Volunteer Requirements
ST. VICTOR CATHOLIC CHURCH
VOLUNTEER’S SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
Volunteers are required to comply with the Diocese of San Jose’s Volunteer Requirement Policy. All volunteers must meet all of the following criteria to be allowed to volunteer. There are NO exceptions. These requirements apply to ALL volunteers on ANY parish event/activity.
1. ALL volunteers must sign the Volunteer Activity Waiver Form
AND
2. ALL volunteers must have an active Safe Environment Certification
AND
3. ALL ADULT volunteers (age 18 and up) must get clearance through the
Online Background Check OR Fingerprinting
Information for each of these requirements are detailed below :
1. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY WAIVER FORM
All volunteers must completely fill-up, sign, and date the Volunteer Activity Waiver Form. Volunteers under 18 must have the form signed by a parent.
Once completed, you may drop off the waiver form to the Parish Office or email to Ali at azaleah.dumanig@dsj.org to be recorded. Click to download the Volunteer Activity Waiver Form.
2. SAFE ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION
Visit virtusonline.org to take your Safe Environment online training.
- Parish Adult Volunteers 18 and up will need to take the Diocesan Safe Environment Training - San Jose course, to be renewed every 3 years.
- St. Victor School parents/guardians volunteering for the school will need to take the CA Youth Protection Training - San Jose course, to be renewed every year.
- Teens ages 13-17 will take the Healthy Relationships for Teens 2.0 with Safe Environment Component course, to be renewed every 2 years.
After you have received your certification, it is important to give a copy to Ali at the Parish Office or email to azaleah.dumanig@dsj.org for record keeping.
3. ONLINE BACKGROUND CHECK / FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE
Clearance can be obtained either through the online background check or fingerprinting depending on your volunteer role. If you have have volunteered to help out in any capacity for St. Victor events, you may already be cleared through the online background check system or live scan fingerprint.
Please check with Ali at azaleah.dumanig@dsj.org to verify clearance information before taking the background check or fingerprinting. Fingerprint clearance is valid for life so please contact her to check if you have already been fingerprinted through St. Victor Church or School or through the Diocese of San Jose.
Based on your status, you will then be given the details on the next steps.
You must obtain clearance through live scan fingerprint if you volunteer in any of the following capacity :
1. In a supervisory position, OR
2. In a financial role, OR
3. With youth or vulnerable adults without the presence of a cleared supervisor.
You can obtain clearance through the online background check if :
1. You have not already been fingerprinted through St. Victor or the Diocese of San Jose; AND
2. You are volunteering in a non-supervisory position without youth or vulnerable adults present OR
You are volunteering under the supervision of a fingerprinted supervisor.
Click to Download instructions for Steps 2 - 3.