Background Checks for Volunteers
Thank You Volunteering!
We are grateful for our dedicated volunteers who help make Northridge Schools an exceptional place for students to learn and grow. To ensure the safety of all students and staff, we require background checks for all volunteers.
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS If you are volunteering for a classroom activity or event (i.e. party), you must complete check in with the building's office and complete the Raptor check in.
FIELD TRIP VOLUNTEERS - DAY TRIPS If you are volunteering to chaperon or assist with a field trip that is not an overnight trip, you must complete the BIB background check. We have partnered with the Background Investigation Bureau, BIB, to provide a more efficient and less costly way for our parents to complete the background check process. Click the link below to start the process, the background check requires your submission of personal information, your driver's license number and payment in the form of credit card. CLICK HERE TO START VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS Please Note: Completed online BIB but lost card? - If you are already an approved school volunteer who has a lost their card, please Click Here To Have Card Replaced. You do not need to go through the BIB background check process unless it's been more than three years.
FIELD TRIP VOLUNTEERS - OVERNIGHT If you are volunteering to chaperon or assist with an overnight or out-of-state field trip you must complete a BCI and FBI background check. Important: In accordance with district policy, all volunteers for overnight field trips must complete both a BCI and FBI background check. These checks are valid for one year within the school district. If you’ve completed a background check within the past year, please verify with the District Office at (740) 967-6631 to confirm its validity. Required Documents: To complete the background check, please bring your driver’s license or a state issued ID, your social security number, payment for the background check and you will need to reference the codes below. Background Check Codes:
- FBI: NCPA/VCA, Reason: “Volunteer Children’s Act (VCA)”
- BCI: NO ORC, Reason: “Other,” Type: “Volunteer Children’s Act (VCA)”
6097 Johnstown-Utica Road, Johnstown, OH 43031 NEARBY BACKGROUND CHECK LOCATIONS Ohio Health Consortium 1032 Buckeye Avenue, Newark, OH 43055 | (740) 344-4622
Walk-ins: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
BCI: $34.00, FBI: $37.00, Both: $60.00 Licking County ESC 621 Mount Vernon Road, Newark, OH 43055 (3rd floor) | (740) 349-6084, ext. 6097 By appointment only, please call. Both BCI/FBI: $65 (cash or check only) Education Service Center of Central Ohio 2080 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH 43219 | (614) 445-3750
By appointment only. Make an appointment online.
Both BCI/FBI: $58 (debit or credit only) Licking County Sheriff's Office
155 East Main Street, Newark, OH 43055 | (740) 670-5500
Walk-ins: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. For more information email Marcia Toomey at mtoomey@lickingcounty.gov BCI: $30, FBI: $30, Both: $60 (cash only) Important Reminder: Please don’t delay in completing the background check, as it can take up to 30 days to process. Once completed, you can either scan and email a copy to jadamson@northridgevikings.org, or mail a copy to the district office or bring it directly to us. Be sure to keep a copy for your records.