VOLUNTEER CLEARANCE INFORMATION 

ATTENTION ALL VOLUNTEERS:   

Archdiocesan policy requires ” All Volunteers” who have any possible contact with children to obtain background checks. This includes chaperoning of field trips.

The required background checks are as follows:

1.  PA State Police Criminal Record Check*

The background check can be obtained online at http://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp with results available within a few minutes.  Please print & forward a copy of this certificate to the school office ATTN:  Janet Tutin Renewal is required every 5 years.

2. PA Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Clearance Check*

The clearance can be obtained online at:  https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home

Once certificate is emailed to you please print & forward a copy of this certificate to the school office ATTN: Janet Tutin  Renewal is required every 5 years.

3. Required Safe Environment Training (2 Parts):

Please send both certificates of completion to the office ATTN:  Janet Tutin

Safe Environment Part I: Protecting God's Children (in-person)-provides basic facts about child sexual abuse and the adults’ roles in prevention.

To register go to:https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=18461&theme=0

Please note: As of July 1, 2011, there was an update to our training class regarding technology.  Please find the Addendum to the Standards of Ministerial Behavior & Boundaries (Information & Communication Technology) brochure which is located below or on Option C file library.  Volunteers who attended the Safe Enviornment Class prior to this date are required to read this Updated material & sign the Acknowledgement Form titled "Information and Communication Technology Addendum. This document MUST be signed by volunteer and sent to the ATTN: Janet Tutin. 

Information & Communication Technology Form

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 began service after December, 2011 or who did not take the training in-person. This training is now available on-line through the Office for Child and Youth Protection website:

 http://www.childyouthprotection.org  under “Training Institute”

NOTE: Please direct all questions to OCYPTraining@adphila.org or 215-587-2466 concerning difficulties with any of the on-line training modules.  

4. FBI Fingerprinting* - Required for any volunteer who has been a PA Resident for LESS than 10 years consecutively.

PA residents who have been residents for 10 years or MORE will be required to sign the Pennsylvania Residence Disclosure form ONLY and will NOT be required to obtain fingerprinting. Click here to download the Pennsylvania Residence Disclosure Form.

 Register at Cogent Systems if fingerprinting is required: http://www.pa.cogentid.com . Please be sure to select the "PDE" fingerprinting process (PA Dept of Education).

If you have any questions regarding these required clearances, please contact:

Janet Tutin

610-384-5961 ext. 1