Church And State Volunteer Requirements
All parents who participate in the Our Lady of Walsingham Homeschool Co-op are considered volunteers. Both the State of California and the Catholic Church have requirements for all volutuneers. While we understand that this is an inconvenience to you, please know that these are steps put in place to help keep our children safe.
California Volunteer Requirements
- Free
- Every 2 years
To meet California's volunteer requirements, you will need to take a 1-2 hour on-line class on becoming a Mandated Reporter here: mandatedreportertraining.com/start-now/ This is free of charge and will be required every 2 years. You will need to register for an individual account and then proceed to the training labeled volunteer. Once you complete this training and receive your certificate, please email a copy to the Holy Martyrs secretary, Michele, at [email protected]
DO NOT PAY FOR THE CERTIFICATE! A screen shot is fine.
- $25
- 1 time
After the training is complete, you will need to be fingerprinted and background checked using the BCIA form linked here. On this form please remember to identify yourself as a volunteer, not an employee. There is a $25 fee for this background check and will only be required one time per current guidelines. Holy Martyrs volunteers are anticipated at the location below and is only charging $25. You are able to use any Live Scan location as long as you present the form. The common price at other locations is around $40 as they are all independently owned.
Postal Annex 40335 Winchester Rd Ste E Temecula, CA 92591
Ordinariate Volunteer Requirements
- $25
- Every 3 years
To meet the Catholic Church's volunteer requirements you will need to take a 1-2 hour on-line Safe Environment course. This course will cost $25 and will be required every 3 years. Please log in to your previous account at https://personal-ordinariate-of-the-chair-of-st-peter.cmgconnect.org/ to verify this. Once you log in you will be able to see what is needed by the Catholic Church for you to continue as a volunteer. Once you complete this training and receive your certificate, please email a copy to the Holy Martyrs secretary, Michele, at [email protected]
- $28
- Every 5 years
Please log in to your previous account at https://personal-ordinariate-of-the-chair-of-st-peter.cmgconnect.org/ to verify this. Once you log in you will be able to see what is needed for the Catholic Church for you to continue as a volunteer. Once this is complete and you receive your certificate, please email a copy to the Holy Martyrs secretary, Michele, at [email protected]
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Free
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Every year
If you have a child registered in Our Lady of Walsingham Homeschool Co-op, you will need to attend a brief, in-person orientation at a time that will be arranged by the co-op Leadership Team. The Leadership Team will provide this orientation during one of the co-op days.
Please let us know if you have any questions and Thank you for volunteering!!!