Congratulations on being hired as an independent contractor with the Hopkins County Schools system. There are several things we must do before you can attend a practice or contest and those steps are listed below. Please note that you are responsible for the cost (subject to change) of
CA/N $10.00
FBI fingerprinting and check $52.00
An independent contractor for a Kentucky school is a self-employed person who performs services for a school. The primary factor that determines if someone is an independent contractor or an employee is the degree of control the school has over the work. Before an independent contractor can perform duties within our schools in Hopkins County, the following must be completed and approved by the Hopkins County Board of Education.
WHAT YOU MUST COMPLETE
NOTE: all must be completed and approved before the coach can attend a practice or contest. Once we have everything completed and on file, we will notify you so you can begin performing your duties.
Copy of your driver's license and social security card
Child Neglect and Abuse (CA/N) report
You are required to get a background check, Child Neglect and Abuse (CA/N) report. Below are the instructions for completing the CA/N background check for Hopkins County Schools. If you recently completed a CA/N check, you should be able to login and print and/or email the completed document.
Click on this LINK to begin
You will create an account if you do not have one.
Once you have created your account and verified it, you will log in.
Select CAN tile and verification.
Select DPP 156 from the forms tab at the top of the page.
Select Public school employee.
For the ENTITY REQUESTING INFORMATION section
Enter the board address, Hopkins Co Board of Ed, 320 S Seminary St, Madisonville, 42431 and check the box at the bottom authorizing them to share the results with cindy.barnhill@hopkins.kyschools.us
Upload your driver's license.
After you have entered all information and hit save, it should take you to a page where you will enter your payment information. The fee is $10.00.
You should receive an email once the report has completed. This could take anywhere from 3-10 days. Once you have gotten the report back, open it and save it in a PDF format, and email it to me, please.
Log in and in the top left, click on DASHBOARD
In the bottom right, click PRINT
In the top right, click VIEW REPORT
In the top middle, click the disk and then save as PDF
Email me the PDF
Print ,complete and return page 2 to the Board of Education HR department
FINAL STEP:
The HR department will reach out to you to schedule an appointment once we have all the above information.
Independent Contractors for band will sign an Authorization & Waiver and a Confidentiality Statement when you come for you background check.
Once you have all requirements and paperwork complete, you will receive notification that you may begin performing coaching duties. You are not permitted to be on the field with students until you receive the notification that you are cleared.