diff --git a/src/utils/checker.ts b/src/utils/checker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34892a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/checker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+    Animal Rights Advocates Discord Bot
+    Copyright (C) 2022  Anthony Berg
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import type { TextChannel } from 'discord.js';
+import IDs from './ids';
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the channel is in the staff category.
+ * @param channel channel to check if parent is staff
+ * @returns {boolean} true if is in staff channel
+ */
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/prefer-default-export
+export function checkStaff(channel: TextChannel) {
+  if (channel.parent === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (channel.parent.id === IDs.categories.staff) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/devIDs.ts b/src/utils/devIDs.ts
index 2135ba5..0507fc0 100644
--- a/src/utils/devIDs.ts
+++ b/src/utils/devIDs.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const devIDs = {
     },
   },
   categories: {
+    staff: '999431676058927253',
     verification: '999431677006860409',
     diversity: '999431679053660185',
   },
diff --git a/src/utils/ids.ts b/src/utils/ids.ts
index 0bdd580..9506e87 100644
--- a/src/utils/ids.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ids.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ let IDs = {
     },
   },
   categories: {
+    staff: '768685283583328257',
     verification: '797505409073676299',
     diversity: '933078380394459146',
   },