REGULAR VOLUNTEERS ARE DEFINED AS ANYONE HAVING CONTACT WITH CHILDREN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK (LUNCH MONITORS, COACHES, CONSISTENT SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS) All copies should be sent to Marykate Murphy - mmurphy@stbl.org or dropped of to the School Office or the Parish Rectory.
If you have not lived in PA for 10 consecutive years, you will also need FBI fingerprints in addition to the below requirements Fingerprint Information
1 ~ PA State Police Criminal Record Check* (this must be renewed every 5 years)
This background check can be obtained online with results available within a few minutes. Please print & forward a copy of this certificate to the Parish Office in the Rectory.
2 ~ PA Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Clearance Check* (must be renewed every 5 years) Once the certificate is emailed to you please print & forward a copy of this certificate to the Parish Office in the Rectory.
PA State Child Welfare Clearance Check
3 ~ Disclosure Statement: (this must be renewed every 5 years) This must be filed at the place of service. Print both pages and sign the 2nd page and Please print & forward a copy of this certificate to the Parish Office in the Rectory.
Volunteer Disclosure Statement
Safe Environment Training (2 Parts):
4 ~ Safe Environment Part I: Protecting God's Children(in-person or over Zoom)-provides basic facts about child sexual abuse and the adults’ roles in prevention:
Please note:As of July 1, 2011, there was an update to the Safe Environment training class regarding technology.
Please find the Addendum to the Standards of Ministerial Behavior & Boundaries (Information & Communication Technology) brochure which is located below.
Volunteers who attended the Safe Environment Class prior to this date are required to read this Updated material & sign the Form titled "Information and Communication Technology Addendum.
This document MUST be signed by volunteer and sent to the Parish Office in the Rectory.
THE FORM BELOW IS ONLY NEEDED IF YOU WENT TO THE PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS BEFORE 2011. IT IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE CLASS
5 ~ Safe Environment Part II: Mandated Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse (on-line) Provides an overview of Archdiocesan reporting procedures for suspected child abuse and Pennsylvania Child Welfare Laws.
This training is
mandatory for all new volunteers who have regular contact with children. This training is available online through the Office for Child and Youth Protection website under “Training Institute” THIS TRAINING IS LIVE AGAIN AS OF 6/30/2021
Please Note: individuals who completed their Mandated Reporter Training prior to January 2015 or who attended a Mandated Reporter training class must sign the Mandated Reporter Acknowledgement Form.
THE FORM BELOW IS ONLY NEEDED IF YOU TOOK THE MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING BEFORE 2015 . IT IS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE CLASS
***** IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE TWO ABOVE TRAININGS AND DO NOT HAVE THE CERTIFICATES, BELOW ARE DIRECTIONS TO REPRINT: You can log back in on the virtus site and print your certificates. (if you have forgotten the username and password, you can email them.) User names are usually an email. https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/index.cfm(Click - need log in information for username and password if you need to find/reset those)