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1. Police Basic Training

Riley County Police Department Officers must attend the Kansas Peace Officer basic training from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC).

KLETC is located twelve miles southeast of Hutchinson near Yoder, Kansas.

Students attending KLETC must reside in the student dormitory unless authorized to commute by the KLETC Associate Director. The training classes typically take 3-4 months. 

2. Typing Test

The first step in the hiring process is to complete an application. However, for most positions at the Riley County Police Department, there is also a timed typing test requirement as well. This is a test that you complete, online prior to the application deadline.

Typing tests are due by the application deadline. After you apply, a link will be emailed to applicants automatically. Please complete the typing test through that link and take a screenshot of your passing typing test score and attach the results to your application in ADP or email them to: ndouthit@rileycountypolice.org , PRIOR to the application and typing test deadline.

Typing Requirements:

The following positions, among others, require a timed typing test:

Dispatcher - 40 wpm, net

Police Officer - 16 wpm, net

Police Service Aide - 16 wpm, net

Corrections Officer - 16 wpm, net

Court Security Screener - 16 wpm, net

3. Relocation Information

Employees must live within Riley County or within a 30-mile radius of the Riley County Police Department. Our jurisdiction is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. This bike-friendly community is a great place to enjoy the Konza Prairie, Kansas State University Athletic Events, and the outdoors. The following sites offer helpful information to assist you in making the move to our area.

• Chamber of Commerce
• City of Manhattan
• Flint Hills Discovery Center
• Kansas State University
• Manhattan Parks and Recreation
• Riley County
• Fort Riley
• School - Blue Valley USD 384
• School - Manhattan-Ogden USD 383
• School - Riley County USD 378
• Tuttle Creek State Park

4. Out of State Applicants

For out-of-state applicants that wish to go through any of our hiring processes:

Testing/Boards

We will try to schedule any pre-employment physical agility testing and/or written exam, for out-of-state applicants, on or around the dates of the Oral Boards, so that you may complete as many steps as possible in one visit. This will need to be coordinated directly with our HR Technician.

Each step in the hiring process must be successfully completed in order to continue forward to the next step. Upon receipt of your application and at the start of any new process for which you have applied, you will be notified of the timeline for the hiring process.

5. Application Timeline

Every hiring process is unique; however, for most sworn positions, it follows the steps below. Dates and deadlines will be posted for each hiring process to give potential applicants 

1. Hiring process opens for applications
2. Submit an application and typing test
3. Culture Index survey
4. Written exam
5. Oral board interviews
6. Pre-employment medical
7. Physical abilities test (RCAT)
8. Background investigation/ CVSA exam 
9. Division Commander interview
10. Psychological evaluation
11. Job-related medical screening
12. Tentative Hire Date

For Dispatch positions, most processes follow the steps below:
1. Hiring process opens for applications
2. Submit an application and typing test
3. Culture Index Survey
4. Written Exam
5. Oral Board Exercise/Interview
6. Background Investigation/ CVSA
7. Division Commander Interview
8. Psychological Evaluation
9. Job-related medical screening
10. Tentative Hire Date

*Previous Applicants

If you advanced to the Oral Board stage of a Hiring Process and were not chosen to move forward, you must wait 6 months before reapplying for that same position.

If you have any questions please contact Nicole Douthit DL: 785-473-2348 or ndouthit@rileycountypolice.org