Applications for the City of Blue Springs Police Department positions are handled by the City Human Resources Office. For current job openings please visit the city’s Online Employment Recruitment System.

Candidates for Police Officer I and/or Police Officer Cadet positions go through a very rigorous process that assess education, civil and criminal history, work and life experience, and the ability to handle themselves professionally under a number of extreme emotional and physical conditions.

The process to be selected as a Police Officer I and/or Police Officer Cadet for the City includes a number of important pre-employment tools to assess fitness for duty. This extensive process can take four to six months.

Based on the results of the written examination, candidates are assigned to one of five processing groups:

Candidates are processed in order of group assignment. “A” group candidates are processed first while “B” group candidates are held in stand-by status until the “A” group has completed processing.

Applicants are notified of their group assignment after the written examinations have been processed.

Any candidate for employment who does not successfully complete any one of the prescribed pre-employment and/or post-offer processes or does not meet minimum qualifications for the position will no longer be considered for employment under that recruitment, but may reapply for a future recruitment.