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 retrain, 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.

For more information and to register with Virtus for the online training, please visit the Diocese of Oakland website: https://www.oakdiocese.org/offices/safe-environment.

• For the live scanning form, click here to download it.  (Be sure to write in “St. Joseph Basilica, Alameda” under Diocesan Site)

• For access to a list of live-scanning vendors, please click here. Or, you can go to any vendors that are convenient - pay the fees and request a reimbursement from the Parish Office,

Note: If you are a registered user with Virtus, and forgot your log-in ID (and Password), go to  www.virtusonline.org.
Click 'need login help', and as long as your email address in VIRTUS is active, the system will send you the link for the password and login ID.
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IMPORTANT:  MINISTRY LEADERS  Only:
Ministries leaders MUST update the Parish Office with any new volunteer information or those who have left the Ministry, to enable the Office to keep an accurate list of Parish volunteers

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.

• Login to www.virtusonline.org
• 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: at [email protected]
 

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