Safe Environment
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Safe ENVIRONMENT
The Diocese of Fort Worth requires that those who serve the Church or any of the volunteer/ministry positions in the Church must complete the Diocesan Safe Environment Program as outlined below. The purpose of the program is to help the people of the church become the eyes and ears of the community to make sure we are doing everything we can to keep our whole community safe from any forms of abuse.PRIOR TO THE START OF SERVICE
ALL clergy, religious, lay employees and volunteers are
required to complete the following 5 mandatory steps.
For NEW volunteers, ages 18+- Completion of the Volunteer Ministry Application including the names and contact information of 3 references (non-family members) who will be contacted
- Signed Code of Conduct & Behavior Standards form
- Signed Authorization for Release of Information form
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check
- Successful completion of a Safe Environment Awareness Session (see below)
Please download, print and complete the 3 forms listed above and
return them to the church office in a sealed envelope, labeled “ATTN: SEC”For RENEWALS
- Contact the Safe Environment Coordinator (SEC) to ensure all of your paperwork is on file
- Attend a Safe Environment Awareness session (see below)
SAFE ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS SESSIONS
- All Safe Environment Awareness Sessions (called "Protecting God's Children for Adults") are live and in person.
- This training must be renewed every 2 years.
To register for a session, go to Adult Safe Environment Awareness Sessions.
- Click the "I NEED a Virtus profile" button if you have not already created one.
- Start your registration selecting "Holy Redeemer Aledo" as your primary location.
- Select a session anywhere in the FW Diocese that best fits your schedule.
***PLEASE NOTE: Anyone who was trained ONLINE between January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018 with the "Keeping Kids Safe" or "Safe & Sacred" programs is required to renew your
Safe Environment profile by September 2020!***
Safe Environment Training for TEENS
- Any teenager ages 13 through 17 who wishes to volunteer in parish ministries or events is required to attend the TEEN VOLUNTEER training class.
- This is NOT the Safe Environment program that is taught in Religious Ed classes!
- TEEN VOLUNTEER training classes are offered periodically at Holy Redeemer and conducted by Safe Environment trainers. Please check the parish bulletin and website for upcoming classes.
Contact
MELISSA WATZLAVICK
Parish Safe Enviornment Coordinator
SEC@HolyRedeemerAledo.Org
In Office Wednesday, 10:00 to Noon