These policies apply to Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, or anyone else who may volunteer to work with students at HTCS. We appreciate your help in all of the various capacities you serve our school community. The safety of our students is our highest priority, and to maintain this safe environment, we follow ALL of the Child Protection Policy requirements of the Diocese of Belleville.
Anyone who volunteers or participates in any of the following activities and/or roles must comply with safety policies:
As an HTCS volunteer, you are required to meet ALL of the Child Protection Policy requirements of the Diocese of Belleville. The following items must be on file BEFORE you volunteer for any activity involving children.
1. Volunteer Application - ONE time completion - PDF form below
2. CANTS Form - Completed every other year - Office will provide link to complete.
3. Initial Child Protection Class - ONE time completion - Online link provided upon application.
4. Online Child Protection Refresher course - Annual completion - required one year after Initial Child Protection Class, and every year after.
Available at https://safeandsacred-diobelle.org/
5. State Background Check - Completed every 5 years - Link provided upon application.
6. Fingerprinting - One time completion - Form provided by office.
This form will be ordered by the office as needed. Examples of volunteers required to undergo a background check: Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and those who spend a lot of time with children, such as Moderators of extracurriculars such as Lego Robotics, Art Program, Drama, Scouts, etc.
If you have any questions about the above policies and process, please contact Sara Pajares in the school office at spajares@htcs.org.
Please return the appropriate forms or certificate of completion to Sara via email or drop off to the school office.
Again, we appreciate you and thank you for the generous donation of your time to our students. Thank you also for your willingness to comply with the Child Protection Policy requirements.