Diocese of Oakland: We believe that the prevention of child sexual abuse begins with each person. Increased awareness and a willingness to take action are steps for every person to take to eradicate abuse in our society, in the community, in the neighborhood, and in the family.
All those who minister (volunteers, employees, and clergy )in the Diocese of Oakland are to be educated about the nature of child sexual abuse, how it is perpetrated, how to report it, and strategies for prevention.
Training is mandatory for all who minister - first before starting work or volunteering and then every three years thereafter. If you are due to retraining, you will receive an email from Virtus to do so.
Employees, clergy, and any volunteers with direct, ongoing contact with minors must be live scan fingerprinted and cleared prior to ministry in the Diocese of Oakland.
IMPORTANT: MINISTRY LEADERSOnly: Please read the following document and guide your volunteers accordingly.
1) ST. JOSEPH BASILICA MINISTRY LEADERS & SAFE ENVIRONMENT - read
here
2) LIVE SCANNING VENDORS - The diocese is currently not processing live scanning. New volunteers or those who have not live-scanned yet, please access Diocese-approved vendors please click
here. If volunteers chose not to use the vendors assigned, they can access other vendors through the link provided - rolling fees will be charged to the Diocese/Parish.
3) To download the live-scanning form for volunteers, please click
here Be sure to write in “St. Joseph Basilica, Alameda” under Diocesan Site
Important reminder: Per the Diocese of Oakland, St. Joseph Sponsored Ministries
must complete child protection training via Virtus Online every three years. Volunteers cannot serve in the Ministry until they complete Virtus training. Please note, Virtus training does not apply to prayer ministries or participants.
If you forgot your login details, then click on “Need login information?”
To begin training, click on the training that is assigned.
Virtus retraining includes audio and visual components that will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. You may stop at any time and return to the lesson where you left off.
If you have any questions or require assistance, please email Sherley Lim:
[email protected]