Grapevine Placement Agency has been referring qualified childcare and household professionals throughout the Bay Area since 2001. We will provide professional guidance through the entire search process including:

• Free in-home consultation
• Access to a pool of prescreened Candidates
• Background checks at no additional charge

The candidates you meet through us will have completed a detailed application as well as an interview with our Placement Specialist. Grapevine Placement Agency requires all candidates to complete a rigorous pre-screening, personal interview, reference verification and independent background check process. Initially, candidates are pre-screened for work eligibility in the United States, work history, skill assessment, communication skills, and attitude and job preference.

At the agency's expense we perform background checks that consist of:

• Criminal Files convictions nationwide that include convictions and charges
• Civil Files nationwide
• Sex offender history
• Child Abuse Reports
• Credit Check
• DMV Clearance
• Proof of Vehicle Insurance
• Proof of Vehicle Registration
• Social Security Trace
• Fingerprinted
• CPR & First Aide Certification

If the candidate is placed in a position we arrange to have their fingerprints registered with TrustLine, California's background check for in-home childcare providers. Our final requirement is that the candidate be willing to commit to a family for at least one year or what the employer has required.

You will be searching with an experienced Placement Specialist who will help you create a job description that will address your needs. Your Placement Specialist will let you know about all of the appropriate candidates that match your job profile. We schedule candidate interviews at your convenience and tailor your search based on your ongoing feedback. When you meet a candidate you are interested in hiring we will coach you through the Working Interview and help you write a detailed contract. After many years of placement we have found that the execution of the working trial has been the best indicator of success for both employer and employee.

As part of the pre-employment conditions, candidates who are considered "ideal" for the job are offered the job based on successful completion of a working trial. The following is the guidelines for the Trial Working Interview.

Working Trial Interview:
The employer/client/ clients representative must agree to pay a previously agreed upon salary to any candidate who accepts an offer of employment and agrees to work for the employer the suggested 2 to 5 day working trial. The employer/client/clients representative is required to pay a previously agreed upon salary for the time a candidate works during their trial working interview.

There is a non-refundable $250 Registration Fee that will allow you access to our qualified candidate pool. The Placement Fee for our service is due if a candidate is hired, directly or indirectly by an employer who has listed their job opening with our Agency. Our fee is due when an offer of employment is accepted and an agreed upon start date has been confirmed by the employer and future employee.

Please call for Placement Fees.

When applicable, there is a fee of $130 for the TrustLine Registration / FBI check.

Indirect fee: Employers who introduce candidates who have been introduced to the employer by our firm to another employer will be responsible for payment of the placement fee.