Preemployment Screening

Purpose

Clubs are responsible for hiring and supervising their own coaches and staff, and managing their own volunteers. USA Swimming does not hire, supervise, or manage a club’s employment relationship with its coaches, staff, or volunteers, as that is an independent responsibility of the club.

The pre-employment screening program requires clubs to certify to USA Swimming that they have conducted certain pre-employments screenings for covered individuals. Note that USA Swimming’s Background Check Program is a criminal record search and is not a substitute for a club conducting appropriate pre-employment inquiries.

Clubs should carefully check references and previous employers and verify information provided by the applicant using available screening resources.

REQUIRED PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING PROCEDURES

As a condition of membership in USA Swimming, member clubs are required to conduct the following pre-employment screens on their new employees who are required to be USA Swimming members by USA Swimming rules.

Past Employment Reference Checks or Verifications. Where there have been multiple employers, minimum of the three most recent employers.
Education Verification (highest held)
State Motor Vehicle Report Examination

The club should carefully review and evaluate the information gathered as part of making a final decision to offer employment to a candidate. The screening process should be completed before the employee is officially hired and begins employment.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING PROCEDURES

USA Swimming also recommends that local member clubs conduct the following internal research into new employees who are required to be members by USA Swimming rules:

Social Network Search
Google Media Search

If the club chooses to complete the recommended screens listed above, it should carefully review and evaluate the information gathered as a part of making a final decision to offer employment to a candidate.

If you have additional questions or need more information after reviewing the FAQ document, please contact preemploymentscreening@usaswimming.org.

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