Police Officer

The Andover Police Department is interested in professional, highly motivated, problem-solving & community-oriented individuals for full-time Police Officer positions.  The City of Andover is a rapidly growing, contemporary community with excellent schools located adjacent to Wichita; it is small town living at its finest, with many of the big city amenities.  The Andover Police Department is a 29-sworn member agency with a strong community commitment, high integrity standards, a state-of-the-art facility and equipment, excellent benefits, KP&F retirement, and no residency requirements.  The Andover Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  For more information about the department, visit www.andoverks.com. 

Duties and responsibilities include enforcing all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances; taking calls for service; patrolling business districts and residential neighborhoods to deter and detect crime; investigating complaints; citing and/or arresting law violators; following up on pending reports and cases; preparing and/or serving civil law processes; protecting person(s) or property; and securing and protecting prisoners.  When not responding to calls for service, department members are expected to use self-directed work time in an efficient manner by self-initiating work on those tasks identified by supervisory personnel as priorities for this job position.  Applicants must be able to perform these duties and responsibilities in a race and ethnicity-neutral manner.