Police Officer

Creve Coeur, MO
Creve Coeur Police Department

Salary range: Minimum $64,034 – Maximum $84,321.

Essential Functions:

Performs general duty police work in the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances; performs related work as required. General duty work consists of the following: routine patrol work in an assigned area, preliminary investigation, and miscellaneous duties incidental thereto and performed in accordance with department rules and regulations. A Police Sergeant regularly checks the work and gives specific instructions and assistance when special problems arise; however, a Police Officer is required to exercise initiative and discretion when faced with emergency conditions. The work involves an element of personal danger.

Requirements:

  • Must be at least 21 years of age, by date of appointment.
  • Applicant must possess a valid high school diploma, or its educational equivalent. A college degree is not required to apply, but is preferred.
  • Minimum Department standard is 20/20 corrected in each eye.
  • No pertinent felony record and no conviction of any crime related to domestic violence. Applicant must have no pending indictments, no misdemeanor convictions such as, but not limited to, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, fraud, etc. Applicant cannot be on probation for any criminal charge and must have no arrests for DWI related offenses within 3 years of application.
  • Applicant must possess a valid driver’s license, by date of appointment. Applicant shall not have been convicted of three or more hazardous moving violations in the last 24 months and must have fewer than five points charged against his/her driving record at time of application. Applicant must have no alcohol related suspension or revocation of driving privilege within three years of application.
  • Applicant must have a Missouri POST Class A Peace Officer certification by date of appointment.
  • Must not have been eliminated from a Creve Coeur Police Department hiring process within the past twelve months.