You can tailor each background check to meet your ministry's needs. An employee's or volunteer's role within your ministry will dictate what type of search is necessary. If you have questions, the experts at Safe Hiring Solutions can offer recommendations for which level of screening is appropriate. You should also check with your attorney to determine which level of screening is sufficient.
Here's what each option from Safe Hiring Solutions provides:
Level I Screening Package: $20
- Personal ID/SSN Verification: Your first line of defense against applicant dishonesty. Instantly find out if your applicant has provided a valid Social Security number, if it was issued prior to his/her date of birth, or if it belongs to a deceased person. This search will also establish any aliases or alternate names the applicant has used in the past.
- Address History Verification: Zeroes in on where your applicant has lived by immediately providing his/her counties of residence for you, which you may compare
with those provided to you on his/her employment application. It identifies which county to use in your county court record
check.
- National Criminal History Database Search: Check for sex and violent offender registries in all 50 states, plus Guam and Puerto Rico. The database houses 300 million criminal records from more than 472 sources of information. Checking applicants’ criminal
records helps churches avoid hiring people with a history of theft,
fraud, or sexual abuse. Even if no red flags are present, performing
such checks help prove to a court that a church took reasonable care
in selecting its employees and volunteers.
- County Criminal History Report: A criminal history report showing felony and related misdemeanor charges. It goes back a minimum of seven years. It is more thorough than the national database search, because a person examines actual court records.**
- National Sex Offender Registry Search: A re-check of the National Sex Offender Registry is conducted on every report. The National Sex Offender Registry covers all 50 states plus Washington D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico.
** Additional court access fees apply in a few jurisdictions. Contact Safe Hiring Solutions for details.
Level II Screening Package: $30
This package includes everything in the Level I Screening Package, plus a Criminal History Report showing felony and related misdemeanor charges in up to three counties.
Additional Screening Services
- Motor Vehicle/Driving Records: Obtain a person’s driving history for the past three to seven years, depending on the state. Cost: $3.50*
- Federal Criminal Records Search: Conduct searches of the federal courts throughout the United States for crimes investigated by federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuted by U.S. Attorneys. The crimes range from white collar, kidnapping and bank robbery to drug offenses and internet child solicitation. The federal courts comprise about 5% of criminal records in the U.S. Cost: $3
- Employment Verification (up to 3 prior employers): Interview a person’s prior or current employer to verify start/end dates, start/end titles, employment status, reason for leaving, eligibility for rehire and comments about the employee’s performance. Cost: $12.50
- Education Verification: Learn dates of attendance, program of study and degree awarded. Cost: $7
- Professional License Verification: Verify a candidate’s credentials by confirming the license type, issuing authority, and dates of validity. This might help you determine if someone truly is an ordained minister or licensed counselor. Cost: $7
- Personal Reference Verification: Learn how long a reference has known an individual, in what capacity, any distinguishing positive or negative characteristics of the applicant, and the contact’s recommendations about the person’s eligibility. Cost: $8
- Employment Credit Report: Obtain a person’s credit history for the past seven years. Consider this report for people with fiduciary responsibilities. Cost: $12
- Electronic Form I-9 Filing: Safe Hiring Solutions provides electronic I-9 population and storage through their online InstaScreen System. Cost: $3
- Legal Right to Work Verification: Instantly verify the accuracy of social security numbers, immigration numbers and I-94 arrival/departure numbers. Cost: $3.50
- International Criminal Record Search: Conduct criminal background searches in nearly every country in the world. Cost: Varies by country
- Additional County Criminal Search: A criminal history report showing felony and related misdemeanor charges. Cost: $9**
* Additional state BMV fee applies.
** Additional court access fees apply in a few jurisdictions.
Learn more about:
Why you should screen
Who you should screen
How this service works
