Protect My Ministry takes seriously the need to vet anyone – ANYONE – who is hired by, or volunteers for, a faith-based organization. In particular, we feel strongly that employees and volunteers within schools who are sponsored by, or run on the campus of, a religious organization must maintain high standards of conducting thorough and
Tired of Sloppy Handwriting? Five Benefits to a Paperless Hiring and Screening Platform.
The hiring process can be tedious. Generate an eye-catching job description. Sift through dozens, or hundreds, of applications. Decipher WHAT ON EARTH is written on said applications. Enter candidates’ information into data collection system. Find storage for applications, resumes and cover letters (there’s room in a back closet somewhere, right?). And that’s all before interviews
Student Ministry Makes Smart Move – Background Checks for Volunteers
There is a beautiful resurgence happening on a longtime religious property in Northwest Georgia. The Polk Haralson Christian Life Center in the Antioch Community, locally known as Camp Antioch, is now blossoming with visitors and wildlife after a major facilities upgrade project and a wildlife habitat certification from the The National Wildlife Federation. More than
4 Tips to Develop a Safe and Sound Background Screening Policy for Your Employees and Volunteers
On any given day, your ministry may be visited by dozens, hundreds or thousands of people. Some of these people are your everyday parishioners, some may be curious visitors, while others are routine employees or impassioned volunteers. This can be a wonderful thing for your ministry, its teachings and outreach, but it can also leave
Why Use Social Security Numbers?
It is quite possible that you may have encountered a candidate who is not comfortable with turning over his/her Social Security Number (SSN) for a background check. Here at Protect My Ministry, clients are commonly faced with candidates questioning the need for their SSN’s to be provided. If you were in the position of those
Church Management Software
Our Certified Integration Partners have pre-built interfaces with Protect My Ministry. When working with these Certified Integration Partners you can order and retrieve background checks with ease through your Church Management Software (CMS). If your organization is currently using one of Protect My Ministry’s CMS partners, contact on of our Risk Management Specialists today! Through KidCheck, simply establish an account to
When is the right time to do background checks?
Every organization is different and has different needs. It may be that your organization does not currently need to do a background investigation for a new hire, but has numerous volunteers lined up. There are many junctures in the hiring of new staff and evaluation process for volunteers at which the background checks can be
Preventative Measures
No organization wants to face the daunting task of denying a candidate’s request to volunteer or work. Often there can be a large amount of liability in the action of declining a candidate. The only way to ensure that your organization is legitimately handling these circumstances is to develop a policy. A pre-approved policy by
Get Up To Date
Most of the time, staff members and volunteers inside of your organization are juggling multiple hats. The representative handling the background screening process for your organization has probably already experienced the tedious task of collecting consent forms from your candidates. Everything from wasting time tracking down candidates who have not returned their forms to supplying
Don’t Drop The Ball
Regardless of the type of organization, often things get overlooked and forgotten in times of transition. You have likely experienced a change in position and know that people forget to tell you all the details. Protect My Ministry has also seen that for our clients’ organizations, handling these transitions can be quite taxing. However, we