St. Norbert Parish
Safe Environment Requirements
Thank you for volunteering to assist in our programs. Our goal is to have a safe environment for our children. All adults who have regular contact with children (this includes all head and assistant coaches) must first fulfill the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Safe Environment Program Requirements. All clearances (1, 2, and 3) must be obtained BEFORE working with Children.
Also, the Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check and Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance are now free for volunteers! For the Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check there is now a yellow button on the main page that says “New Record Check” with the words “volunteers only” in red to the right, clicking there allows for volunteers to run their check free of charge. Please note that if you both work and volunteer you have to obtain the paid employment clearance. The fee waiver is for volunteering only. For the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, when completing online via the Compass site, as long as you identify yourself as a volunteer when you begin your application, the fee will be waived. For the Federal Fingerprint Check the fee remains unchanged.
Steps to fulfill the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Safe Environment Program Requirements:
1. Criminal Record Check
Pennsylvania Criminal History Check (valid for 5 years). This form goes directly to the PA State Police. You must fill in the information and mail it to PA State Police. You can submit electronically and obtain immediate results, but you must print out the certificate to be submitted to Saint Norbert Parish
2. Child Abuse Clearance
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (valid for 5 years). This form is completed by you and mailed with a copy of your Criminal Background Check. If you would like the Clearance to be returned to Saint Norbert Parish, sign the Consent form below otherwise this form is returned to you and you must submit it to Saint Norbert Parish.
3. Federal Criminal History Background Check
Required: FBI History Clearance-Act 114 for a volunteer who has been a PA resident for less than 10 years. If you are volunteering in the school click on Education; if in the Parish click on Human Services. To determine the appropriate service code Click Here.
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Required: a signed Disclosure Form signed by a volunteer who has been a PA resident for the entire last 10 Years and has not committed designated crimes in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.
4. Safe Environment Part 1
5. Safe Environment Part 2
Contact
Please contact Deb Sennett at dsennett@parish.stnorbert.org if you have questions about safe environment policies or if you need assistance.