 background checks background checks behind the scenes does anyone have a suggestion for background checks we ve been using a company that charges us a flat rate for the year but i wanted to see what else is out there and what works for you we re us based thanks s swolfe fri 2072020 1523 hi at skateistan we run a by imran on wed 2122020 1439 hi at skateistan we run a twofold process for a background check we ask for reference letters and talk to the referees directly as well as ask for a police clearance certificate to make sure we are hiring the right people to be in contact with the children these processes have worked very well for us in afghanistan cambodia south africa and here in berlin it is important to advertise that for a background check the final candidates will be asked for reference letters and a police clearance certificate that people are aware of it and not surprised when you ask them at any point in the hiring process if you are hiring someone who will be closely working with children please ask the right questions to see if the person has any sort of experiences before or challenges working with children our goodpush template of child protection interview questions can be found here  thanks for sharing this by nanjavanrijsse on tue 2182020 1246 thanks for sharing this imran i ve been working on our child protection policies etc for amsterdam so this comes in really useful i ve got a followup question on the reference letters do you have demands on who should write this letter previous manager teacher colleague or is it just anyone who can vouch for you on a professional level thanks by imran on wed 2192020 918 thank you for your followup question yes we ask the person to provide a reference letter from their direct supervisor ideally however in some cases people are not comfortable with sharing references from their direct supervisors for what so ever reasons in these rare cases asking a reference letter from a colleague who the person has worked closely collaborated or managed some tasks together then asking different questions from these referees on a call will help understand the working relationship with the direct supervisor  