Airport Police Captain - KCMO

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Kansas Cuty, MO

2d•$5,910•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position within the Aviation Department, Airport Police Division. The Airport Police Captain serves as the commanding officer of a shift, responsible for enforcing federal, state, and local laws and regulations relevant to city-owned airports. This role involves monitoring and regulating subordinate assignments, determining priorities, managing personnel, and ensuring the efficient and effective completion of unit objectives. The Captain is responsible for employee development, implementing disciplinary actions, and ensuring compliance with all city, department, and division rules and regulations. A key aspect of this role is ensuring that airport police personnel properly carry out procedures and controls for the protection of passengers, tenants, and airport personnel against unlawful and disruptive behavior. The Captain responds to requests for police assistance, emergencies, and collaborates with other agencies on various issues including security, safety, and environmental conditions.

Requirements

Accredited bachelor's degree and 3 years of supervisory experience as a certified law enforcement officer; OR high school graduation and 7 years of experience as a certified law enforcement officer, with 3 of those years being supervisory experience.
Current Missouri POST certification.
At least 21 years of age.
Must pass a physical examination as prescribed by the City.
Must be eligible to obtain a special police commission as issued by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, Board of Police Commissioners.
Must pass a psychological evaluation.
Must possess a valid State-issued driver’s license in accordance with City of KCMO policies.
Must successfully complete a TSA criminal history background check.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English via 2-way radio.
Must be physically able to perform the approved force techniques contained in department’s Response to Resistance policy.

Nice To Haves

Military veterans encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Enforces applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including Revised Statutes of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri City Ordinances, federal regulations, and rules mandated by the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri, relevant to city-owned airports.
Serves as commanding officer of a shift, monitoring and regulating assignments or projects delegated to subordinates.
Determines and establishes priorities, provides proper personnel assignments, identifies problems, gives special instructions, and secures and dispenses relevant information to assigned shift personnel.
Receives and approves reports and maintains personnel activity records during the incumbent’s tour of duty.
Manages individual performance, directly and through subordinate supervisors, to ensure efficient and effective completion of unit objectives.
Encourages employee development and institutes a system of appropriate disciplinary actions.
Ensures that decisions made by, or delegated to, subordinates are in compliance with the rules and regulations of the city, the department, and the division.
Ensures that procedures, methods, and controls necessary for the protection and safe guarding of passengers, travelers, tenants, and airport personnel against acts of unlawful and disruptive behavior are carried out properly by airport police personnel.
Responds to requests for police assistance from airport tenants, concessionaires, agencies, and the general public.
Responds to all crashes, fire, emergency situations, and passenger screening checkpoints when weapons, explosives or hazardous materials are detected.
Collaborates with staff of other agencies on problems dealing with visiting dignitaries, large reception crowds, bomb threats, and prevention of theft and vandalism.
Maintains proper logs, reports, and forms recording circumstances in detail surrounding non-routine occurrences and investigations affecting airport security, safety, or environmental conditions.
Performs related duties as required.