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Employment Background Checks

HCPSS conducts an extensive employment history review and criminal background check on prospective and new employees to assess whether they are fit to work with school-aged children. Detailed information on background checks, including relevant forms that must be completed, are available in the onboarding packet employees receive through the Workday recruitment system.

Employment History Review

In accordance with House Bill 486, HCPSS conducts a review of a job applicant’s employment history before they are hired. The purpose of this review is to prevent the employment of applicants who have been credibly accused of engaging in child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct with a minor.

Candidates for all positions – including all temporary employees – are required to provide contact information for:

  • Their current employer
  • All former employers where the job involved direct contact with minors.

Candidates must also provide written authorization to an employer to release all records regarding allegations of Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct with a Minor. In addition, candidates must provide a written statement of whether he/she:

  • Has ever been the subject of a Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Misconduct Investigation;
  • Has ever been disciplined, discharged, non-renewed, resigned or asked to resign while allegations of child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct were pending; or,
  • Has ever had a license or certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked while allegations of child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct were pending.

Providing false information is a violation of the law and will be reported to Maryland State Department of Education.

Criminal Background Checks

HCPSS requires all applicants to disclose and document criminal background information through the completion of the following materials. Failure to disclose information is grounds for immediate dismissal.

  • The HCPSS online employment application
  • Criminal Background Investigation Form (Family Law Article, 5-560 et.seq)

HCPSS will complete background checks for all prospective employees through the following:

  • Maryland Judiciary Case Search
  • National and State Sex Offender Registry
  • State and FBI Fingerprint criminal background check

If during the employment application process any information regarding criminal, child abuse or neglect issues is disclosed, discovered, or found to be inconsistent, the application evaluation process will stop and the information will be investigated.