Background Checks
Protecting our athletes is one of SRA's highest priorities.
Working with children is an important responsibility. Every volunteer who serves in a leadership role at Summerfield Recreation Association is expected to help provide a safe, positive, and family-oriented environment for every participant.
To help accomplish this, SRA requires background checks for volunteers serving in positions that involve direct interaction with youth participants.
Who Must Complete a Background Check?
Background checks are required for volunteers serving in positions including:
- Head Coaches
- Assistant Coaches
- Commissioners
- Board Members
- Any other volunteer serving in a leadership role within the organization
Our Screening Process
- Each volunteer is required to complete a background check.
- The background check invitation is sent directly to the volunteer via email.
- A trusted third-party screening company performs the background check.
- The screening company determines whether the applicant passes or fails based on SRA's screening standards.
- To protect every volunteer's privacy, SRA only receives a PASS or FAIL result. Board members do not receive or review criminal history information.
Automatic Disqualifications
- Providing inaccurate or false information during the application process.
- Refusing to complete the required background screening.
Additional Disqualifying Offenses
An applicant will not be considered for a volunteer position if the background screening identifies convictions involving:
- Sex offenses or sexual misconduct
- Violent felonies
- Felony convictions (other than sex or violence-related offenses) within the past 10 years
- Child abuse or domestic violence
- Misdemeanors within the past seven years that are determined by the third-party screening vendor to impact the safety of children or families
Important Notice
Even if an applicant has no guilty convictions, SRA reserves the right to deny a volunteer position if a patterned history of behavior raises concerns regarding the safety and well-being of youth participants.
If qualifying criminal charges are pending during a season, the volunteer may be suspended until those matters have been resolved.
Background Check Expiration
Background checks remain valid for three (3) years. After three years, a new screening must be completed before continuing to serve in an eligible volunteer role.
