Police Recruit

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13587427

**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

**Distinguishing Features of Work**

The application must be filled out completely and to the best of your

knowledge.\

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Before you fill out the application you need to make sure you have the

following information, if you do not, you will not be able to move

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• Complete work history. Phone numbers and email addresses for each
  
  

are required. If you do not remember the supervisor you worked for,

and/or they are no longer employed, contact HR or the owner and get

a valid email address and phone number for them.

• No generic email address and/or generic phone numbers.
• Example **Do not use:**
  
  

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• Please remember you are applying for a Police Recruit position and
  
  

we want you to be honest and truthful. Do not leave out information

that you think may jeopardize your chance for employment.

Withholding information can result in permanent disqualification.

[Click Here to find a list of Police

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If you are not truthful and/or withhold information in this application,

you will be eliminated from the hiring process.

• \*\*Posting may come down at any time\*\***
  
  

**Examples of Work Performed**

• Must successfully complete training in areas including, but not
  
  

Limited To

• Answering calls and complaints involving fire, automobile
  
  

accidents, and misdemeanor and felony cases.

• Administering first aid, conducting preliminary investigations,
  
  

gathering evidence, locating witnesses, making arrests, and

taking prisoners to jail.

• Interviewing persons with complaints or inquiries and making
  
  

proper disposition or directing them to proper authorities.

• Processing evidence, testifying as a witness in court, keeping
  
  

records, and making reports.

• Using physical force effectively and appropriately.
• Using firearms safely and accurately.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
  
  

**Requirements of Work**

• Ability to successfully complete required training within the time
  
  

allowed.

• Ability to accurately discharge a rifle, shotgun, and handgun with
  
  

both left and right hands.

• Ability to learn to subdue a violent and/or uncooperative person by
  
  

methods requiring physical force.

• Ability to run distances up to one- and one-half miles without
  
  

exhausting self.

• Must not be impaired from testifying credibly in a court of law or
  
  

impaired from swearing to an affidavit.

• Ability to distinguish colors accurately.
• Visual acuity that meets established medical standards.
• Hearing ability that meets established medical standards.
• Ability to drag or carry an average adult person, about 160 pounds,
  
  

a distance of fifteen to twenty feet, away from danger.

• Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in
  
  

writing.

• Ability to wear body armor while on duty.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates, representatives of other organizations, and the public.

• Ability to operate an automobile and to maintain a valid Kansas
  
  

driver\'s license.

• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety
  
  

of other individuals in the workplace.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

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