Links
direct links to forms, applications and VIRTUS registration
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Adult Volunteers
chaperones' required information, documentation and applications
First of all, thank you for your willingness to be a part of SAND Youth Ministry.
Below are a couple of important and necessary steps you must fulfill in order to chaperone the trip/retreat/event/program(s) you wish to be involved with. It is the hope of Holy Cross ministries and the Archdiocese of Chicago that by having all volunteers, working with our teens and children, undergo these educational trainings and background screenings that we will be able to more effectively create safe environments for our children and teens to develop their faith and relationship with God and the Church community.

Thank you for supporting a safe environment for our teens and children. And thank you in advance for your time, both in completing the following list of required documentation and training and for your commitment to serving God and the faith community of Holy Cross and our youth.



Required Training & Forms
please complete all of the following prior to volunteering with youth

• CANTS State Background Check Form: All adult volunteer must fill out the DCFS Background Check Form for a State Background Screening and turn it into the Pastoral Center or turn it into me at your VIRTUS training, if you are receiving the VIRTUS training from Holy Cross with me. This is required in order to comply with Archdiocesan policy of working with teens and youth under the age of 18.

• Archdiocesan Code of Conduct Agreement Form: Download, print and read the Code of Conduct and then sign the last page of the document and turn it into the Pastoral Center or turn it into me at your VIRTUS training, if you are receiving the VIRTUS training from Holy Cross with me.

• Archdiocesan Online Volunteer Application: All adult volunteers at Holy Cross must complete the online Archdiocesan Volunteer Application prior to your VIRTUS training. The application will take between 30 minutes and 1 hour to complete. This application automatically screens adult volunteers working with teens and children under the age of 18 through a Federal background check. The application with ask you for an access code, our access code to the application is: protection

• Virus Training: I will be offering training here at Holy Cross a number of times per year. The next training with me will be: Thursday, October 9th at 7:00p.m. in the Community Room. However, there are a great deal of other sessions in the Chicagoland area. This training is required of all adult volunteers interacting with children/teens in the Archdiocese of Chicago. You must register online on VIRTUS.org for the session at Holy Cross in the Community Room prior to coming to the session. The session will last somewhere between 2 and 3 hours depending on group discussions. Please do not forget to register online thru the above link... select Chicago, IL (Archdiocese) as your location.

** All of these steps must be fulfilled to volunteer with Holy Cross teens and children. There are no exceptions to this Archdiocesan policy. Please contact Mike in the Youth Ministry Office if you have further questions.