Volunteer Training
All volunteers with children and youth are required to complete or renew Child & Youth Protection Training on a yearly basis. We now have two options for completing training: in-person or asynchronous online through Google Classroom.
Read our complete pdf CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION POLICY (1.44 MB)
STEP ONE:
Complete a Volunteer application form
- NEW Volunteer ADULT (18+ years old)
- NEW Volunteer YOUTH (less than 18 years)
- RETURNING Volunteer
STEP TWO:
Apply for Required Clearances (18+ years old)
MUST BE CURRENT WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS (January 1, 2022)
Short Video: How to Complete and Submit Clearances
- PA Criminal History Record Clearance
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance
- Clearance Website
- pdf PDF Instructions (1.97 MB)
- Free every 5 years; if overlapping in 3-year cycle, contact
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- Federal Criminal Record History (FBI Clearance)
- If you have lived within the state of PA for 10+ years, complete the Exemption Certification Adult Volunteers
- If you have lived OUTSIDE the state of PA within the last ten years: Clearance Website
pdf
PDF FBI Clearance Instructions
(433 KB)
- Return the exemption certification for adult volunteers
STEP THREE:
Complete CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING
Everyone must complete Training every year.
- IN-PERSON Training
- STRONGLY RECOMMEND in person if it’s your first time; follow up with Rachel if you cannot.
- pdf Attachment C-4 Applicant Acknowledgement & Agreement (102 KB)
- ONLINE OPTION
- Complete within 30 days of volunteering
