Career Opportunities
CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
As the largest police department in the region, KCPD offers officers and professionals the chance to find the perfect role. Check out the open positions below.
Police Officer
Serve Kansas City by protecting life and property, enforcing laws and ordinances, conducting traffic enforcement, preventing crime, patrolling assigned areas, investigating accidents, resolving disturbances, and supporting prosecutions.
Call Taker/Dispatcher
Provide professional, quality service to citizens by receiving, evaluating, and routing emergency and non-emergency calls. KCPD's dispatchers typically begin their careers as Call Takers. See both job descriptions when you click Learn More...
Detention Supervisor
Supervise, assign, review and participate in the work of staff responsible for processing and handling of the detainee population. Administratively manage the municipal detainee population within the Kansas City Missouri Police Department detention facility system.
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 3, 2025***
Call Center Watch Taker
GRANT FUNDED - This specialist utilizes a variety of tools and resources to facilitate communication and coordination between agencies to include managing and resolving deconfliction system conflicts and assisting with preliminary case support requests.
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 6, 2025***
Crime Analyst - SAVE KC Grant Funded
Identify and analyze crime series, sprees, trends, terrorism, and related criminal acts. This position is grant funded for the next 2 years, with ongoing efforts to extend funding thereafter.
***APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26, 2025***
Computer Services Specialist- IT Support Technician I
Provide tier one technical support through direct user interaction, remote assistance and device lifecycle management across all department facilities. This position serves as the frontline responder to helpdesk inquiries, responsible for documenting support tickets, deploying and maintaining endpoint devices, and troubleshooting hardware, software and operating system issues
Security Guard
Maintain the overall security of department facilities; controlling all access. Coordinate response for critical incidents and/or terroristic threat. Observe. identify and report security violations.
Detention Officer
Processes arrests, utilizes intake procedures, conducts detainee release procedures, facilitates bonding, coordinates transfers, and manages the detainee population within the detention unit.
Parking Control Officer
Enforce Kansas City parking ordinances; expedite the safe movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic when problems exist or during community events; resolve parking and traffic-related complaints.
Maintenance/Custodian
To provide general building cleaning and maintenance in an environmentally safe manner. To observe and identify security/CJIS violations and report immediately.
Auto Mechanic
Repair, inspect, and service department vehicles; including duties such as line repair work, tune-ups, fabrication of special equipment, road tests, transmission, electrical system, and brakes.
Field Service Technician
Install, service, and repair communications equipment in the field. To maintain a region wide radio network supporting 28 local agencies. Maintain tower and network infrastructure in KCMO and surrounding communities.
Electronic Technician
Install, service, and repair communications equipment and other electronic devices. Work with police officers and professional staff members to solve problems they may be having with radio or electronic equipment.
The Kansas City Missouri Police Department employment practices are designed to hire, promote, and assign members without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, limited English proficiency, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, or low-income level.
NOTE: Marijuana and its various analogues, derivatives, and precursors, in whatever form, even if prescribed under a state medical marijuana law, remains illegal under federal law and is prohibited under the employer’s policy.