With support from the North Carolina Division of Social Services, The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV) coordinates a criminal background check service to help improve safety for the children and families domestic violence service providers serve. The criminal background check service will provide domestic violence service providers with a broad range of information to assist in making staffing decisions. This service is at no charge and is exclusively for screening persons interested in working with a domestic violence service provider as an employee, volunteer, intern or contracted vendor. This service cannot be used to screen victims or shelter residents.

NCCADV is contracting with IntelliCorp, an agency specializing in supporting criminal background checks for nonprofits and youth-oriented organizations, to perform criminal background checks for local domestic violence service providers in North Carolina.

IntelliCorp will conduct trainings for your local service providers on how to initiate a criminal background check via webinar and, along with NCCADV, will provide ongoing technical support. NCCADV has developed best practice guidelines on utilizing the criminal background check service.

The criminal background checks will provide information on:

• Nationwide search for criminal charges, include those related to sex offenders registry.

• Motor vehicle records

If you have any questions about this service or agency participation in this program, please contact Trishana Jones, NCCADV’s Children and Youth Specialist, at tjones@nccadv.org or (919) 956-9124 ext. 205.

Resources:

• NCCADV’s Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Check -   This document supplements the IntelliCorp Records, Inc. training by informing agencies of the few compliance standards for the criminal background check service.

• Disclosure Form and Criminal Background Check Form - These forms affirm the applicant’s consent to participate in criminal background check and specify the solicited information can only used for the purpose of applicant’s employability or other with the agency.

• Preliminary Notice of Adverse Action - This document notifies applicant of the agency’s decision to terminate or not hire due to reasons related to the applicant’s criminal history. The wording includes those in the position of a volunteer, intern or contracted vendor.

• Notice of Adverse Action - This document is a follow up notification of the agency’s decision to terminate or not hire due to results of applicant’s criminal history, including words relevant to position of volunteer, intern or contracted vendor.

• Summary of Consumer Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act - The document highlighting the rights of applicants subject to a criminal background check, which is recognized as a consumer report.  

• Sample Agency Policy for Criminal Background Check - This document is a template that agencies may adapt to create their criminal background check policy.

• Criminal History Assessment - This document is a matrix for evaluating impact of criminal offenses on agency staffing, accompanied with a helpful glossary of legal terminology.