VOLUNTEER INFORMATION FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF THE PARISH
An important goal of the Catholic Church is to prevent future incidences of sexual abuse of children by anyone associated with the church -whether ordained, staff or volunteer. Our Lady of Victory will follow the Diocese of Columbus Safe Environment Program which states all volunteers, age 18 years or older, are to complete the following requirements prior to working with children
Volunteers are indispensable to many of our parish programs such as CLOW, Religious Education, Christmas program, etc. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many people who volunteer so unselfishly in our Parish. If you are interested in working with our young people, please complete the following three steps in order to be compliant with the Diocese:
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. —Mother Teresa
(Click on each step to view more information)
Step 1 – Complete the Volunteer Application
Step 2 – Attend a Protecting God’s Children Session
Step 3 – Submit to a Criminal Background Check (BCII or FBI check)
A – Attend a Protecting God’s Children session that offers fingerprinting/background checks – cost is usually between $25-35.
B – FastFingerprints, Bethel Centre, 1486 Bethel Road, takes 10 minutes, costs $37 if you tell them you are with the Diocese of Columbus.
C – Immaculate Conception School, 366 East North Broadway Street, has a machine and will do background checks for $23, during school hours only weekdays 8am-3pm, August through early June. Contact Kate Cavello at 267-6579 or email her at [email protected] for an appointment. Check or EXACT change only.
On-Line Educational Bulletins:
Virtus also has regularly scheduled on-line bulletins which reinforce the knowledge points made during Protecting God’s Children sessions. These bulletins cover a wide variety of educational topics such as – “Effective Communication with Teens”, ”Cyber-bullying” and “The Importance of Self Esteem in Children.” These bulletins can be accessed at http://www.virtusonline.org/csa/PrintBulletinArchive.cfm.