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The Program requires that each member engaged in the performance of a federal grant shall, as a condition of service under the grant, abide by the terms of this policy and shall notify Program Staff in writing of any criminal drug charge, arrest, or conviction occurring during service no later than five (5) days after such charge, arrest, or conviction. Upon receiving notice or otherwise learning about the charge, arrest, or conviction the Program will notify appropriate Federal-contracting agency within ten (10) days. Within 30 days of receiving such notice, the Program will (1) take disciplinary action up to and including exit for cause consistent with AmeriCorps rules regarding termination and suspension of service, or (2) require the member to satisfactorily participate in an approved drug treatment program. The Program shall make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of this policy. \[Reference: 41 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.\] 3)Member Recruitment and Selection a) Recruitment: The Service Site will work in collaboration with Program Staff to recruit and fill its positions by the deadlines set by Program. The Service Site will utilize recruitment materials provided by Program to recruit individuals to serve in their site. Individuals should be directed to b) Interview: Program Staff will screen all applications, conduct phone interviews, and manage final interviews and offers for all candidates. c) Selection: Program Staff have the responsibility and authority to extend an offer for a position to an applicant. The Service Site will not extend an official offer to any applicant; it may, however, give its recommendation to Program Staff who are responsible for making an offer. Program Staff reserve the right to make the final decision regarding the selection of members to enforce a fair and equitable hiring process. Program will not discriminate for or against any AmeriCorps service member or applicant on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, familial status, military service, or any other category protected by law. d) Background checks: Member service is contingent upon successful completion of a three-part federally mandated background check (FBI, state repository, and sex offender registry checks). Program will conduct and pay for a thorough background check on each applicant prior to their official acceptance into the Program. Program will notify Service Sites if the applicant did not clear the background check according to the Program and AmeriCorps policy. Actual results of the background check will not be shared with sites without written permission from the applicant. Background check results will not be shared with the Service Site where prohibited by law. Service Sites must indicate in this Agreement if it intends to conduct its own additional background check. Service Site assumes all responsibility for costs associated with additional background checks. A member may not be asked to pay for the cost of a background check. e) Replacing members: In most cases, the site may not replace a member who exits the Program early. However, sites are allowed to replace a member who terminates service before 2022-2023 Ampact 5