All
volunteers/employees working with and around children are to attend
the Archdiocese program
Virtus-Protecting God's Children. Each individual who is volunteering
to work with our children need to register at the Virtus website: www.virtus.org.
You may attend any of the sessions within the Kansas City, Kansas Diocese.
You do not have to attend a session at the Parish that you will be
volunteering at. This allows for more flexibility in your busy schedules.
The program is sponsored and monitored by the Archdiocese. The facilitator
is trained and certified through the Archdiocese.
Here are
some helpful hints when registering:
- First
when choosing the Archdiocese/Diocese/Religious Organization that
you are working in please pick: Kansas City, Kansas (Archdiocese).
- The next
step is to choose an ID and Password. Pick something that you will
remember - write it down in a safe place.
- Be sure
that you choose Sacred Heart-Shawnee for your location that you
are volunteering
in, you may add additional locations if you
belong to another parish or volunteer in multiple parishes.
- You will
have an additional spot to choose which location, date and time
that fits
your schedule to attend the class.
- Choosing
your Role: Here are your options:
If you are involved in any of these roles please choose all that apply.
If you are in the School or Church building at anytime when there are
children here, you should choose SUBSTANTIAL Contact. If you choose occasional
you will NOT receive the monthly training bulletins that are required.
- When choosing your Title or Diocesan Function at the parish
that you are volunteering at please be short and specific. If you
are working
in a children's ministry please list that. ex. School classroom volunteer,
teachers aide, SOR catechist, Children's Little Church, Vacation
Bible School Volunteer, Brownie Leader.
- If you have any questions
on this please call Tracie Kersey at 422-5520 ext 202.
Session times are listed
on the website and typically they do last for approx. 3 hours. It
is important to know that the classes are
for adults
only (ages 16 and up) and it is not appropriate for you to bring
children to the sessions. Please read the notations for the classes
for special
guidelines or instructions as to where to enter or the location
of the class at their parish.
- Please know that attendance will be verified
by your signature at the session you signed up for. Please be sure
that you sign in at the
session to get credit for attending. If you are unable to attend the class
that you signed up for, please do not re-register, please call Rita Herken
in the Archdiocese office to have them switch your location. The
number is 721-1570.
- After attending if you chose to receive an email reminder
you will receive an email from system@virtus.org around the 10th
of each month. This
email reminder is for the monthly training bulletins. The bulletins take
just a few minutes to read, then you are asked one question. This
keeps
your
training up to date and incompliance with the Archdiocese guidelines
and recommendations for on-going education. The email is just a
reminder a New Bulletin is available, you will need to log into your
account
on the Virtus website.
If there any further questions or have difficulties
with your account, you may contact our Virtus Coordinator:
Tracie
Kersey
tracie.kersey@shoj.org
913.422.5520,
ext. 202
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Links
Registration
required at: www.virtus.org
The following
Documents are required to be completed and returned to
the Parish Coordinator:
Additional Link to
Kansas City, Kansas Diocese Virtus Information:
http://archkck.org/content/category/4/25/119/ |