Police Officer
Key Skills
Job Description
Public Safety ◄ Back to All Categories Police Officer The City of Crestwood Missouri is seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of police officer. This position requires the officer to work various duty hours. Traditional law enforcement duties include but are not limited to preventive patrol operations, traffic investigation and enforcement, criminal investigations and traditional service-related calls of a peace officer. Candidates are required to have 800 level P.O.S.T. certification or currently attending a qualified P.O.S.T. certified police academy class scheduled to graduate during this hiring period. Applicants will be required to participate in an interview and be able to pass a background examination. Applicants must have a valid driver's license. The successful candidate is required to submit to psychological testing and a physical examination. The City of Crestwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer Special Requirements For consideration, qualified applicants must submit a completed application to Janet Gravagna by email at [email protected] or by mail to: Janet Gravagna, City of Crestwood, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood, MO 63126. You may fill out an online application or an employment application and job description may be downloaded from the City’s website at www.cityofcrestwood.org, or obtained at the Crestwood Government Center, One Detjen Dr., Crestwood, MO 63126. Applications accepted until filled.
Core Responsibilities
Perform preventive patrols, investigate and enforce traffic laws, conduct criminal investigations, and respond to traditional peace officer service calls. Work varying duty hours as required.
Requirements
Applicants must hold 800-level P.O.S.T. certification or be attending a qualified P.O.S.T.-certified police academy class scheduled to graduate during the hiring period, and must have a valid driver's license. Candidates must participate in an interview, pass a background examination, and submit to psychological testing and a physical examination.
About The Crestwood Police Department
Industry: Law Enforcement
Company size: 11-50 employees
This is the unofficial LinkIn page of the The Crestwood Police Department. The mission of the Crestwood Police Department is to provide quality police service based on high ethical and professional standards. This mission is to be attained through a sincere commitment to public service. It includes preserving the peace and order of the City through conflict management and enforcement of criminal laws and quasi-criminal laws by officers who are committed to the rule of law and have unique authority to investigate, arrest, search, seize and use reasonable and necessary force. It includes at all times being courteous, responsive and responsible to the public we serve. Our mission is public service and we are proud of it. To accomplish our mission we depend upon a partnership among citizens, elected officials and city employees. This is not an official page, of and is not owned by, The Crestwood Police Department.