological evaluation, and polygraph before the job offer is confirmed.
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