Volunteer Screening Process

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School - Volunteer Screening Process

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH

VOLUNTEER SCREENING PROCESS

NEW VOLUNTEERS & EXPIRED VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES

As parishioners, parents, staff and clergy, it is our duty to protect the innocence and dignity of all, particularly, the most vulnerable, and so together, we are each committed to doing our part in ensuring all volunteers are thoroughly vetted and trained through adherence to the diocesan safe-environment program. 

The Diocese of Tucson under the leadership of Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger is committed to protecting our community against all forms of abuse and responding appropriately. The mission of the Diocese of Tucson “Safe Environment Program” is to ensure the safety of children, young people and the vulnerable who have been entrusted to our care in our parishes, schools, religious education classes and other programs. We pursue this mission the following ways:

  •  By thoroughly screening and supervising all members of the clergy (priest and deacons), as well as all employees and volunteers who work with children and young people and the vulnerable as part of their ministry.
  • By providing appropriate training in recognizing and reporting child/adult abuse to appropriate civil and Church authorities.
  • By holding all members of the clergy, employees and volunteers who work with children, young people and the vulnerable to Christ-centered and professional codes of conduct.
  • By following Arizona Mandatory Reporting laws.

STEPS TO START THE SCREENING PROCESS:

Any NEW VOLUNTEERS and any Volunteers who have had their clearances expire must: 1) first apply online, 2) second, get a fingerprint card from the parish office and get their fingerprints, third 3) complete the CMG Connect Safe Environment Training.  ALL of these steps must be completed for your background check to begin.  Once these (3) three steps are all completed, the process may take up to several weeks depending on the number of applications being processed as well as whether the references respond in a timely manner.  If you are trying to be cleared by a certain event, begin the process right away to help ensure you will be cleared in advance. You must provide an email that is not shared with anyone else. If you don’t have one, you need to create one.

1) APPLY ONLINE: Before you begin the application process, make sure you have (3) professional references and (3) personal references as you must enter them at the time of your application in order to submit.  **Be sure to notify your references to expect a call from the parish so that they will answer and respond in a timely manner. Employment and Education History must be filled out.  If you have no prior work history, under employer, type, “No prior work history”.  

To apply go to www.diocesetucson.org   you will be directed to the Diocese of Tucson website. 

  • For Parish Volunteer: Scroll down to Parish Volunteer Opportunities
    1. Scroll down to St. Francis of Assisi Parish – Yuma, AZ and click on Volunteer at the left to begin the application.
    2. Click on Apply for This Position
  • For School Volunteer: Scroll down to School Volunteer Opportunities
    1. Scroll down to St. Francis of Assisi School (K-8) – Yuma, AZ and click on Volunteer at the left to begin the application.
    2. Click on Apply for This Position

After you have completed the online application, you will need to monitor your email for instructions on how to begin step 2). 

2) CMG SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING: After completing the online volunteer application on the Diocese of Tucson website, you must check your email to watch for an invitation to begin the CMG Safe-Environment Training.  **URGENT** Upon receipt of the email invitation, you have only 7 days to register and complete the training.  The email will provide you with instructions to register and complete the safe-environment training.  Once you have completed the training and completed all the required forms, your
status will show as between 92-95% complete.  This is standard until the final review of your training is completed.  Depending on the number of reviews being performed, you will be able to login to your CMG account and see your successful completion of the training. **NOTE** The certificate you receive at the conclusion of the training does NOT mean you are fully cleared as the fingerprint review and reference portion of the background check must also be completed.  You will be contacted by our Compliance Officer, Evelia
Villegas once your clearance is approved by the diocese. 

3) FINGERPRINTING.
All New Applicants will be required to complete the AZ DPS Digital Fingerprint process prior to their hire or start date. Following the issuance of the Diocese of Tucson Clearance Memo, the Diocese of Tucson Human Resources Department will send you/the applicant an email, via Recruiting, with instructions to complete the Arizona Department of Public Safety Digital Fingerprint Process.

NOTE: You will be contacted by the Compliance Officer, Evelia Villegas for more details on how to do step #3.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Mrs. Evelia Villegas, Compliance Officer at the Parish Office (928) 782-1875.

Thank you for your ministry and for your commitment to the safety of all children and vulnerable adults.

Father Emilio, Pastor