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I found a great job. Today was my first day as an intake coordinator/ administrative assistant for a local child advocacy center. I absolutely love this job. I want to someday become an advocate myself. Great pay, great hours, great people, location, etc. It is all around perfect for me. This is the first time that I feel like I am actually contributing. I also have a baby, whom I am trying to support. I feel a connection to this job, because I love children. Here’s the problem- I am an ex- drug offender. The crime is simple possession of a controlled substance. I have been in treatment for 2 years. It is 2 years in the past (I am 20 years old). Today when I was about to leave, my supervisor gave me some paperwork to take home. New employment papers, which included the submission for a background check. Do you think that the director will understand, that I will be able to keep this wonderful job? I have to keep this job, I could always find another, but I want this. Please help!!!!!
6 Comments
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
It sounds like the kind of job that would have pretty strict rules about that kind of thing. Was it a misdemeanor? If so then you might be ok. If it was a felony, I think you’re out of luck. Since you sound like it was a misdemeanor and you can likely prove you’ve been in treatment you might be ok.See if you can find a regulation or statement on your company’s website about the kinds of things that would make you ineligible for employment with them. Best of luck and congratulations on turning your life around!
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Sorry, but you will not be keeping this job. Once they find out about the drug conviction you will be let go, there will be no way to talk them out of firing you– you are working with children and companies policies do not allow that
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
This is what I would do…
I would fill out the paper work (it is mandatory in your type of field) and before giving it to your supervisor, ask for a meeting and explain what happened. Then give them the papers. Explain that you don’t want them to find any surprises and most times they will accpet that you are being honest, instead of trying to hide something from your past.
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
I agree with bingobabee….be honest and do not lie! IF you are going to be let go, nothing you can say will stop that , as you ARE working with people’s children….even tho you have changed your life around. Employers don’t like bad surprises, either!!! If they know that you were honest enough to come forth with the bad, they will be more apt to keep you and give you a chance IF it comes to that. You are now sitting on the edge of the fence, and if they are smart, and see what a good job you have done, and were honest with them, they could keep you there.
I will say a prayer for you….but no matter what happens to you with this, keep moving in a forward direction in your life and don’t give up on your current dreams of being an advocate. You might want to talk with a career counselor and see if they might have a way to move in the future, as none of us is perfect and we all have skeletons in our closets….
Good luck!
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
As someone else said, I’d fill out the paperwork, give it to your supervisor in private and explain the circumstances. As long as your offense didn’t involve abuse or neglect of a child, you may be ok. A lot of the parents of children that need advocates have drug issues or other issues and they understand second chances.
September 12th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Contrary to popular belief, most employers do understand these charges. I work in HR for my company, and we do a lot of background checks on every new employee. If I saw that you had the experience we were looking for and it was for a simple possession from 2 two years ago (you were 18) my office and I would oversee it but we will tell you that this kind of behavior is not to be expected.
Assuming that the drug charge is the only thing on your background check, an employer could still consider you for employment, it all really depends on their hiring conditions.
Now, if you did something bad for example "resisting arrest" or "assault on an officer of the peace" and the charge was lessened as a part of a plea bargain you may run into some resistence.
My advice would be to bring the paperwork back and be honest about your past mistake. I’m not saying you should present yourself as a charity case, just return all the forms and explain yourself to your supervisor. NEVER LIE ON YOUR APPLICATION, providing false information are grounds for termination and most definetely not get you hired in the company for many years.
I understand you love this job, but an employer has to make the best investment for their company. Due to your age and what you did, I’m sure you’ll be fine. If you were a 30 year old with a history of this, you would most certainly not be hired.