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Requirements for Adults Who Volunteer with Children
We encourage you to take an active role in helping with the many activities that make St. Dorothy School so vibrant and exciting! Studies indicate that children have a more positive academic experience if parents and guardians are involved.
Any adult who volunteers in an activity in which children are present is required to have on file at the rectory a Volunteer Disclosure Statement, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance, Mandated Reporter Training, Volunteer Disclosure Statement & attend an Archdiocesan Safe Environment session. To find out more information please visit https://childyouthprotection.org/index.php/staff-volunteers/information-for-volunteers.
Any parent involved in school or a school/parish related event must be aware that respectful communication and behavior must be modeled and exhibited in all interactions with students, parents, faculty and staff regardless of the setting. If a parent is not appropriately aligned it may be requested their volunteer status be suspended based upon these interactions unaligned with providing a safe environment.Follow these steps to attain your clearances and volunteer:
1. Disclosure Statement for Volunteers having lived in PA for 10 continuous years- https://ocypseo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Disclosure-Statement-application-for-volunteers.pdf
- If you have not lived in PA for the last 10 continuous years or are an educator/staff, you must obtain federal fingerprint background check
- Go to https://uenroll.identogo.com/ to schedule an appointment for the background check.
- 1KG6ZJ is the code for (PDE) Pennsylvania Department of Education Volunteers
- 1KG6TR is the code for (PDE) Pennsylvania Department of Education Educators/Staff (non-public schools)
- Go to https://uenroll.identogo.com/ to schedule an appointment for the background check.
2. Requesting PA Criminal History Record:- https://epatch.pa.gov/home
- There is no charge
3. Requesting PA Child Abuse Clearance online:- https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
- From there, click on "Create Individual Account" then on the next page click "Next"
- There is no charge
4. List of upcoming Part I: Protecting God's Children Workshop offered nearby:- https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=18461&theme=0
- You MUST register in advance for this workshop offered in-person or virtually
5. Register here for online Part II: Mandatory Reporter Training:Any questions contact Sue Phelan at: clearances@stdots.com
Alcoholic beverages must be absent in any school activities where parents and children are
present together. All volunteers must agree to refrain from alcoholic beverages while acting as a
volunteer at any school activity whether on or off campus. Schools are held to a very high legal
standard and those who are employed by and/or who volunteer their services in supervising
children must avoid even the appearance of impropriety. We respect the rights of adults to drink
alcohol but anyone who will not agree to refrain from exercising that right while supervising
students at a school activity will not be allowed to volunteer.