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Police Officer / Cadet Employment
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 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 and/or Police Officer Cadet for the City includes a number of important post-offer, pre-employment tools to assess fitness for duty. This extensive process can take 4 to 6 months.
Pre-Employment Tools
- Written examination
- Comprehensive behavioral-based oral board interview
- Extensive employment, civil, and criminal background checks, including Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) examination with questions in the areas of past criminal activity, employment, and drug use
- Evaluation of education and training credentials or licenses
Post-Offer Evaluations
- Physical assessment
- Drug evaluation
- Psychological evaluation
Processing Groups
Based on the results of the written examination, candidates are assigned to 1 of the 5 processing groups:- Licensed A
- Non-licensed A
- Licensed B
- Non-licensed B
- Does not meet minimum qualifications
Applicants are notified of their group assignment after the written examinations have been processed.