Safe Environment

Adults Volunteers (18 and up)
As part of our Diocesan Safe Environment policy, adult volunteers who supervise, work with, or visit children, youth, and/or vulnerable adults for a St. Joseph's ministry, are required to complete the following, PRIOR to volunteering:

• Protecting God's Children 4.0 in-person training – VIRTUS®     AND
• Background Check and Fingerprinting every 5 years (Livescan) – www.fieldprintflorida.com
• BEGINNING JULY 2022: A Plan to Protect God's Children 4.0 online training every 5 years from the date of your last PGC training – VIRTUS®

Teen volunteers who are 14-17 years of age are required to complete the following, PRIOR to volunteering:

• Healthy Relationships for Teens 2.0 online training program

Use the Navigation submenu to the left and select Adult Volunteers or Teen Volunteers for additional information and instructions.

Visit the Diocesan Safe Environment Program site for additional information and resources regarding their safe environment program and policy.

Click for the 2022 Bishop Letter on Safe Environment
 

To create your Virtus® account, or to log into your existing account:
click Here
The Protecting God's Children sign up
and the Healthy Relationship for Teens 2.0
are both on this site.

PLEASE NOTE:

When setting up you Virtus account, please input your name as it appears on your Driver's License.

Registration for the Protecting God's Children class is non-transferrable.
The class must be registered in the name of the person taking the course.

When setting up or updating your Virtus account, please make sure to include all parish locations and roles to which you plan to volunteer. To update this information, click "My Info" and then "+ Add Role and Location"

Virtus Online Registration Instructions