David Kay, 63, from Seaton, was convicted of three charges of sexual activity with a child while working with Cumbria Connexions.
At the trial it emerged that Kay had been disciplined for inappropriate behaviour towards young girls in a previous role as a youth justice worker with North Yorkshire Council.
However, the job reference Cumbria Connexions received from the council before hiring him made no mention of this.
A North Yorkshire Council spokesman said that a review of the case and Kay's references is now taking place.
He said that so far references for a variety of other job applications made by Kay have been located, all of which "outline the outcome of a disciplinary process and the detail that Kay received a final written warning".
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