Under the supervision of the Section Commander (Lieutenant) and/or designated supervisor, the police officer performs duties in the protection of life and property and the preservation of order in Andover. The employee in this position must accept the responsibility to support and promote this organization’s mission and comply with its directives.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate degree or equivalent in political science, criminal justice, public administration or a closely related field
- Valid Kansas Driver’s License
- Graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) or equivalent
- Must not have a felony conviction and no disqualifying criminal history within the past 10 years
- Must not have used, bought, possessed, sold or assisted in the distribution of illegal or non-prescriptive steroids in the past two years
- Must not have used, bought, possessed, sold or assisted in the distribution of any felony-level drug or controlled substance in the past three years
- No convictions or involvement of any misdemeanor crimes of violence, or use of physical force or threats, during the past five years
- Has not been convicted, does not have an expunged conviction, and has not been placed on diversion by any state or federal government for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or its equivalent under the uniform code of military justice, when such misdemeanor crime of domestic violence was committed on or after May 22, 1997
- No convictions or involvement in misdemeanor property crimes within the past three years
- May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to, or been diverted on a serious traffic violation within the past three years
- May not have been convicted of, plead guilty or no contest to, or been diverted on no more than three moving traffic violations or two at-fault accidents within the past year
- No convictions, diversions or expungements of any felony crime including juvenile offenses
- Must not be currently charged with or under indictment of any criminal activity other than minor traffic violations
- As an adult or juvenile may not have a conviction, diversion or expungement of a crime involving an act of dishonesty
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Other benefits
