Diocese of Scranton – Safe Environment Program
Volunteer Requirements
AS OF JULY 1, 2016, VOLUNTEERS MUST SUBMIT ALL CLEARANCE INFORMATION BEFORE THEY CAN PROVIDE SERVICE.
Category of Personnel |
Employee Requirements |
| Volunteers 18 years of age or older who apply for an unpaid position as a volunteer where they have direct volunteer contact AND Have lived in Pennsylvania continuously for the previous 10 yearsEffective August 25, 2015Clearances renewed every 60 months |
****Effective July 25, 2015, the PA State Police Criminal History Check and the PA Child Abuse History Check are no cost to volunteers. |
| Volunteers 18 years of age or older who apply for an unpaid position as a volunteer where they have direct volunteer contact AND HAVE NOT lived in Pennsylvania continuously for the previous 10 years**Volunteers that are current residents of PA but who have not been residents for the entire previous 10 year period, will need to obtain the FBI check only once since establishing residency in PA.Effective August 25, 2015 Clearances renewed every 60 months |
****Effective July 25, 2015, the PA State Police Criminal History Check and the PA Child Abuse History Check are no cost to volunteers. |
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Volunteers Under the Age of 18 Effective 7/1/2017 |
***Volunteers under 18 years of age are not required to attend VIRTUS training or complete Mandated Reporter Training. |
Direct Volunteer Contact – defined as “The care, supervision, guidance or control of children and routine interaction with children. “Routine interaction with children” defined as “Regular and repeated contact that is integral to a person’s employment or volunteer responsibilities.”