How to Volunteer! PGC
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Visitation Academy is holding a class on Wednesday evening, Sept 27th from 6:30-8:45 in the church. Your PGC certificate needs to be within 5 years. If you are in danger of it expiring this year, you need to take the class. Parents , please remember that the background check is only good for 2 years... and that will need to be renewed. Click here for Protecting God's Children registration: http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=16839&theme=0 .
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volunteering is a 2 step process
1. Complete the Volunteer Application
2. Attend a Protecting God's Children Workshop
1. Please complete this Volunteer Application FoVrm and return to the school office. VOLUNTEER APPLICATION -
2. Register for a Protecting God' Children Workshop. Upon completion of the workshop please send a copy of your "Certificate of Completion" to the school office.
Click here for Protecting God's Children workshop availability:
http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=16839&theme=0 .How Does Protecting God's Children Work? Maximizing a church's role as a child-safe environment begins with making adults more aware of the ways children and adults interact with each other. The Protecting God's Children program educates and trains adults (clergy, religious, teachers, staff, volunteers, and parents) about the dangers of abuse, the warning signs of abuse, the ways to prevent abuse, the methods of properly reporting suspicions of abuse, and responding to allegations of abuse.
All VIRTUS training programs, including the PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN programs, are comprehensive and multi-dimensional—incorporating proven best practice standards for the prevention of child sexual abuse by clergy, staff, volunteers, and others who interact with children within the church environment. Our training programs incorporate instructor-led training, train-the-facilitator education, awareness videos, and ongoing web-based training through online training bulletins and training modules via our VIRTUS Online system.
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