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...
Application and SQL DB Administrator
Provide software administrative support for disparate server-based software applications on the KCPD network. Responsibilities include maintaining, monitoring, and updating applications to ensure accessibility for end users.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 28, 2025
Video Support Technician
To coordinate, configure, install, test, and troubleshoot all in-car video and body worn camera hardware and software systems.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2025
Computer Services Supervisor
Manage the team within the Application Development Section, focusing on improving efficiency, application performance, and customer support. Provide both technical and administrative guidance to ensure effective supervision and leadership.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 21, 2025
Computer Services Technician
Coordinate, configure, install, test, and troubleshoot all personal computer hardware/software, printers and other
peripheral devices connected to the Department’s network
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2025
Crime Scene Technician- Drug Enforcement Unit
Identify, document, and preserve physical evidence from narcotics-related crime scenes. Investigate, dismantle, and dispose of clandestine laboratories and other types of illicit hazardous environments. Identify, document, and preserve physical evidence obtained from these scenes.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 21, 2025
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.
Automotive Servicer
Provide basic preventive automotive maintenance and minor repair services for department vehicles including oil and tire changes, towing of department vehicles and providing emergency roadside service.
Patrol Desk Clerk
Provide support and service to citizens for police-related activities in an assigned station. Responsible for answering the phone, taking police reports (both in person and by phone), and handling money from police reports, background checks, and bonds.
Records Specialist
Provide clerical support services by processing, entering, and maintaining records of police reports, stolen/recovered licenses and vehicles, repossessed and towed vehicles having police holds, and other police-related documentation.
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.