Here at GroupOne Background Screening, we’ve been checking on your volunteers for over 25 years. Volunteers are screened for the same reason employers conduct background checks – to verify identity and eliminate problems that could arise from an undisclosed criminal history.
Advantages of GroupOne’s Volunteer Background Screening include:
- • Public safety;
• Legal compliance;
• Limitation of liability;
• Protection of the vulnerable;
• Customer assurance;
• Avoidance of loss of business.
Laws requiring volunteer screenings ask for a check of criminal history and sex offender registries, especially in programs involving children.
Today, most volunteer organizations believe it a necessity to “clear” their staffs. As with businesses, nonprofit organizations must provide safe environments for employees and children alike.
Parents have a right to assurance their children are safe, whether at school or soccer practice. But it goes much further. For adults responsible for their elderly parents, they want to know their loved one is not the target of abuse or crime.
In addition, for your volunteer background screening to be covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), it should be conducted by a third-party screening company such as GroupOne.
When conducting proper volunteer screening, it’s about protecting those who oftentimes cannot protect themselves – our children and our elderly.
When in doubt, let GroupOne “Clear your Volunteer.”