Volunteers
Clearances Needed to be a Sacred Heart Volunteer:
ALL Volunteers MUST have the required clearances.
Required Clearances to volunteer at Sacred Heart School include:
Fingerprints - MUST receive a code from our school secretary, Mrs. Duffy, to have this clearance performed.
Fingerprints – all volunteers will need a code from our office (to receive the clearance free of charge.)
- Contact the school office 610-373-3316 for a code.
- Go to https://www.identogo.com/
- Enter your zip code and click "go"
- Click which center location you’d like to attend
- Click "schedule appointment"
- Click "digital fingerprinting"
- ENTER SHS code - will receive on fingerprint form from Mrs. Duffy
- Click Schedule or manage appointment
- Complete all information
- Use the unique 17-digit code given to you from the school office
Many agencies have “walk in” appointments rather than schedule a time – you have that option on the last page.
Protecting God's Children Workshop - All trainings are conducted online and can be found at www.virtusonline.org. Directions on how to sign up for a training can be found HERE.
Mandated Reporter
Anyone who volunteers with children must complete this training. A certificate will be made available to you at the end of training. Please print the certificate and send to the school office.
The Diocese of Allentown has approved certain Mandated Reporter training programs other than the one listed above.
If you’ve completed any program on the above approved list, you do not need to complete the below mandated reporter training used by the Diocese. Please include certificate in documents to be sent to the office.
Allentown Diocese Policies
All volunteers within the Allentown Diocese must sign the Sexual Abuse Policy & Code of Conduct Policy Acknowledgement forms for our files.
Below are both the full policies and the acknowledgement forms.
Please sign the acknowledgement forms and bring them with you or email them to me.
CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY - ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM (english)
SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY– ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM (english)
PA Criminal Background & PA Child Abuse Clearance
New Record Check (Volunteers Only)
Complete these online forms and submit them to the state.
The state will return certificates to you via email.
Bring these certificates to the school office for our files.
DRIVERS
If you plan to volunteer as a DRIVER for our students on field trips you must complete this clearance.
Allentown Diocese requires volunteers who drive students in their vehicle to complete an online video. Please Click below: