Job Description:

Sworn Police Employment Opportunities

The Raytown Police Department offers great pay and benefits, as well as supplying all of your police required equipment (including weapons) and excellent training that will prepare you to perform as a professional police officer for the City of Raytown.

The base salary for a Missouri P.O.S.T. Class A police officer is $35,964, which includes ten (10) paid holidays.

The base salary for a non-P.O.S.T. Police Officer applicants is 10% lower than Class A officers, while attending the academy.

Non-P.O.S.T. Police Officer applicants that are hired will attend the Kansas City Regional Police Academy for their training. Upon completion of the Academy, you will continue your training at the Raytown Police Department, where you will complete a 14 week field training program with a Field Training Officer (FTO).

Additional benefits include a clothing allowance, overtime pay, vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave, life, disability, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan, and a voluntary deferred compensation plan.

How to apply:

The Raytown Police Department applicant screening process consists of the following steps:

• Pre-Test Application Form
• Written Examination
• Physical Agility Test
• Employment Application and
Background Investigation
• C.V.S.A. Examination
• Oral Board Interview
• Medical Examination
• Psychological Examination

You must be at least 21 years of age to take the POST Police Officer exam and have a high school diploma or GED.

For more information or to obtain an application, visit our website at www.raytown.mo.us or contact Sgt. Pete Weiss at 816-737-6113 or by email weissp@raytownpolice.org.