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How Thorough is Our Background Screening Program?

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posted 3/09/2010

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How Thorough is Our Background Screening Program?
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Do we conduct background screens on all volunteers and employees, including clergy?

2
If not, do we screen all employees and volunteers who work with children, handle money, or drive church vehicles?

3
Does our background screen include a written application, investigation into prior church membership and volunteer work, reference checks, a personal interview, and a criminal records check?

4
Do our criminal records checks include the four basics: a nationwide criminal records database search, an address history, Social Security number verification, and county court records searches in counties where the applicant has lived?

5
Do we ask volunteers to wait until they are associated with our ministry for at least six months before allowing them involvement with children of any age?

6
Do we require all prospective employees to sign a liability release that grants consent for us to contact former employers and to conduct a criminal records check?

7
Do we mark all job application documents "confidential," store them in a locked file, and keep them for at least three years if the person is not hired?

8
After confidential files have been retained for the proper amount of time, do we dispose of them by shredding?

9
Do we permanently retain—in a locked, confidential file—all employment documents pertaining to job applicants who are hired?

10
Do we store the confidential application files of volunteers as securely as we do those of paid workers?

11
Do we maintain permanently—in a locked, confidential file—all documents pertaining to volunteers who work with children or youth?

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