Educators are entrusted to teach and interact with the most vulnerable and impressionable members of society, which means that they should be held to the highest standard both ethically and professionally. Our educational institution background checks for Teachers, Faculty, etc. are FCRA compliant, so you can make the appropriate hiring choice without worry of discriminatory lawsuits, whether you’re looking to hire a full-time teacher, teaching aid, school counselor or other faculty member.
Teaching Staff Background Checks
The safety of the children is a school’s biggest responsibility. To support a safe and nurturing environment, faculty background checks should be the first step in any application process. TruDiligence understands the vital position teachers hold in the community; they should be subjected to the utmost scrutiny while performing Background Checks For Education Jobs. Our background checks on teachers include inquiries into an applicant’s prior employment history and criminal record. We also verify their identity, check the DOJ sex offender registry and terrorist databases, as well as conduct an education verification.
Every state has a different process for conducting background checks for teachers and other education staff. As an illustration, USA Today published an article in 2016 that highlighted the variations from each state on teacher background checks. Let TruDiligence assist your educational institution with the proper background checks to find the appropriate staff.
Administrative Staff Background Checks
The administrative staff of an institution include the secretary and other office staff that help to keep the school running smoothly. They also have extensive contact with children who visit or are called to the office throughout the course of each school day. In order to maximize safety and ensure compliance, we offer Background Checks For Education Jobs to verify identity, check for sex offenses against children and uncover criminal activity that would reflect poorly on the school community and present a danger to the children.
Faculty Background Checks
School faculty members such as cafeteria staff, maintenance personnel and school bus drivers are regularly in contact with students and should be subject to the same standards of conduct as teachers. Our faculty background checks verify that an applicant’s social security number and name match. It also searches for prior felony convictions and sexual offenses against others. To ensure compliance FCRA guidelines are strictly followed, which is a critical part when conducting Background Checks For Education Jobs.
Teaching Assistant Background Checks
Teaching assistants provide a valuable service in the classroom. While they don’t need to have the teaching credentials that the lead teachers possess, they still need to have the nurturing traits of a teacher. Our Educational Background Checks reveal prior criminal convictions or inappropriate behavior that might affect a parent’s ability to trust the aide with his/her child.
PAPERLESS, ELECTRONIC SCREENING PROCESS
TruDiligence saves you time and effort by organizing and streamlining hiring processes. We eliminate the paperwork and data entry required to keep accurate records and develop a solution that is tailored to fit the specific needs of your business. Our integrated Applicant Invite System will allow you to go paperless in your background check processes. You simply distribute a hyperlink to each applicant which will guide them through an electronic disclosure and release/authorization process. The applicant will digitally mouse sign each required document and then provide all of the necessary information and identifiers needed to conduct the background check. Once complete, images of the digital documents and all applicant information is passed seamlessly into the system for background check processing.
- Completely paperless process
- Electronically capture signatures on required documents
- Eliminate data entry
Close any vulnerabilities in your hiring system and make it quick and easy to find the best employees for your company. Contact TruDiligence today to learn more about implementing our integrated Applicant Tracking and Management System.
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