Mandated Clearances for Volunteers

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The Diocese of Greensburg requires all clergy, parish, cemetery, school employees and all volunteers aged 18 or older to have all of the following clearances and trainings prior to work or ministry in the diocese. For an in-depth description of how to complete these clearances and why they must be done, please visit the Diocesan Clearances and Training website.

For each of the Clearances below, please return the completed forms and printed certificates to the parish office at your earliest convenience. Forms and certificates can be mailed to the parish office or dropped into the collection basket in a sealed envelope. It is best to hand in all forms together (rather than one at a time). ALL completed clearances from any of the New Kensington Churches (Mount Saint Peter Church, St. Joseph Church, and St. Mary of Czestochowa Church) must be on file in the NKCC Parish Office before an individual is eligible to volunteer for any parish-related activities.



PA STATE MANDATES


Criminal Record Check: https://epatch.pa.gov

Fill out form online, print certificate, and return to the parish office.

Click here for step-by-step instructions and information that you will need before starting your PA Criminal Record Check.


PA Child Abuse History Clearance:  https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home

The $10 fee has been waived for volunteers.  You have to verify that you haven’t received a free clearance check within the last 57 months in order to avoid payment. Once you complete the form, you can choose to either have a certificate emailed to you or mailed. Return the certificate to the parish office.

Click here for step-by-step instructions and information that you will need before starting your PA Child Abuse History Clearance.


Mandated Reporter:  www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu

Go to registration first before beginning the sessions. After finishing course, print certificate and return to the parish office. The Mandated Reporter Training Module will take approximately 3 hours to complete. The Training Module can be completed over multiple sessions.

 

 

DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG MANDATES


VIRTUS Training (Protecting God’s Children):  http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/

Go to registration and you will receive an ID and Password. After finishing course, print certificate and return to the parish office.

Click here for step-by-step instructions and information that you will need before starting the VIRTUS Training Module.


Pastoral Code of Conduct:  http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/about/Documents/Greensburg_Code_of_Pastoral_Conduct.pdf

Please read, print last page, and sign. Return signed page to the parish office.


FBI Fingerprint/Affidavit

Anyone who has lived in the state of Pennsylvania 10 years or longer does not need to be Fingerprinted. Call the Parish Office to schedule an appointment to sign a sworn affidavit with the Notary.

If you need to be fingerprinted, please visit the IdentoGO website to register online and find a fingerprinting center near you. After you are fingerprinted, they will mail you a certificate with your record. Please return the certificate to the parish office.