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One King Sports Background Check Policy
The One King Sports, Inc. Board has implemented a mandatory background screening policy for all head coaches. These background checks will need to be paid for by the coach and the cost is approximately $20. If the cost of the background check is a problem, please reach out to us and we can make arrangements for you. If you are selected as a head coach with our organization, a link will be sent to you to complete the background check.
One King Sports, Inc.
Background Screening Policy
Adopted 10/1/22
PURPOSE
It is the intent of this policy to establish certain guidelines wherein the One King Sports, Inc. Board (hereinafter referred to as “OKS”) can seek to protect our program participants by investigating the background of coaches (hereinafter referred to as “candidates”) who will be involved in OKS approved programs.
GENERAL
A. Criminal background screenings are conducted by an outside third party who specializes in such work.
B. Any person who has been found guilty, pled guilty; or pled no contest, regardless of adjudication, or has a pending charge pertaining to, any of the disqualifying offenses listed in this policy will be immediately disqualified from coaching positions with OKS or an associated athletic board. OKS also reserves the right to disqualify a person for any crime that would be considered a potential risk to children and/or vulnerable populations. A candidate who willfully fails to comply with this background screening policy shall be automatically disqualified.
C. This policy will apply to all new OKS head coaches in sanctioned OKS athletic leagues. If there is any doubt as to who should be screened, the general rule is anyone who would potentially have unsupervised access to children in an OKS approved program.
The criminal background screening is mandatory, there are no exceptions.
SCREENING PROCESS
All candidates must sign a Release for Criminal History which gives OKS the right to check criminal history records and verify social security numbers. This release and screening is executed directly, through www.protectmyministry.com.
The cost associated with these background screenings will need to be paid for by the candidate. No other personal information (e.g. work history, financial, credit, etc.) is checked or researched. The company executing background checks has agreed to such terms contractually, and confirms such direction annually.
The third party contractor conducting the checks will cross-reference the screening results with the disqualifying crimes listed in this policy. A pass/fail grade will then be relayed to OKS based on the cross-reference. A pass grade for any candidate that has zero disqualifying crime matches, a fail grade for any candidate that has one or more disqualifying crime matches. All information pertaining to the background check will remain with the third party contractor, subject to the applicable laws requiring disclosure. OKS will not be informed of the results of any background check; rather, the OKS will only be issued a pass/fail grade for each candidate.
If the third party contractor reports any “fail” grades to OKS, OKS shall notify the candidate that he or she is disqualified for their desired position. OKS will also notify the appropriate Athletic Board if their candidate is disqualified. Upon request, the candidate will receive a copy of the background check from the third party contractor.
CONFIDENTIALITY
To help ensure confidentiality, athletic board members, employees of athletic boards, and OKS should not be notified of a Coach’s criminal history. The criminal background reports shall be kept in a secure location by the third party contractor for a period as required by applicable law.
APPEALS PROCESS
If a candidate’s background check includes a charge set forth on the list of disqualifiers below, OKS shall immediately disqualify a person from their position. There shall be no appeal of a decision to disqualify a candidate, if the candidate’s relevant criminal history is accurate; all decisions are final.
If a candidate wishes to dispute the content of the profile report, the candidate shall contact the third party responsible for conducting the background check by calling the telephone number listed on the report. The candidate is responsible for providing any or all documentation to support his or her claim.
DISQUALIFYING CRIMES
If a candidate (1) has been convicted of, (2) has a charge pending against him or her in which it is alleged that he or she has committed any of the following crimes, or (3) has a record of a conviction of an equivalent offense in another state, the candidate will be disqualified from the position with any program approved by OKS.
All Sex Offenses
Examples include, but are not limited to: child molestation, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sodomy, prostitution, solicitation, indecent exposure, etc.
All Felony Violence Offenses
Examples include, but are not limited to: murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated burglary, etc.
All Felony offenses other than violence or sex within the past ten (10) years.
Examples include, but are not limited to: drug offenses, theft, embezzlement, fraud, child endangerment, etc.
All Misdemeanor Violence offenses within the past seven (7) years.
Examples include, but are not limited to: simple assault, battery, domestic violence, hit and run, etc.
Two (2) Misdemeanor Alcohol offenses within the past five (5) years or three (3) or more offenses within the past ten (10) years.
Examples include, but are not limited to: driving under the influence, drunk and disorderly, public intoxication, etc.
All Misdemeanor Drug offenses within the past five (5) years or two (2) or more offenses within the past ten (10) years.
Examples include, but are not limited to: simple drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, etc.
Any other misdemeanor within the past five (5) years that would be considered a potential danger to children.
Examples include, but are not limited to: contributing to the delinquency of a minor, providing alcohol to a minor, etc.
WHY THESE CRIMES?
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has reviewed the resources of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners and sought the counsel of recognized background screening experts to develop a set of Recommended Guidelines for Volunteer Background Screening in park and recreation settings. These guidelines were produced as a result of this review.
Affirmation of faith & conduct
As a Coach, Team Leader, Director, Board Member or Employee you are a valuable extension of the One King Sports Ministry. As such you must affirm and abide by the values given to us in God’s Word. To participate in your role within One King Sports Ministry you must affirm your faith as a Christian and that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior as well as the following:
· There is one God, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and deserve eternal punishment for it. Yet, in his great mercy, God sent his only Son Jesus Christ into the world to provide for sinners the way of eternal life. Our best works are but filthy rags, it is by Grace we have been saved through faith. Repentance and turning to the Lord is the only path to salvation.
· We place a high value on setting the Christian example not only on the playing field but in the community as well. Your conduct and lifestyle must be consistent with Christian values and teachings of Jesus Christ given to us via God’s Word in the Bible.
· As a leader within the One King Sports Ministry you agree to conduct yourself in an appropriate manner, lead prayer when necessary and abide by all One King Sports rules/regulations.
3 Big Things
Grace: We Must Show Grace Towards Others in the Same Way God Shows Us
· 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not because of our own works, but by His own purpose and by the grace he granted us in Christ Jesus before time eternal.
Tongue: Our Words Matter
· Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Example: You Must Model Appropriate Christian Behavior
· Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.