Diocese of Covington at 402 E. 21st Street, Covington, KY 41014 US - Background Checks
| Background Checks |
Diocesan policy requires a background check for all employees and volunteers. These checks fall into two categories: A) those done through the FBI (costing $34) for contracted school staff in positions requiring certification(i.e. teachers, administrators, librarians, counselors, etc.); and B) those done through For the background checks conducted for contracted school staff, fingerprints are digitally scanned ("live-scanned") at one of eight Kentucky Driver License Bureau locations throughout the state (most Diocesan teachers, etc. will use the Erlanger or Lexington locations). No direct payment is required. The fee will be deducted from an account set up by the Diocese with the state. The procedure is as follows: 1. Call 1-888-655-9655 to schedule an appointment at one of the live-scan locations. No one will be fingerprinted without an appointment. Be sure to point out that this check is for the Catholic schools. 2. Fill out a Request for Conviction Records/Non-Public Schools to take with you to the appointment. If you do not have this completed form with you, you will be asked to complete a blank one before you leave the appointment. 3. Arrive on-time, and bring along identification. A driver's license (or an official For background checks for other employees and for volunteers (conducted through the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts), a designated Contact Person from each school/office/agency shall collect certain personal information: FULL NAME (including maiden name and any previous or current aliases) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER DATE OF BIRTH COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS EMAIL ADDRESS ALL of the requested information must be provided to the Contact Person, who will enter it into a formatted Excel File for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. (Note to Contact Person: Do NOT alter the file’s formatting.) Every person listed MUST provide an email address, which will also be necessary when registering online with VIRTUS. This AOC background check procedure is completely paperless. Once the required information has been collected and entered into the Excel file by the Contact Person, (s)he will email it as an attachment to skoplyay@covingtondiocese.org for processing through the AOC.
