Park District Background Checks

I.A.P.D. Compliant Background Checks Made Simple!

Illinois implemented legislation 70 ILCS 1205/8-23 in 2004 as a safety measure to protect members of the community. The legislations implemented a minimum background check requirement for park districts bringing on new employees and volunteers, enabling them to identify and potentially disqualify individuals with certain criminal offenses from working in the park district system and facilitate a safer environment for park visitors and employees. 

• We follow the Illinois Association of Park Districts Code to meet the requirements of a diligent background check.
• We provide you with simple and effective ways to initiate paperless background checks such as our web portals for employee or volunteer screening. This means you can have a link on your website for applicants to initiate their background check, or you can initiate the background check by sending an email invite with a secure link. Both methods are paperless and can be completed with any smart device.
• We save you money with scaled and cost-effective screening packages for volunteers, seasonal, and full-time employees. Never spend more than you need to!
• We guarantee great customer service! That means, no call centers, no chatbots, and no trouble tickets. You communicate directly with the people who work on your background checks. See what our clients have to say.

go green:

• We know that you know the importance of being green! SafeScreener makes applicant background screening 100% paperless and darn near effortless for the park district and the applicant. We do so by offering two simple methods of initiating a background check.
  • Our custom web portal allows you to place a link anywhere on your website. The secure information entry page will appear for the applicant to enter their data with no action needed by your staff. Example: Start your background check here
  • Our Quick App Email allows any authorized user to initiate a background check by entering just an applicant’s name and email address as seen in this short QuickApp Demo Video.

Save Some Green:

• Zero set-up fees, zero monthly fees, and zero minimum requirements to start and maintain a SafeScreener account means you only pay for the background checks we process for you.

Add What You Need, Only When You Need It:

• Our core background screening packages will provide you with everything you need to meet IPDA and Illinois State standards. Additional a la carte options such as Education Verification, Past Employment Verifications, Professional License Verifications, References, and more can be added as needed for more extensive background checks on higher-level positions.

Keep your compliance on track:

• with our guidance and built-in compliance tools. We help automate State and Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance by providing…
  • Paperless authorization and disclosure forms for the applicant to digitally sign before the background check.
  • “Active” authorization forms automatically include any required verbiage to comply with the state law where the applicant resides.

Get customer support from People that know you:

• No call centers and no AI voices to frustrate you when you need assistance. You communicate directly with the experts who are working on your background checks.

Be confident in the security of your data:

• SafeScreener complies with the PCI DSS and E13PA Compliance. When you or your applicant submits sensitive information via our user interface, your information is protected both online and offline.

At SafeScreener we’ve been making Park District background Checks simple and cost effective for over twenty years! Have questions? We’re here to help! Call us anytime at 312-985-5010.