Volunteers
Safe Environment Training
Safe Environment Training is MANDATORY for all new and returning adult volunteers over the age of 18 working/interacting with minors per the Diocese of Colorado Springs and USCCB. Volunteers new to the diocese MUST complete the two-hour initial training in addition to volunteer application/paperwork. Returning volunteers must complete the update training yearly. Volunteers St. Peter Catholic School has a strong School Advisory Council (SAC) and dedicated Home & School Association (H&SA). All parents are encouraged to “donate” 30 hours of service to the school through helping in the classroom, book fairs, administrative tasks, chaperoning field trips or helping in the lunchroom. Safe Environment Training is required of all our volunteers. Raptor Visitor/Volunteer Management System St. Peter Catholic School uses the Raptor Visitor/Volunteer Management System as part of our campus safety program for students and faculty. A key part of keeping students and faculty safe is knowing who is in our building at all times, and the Raptor system allows us to track visitors and volunteers greatly enhancing the security of our school. Click here to complete the Raptor application. School Advisory Council (SAC) The School Advisory Council is comprised of parents who provide the pastor and principal with insight on school policy and evolving issues. Members are representative of the school population and parent community, and serve as a sounding board for the administration and as a resource to the school community to present comments, issues and suggestions for consideration. A number of subcommittees assist in the positive growth and enrichment of the school each year. Home & School Association (H&SA) The H&SA is comprised of parents, a faculty liaison and the school administrator who support the mission of the school through the service, special projects, family social events, and fundraising efforts. Parent volunteers are always welcome to join the General H&SA meetings! Board meetings will take place once a month beginning at 8:15am. General H&SA meetings will meet the 2nd Friday of the month at 8:15am Anyone interested in an executive position needs to be available to attend both these meetings as well as fulfill their duties under their job descriptions. 
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Requirements for New Volunteers
All Volunteers who have contact with children must complete the diocesan requirements. We encourage all parents to complete volunteer training. Step 1. Complete the diocesan paper volunteer packet, which will facilitate a background check on the applicant. Step 2. Attend Safe Environment Foundational Training, which takes approximately 2 hours. Contact Mrs. Whalen for dates. Step 3. Complete a Raptor online volunteer application, which creates a volunteer profile in the Raptor system. The purpose of this is to allow you to log in as a volunteer and capture your hours. This step also allows us to capture your volunteer interests. If you have completed a paper volunteer interest form, you do not need to do this step. Step 4. Volunteer to your heart's content! We appreciate the many hours put in by our dedicated St. Peter volunteers. **Please Note: When the school office staff scanned your driver's license, this was to create a visitor profile for you in the Raptor system. Scanning your driver's license does not get you into the system as a volunteer. To manually log your hours at home, click here. If you haven't been into the Volunteer Portal before, follow the exclusive link sent to you from Raptor after your application was completed. Or, you can click on "forgot password" to reset and get started. If you have questions, please contact Liz Wilson at volunteer@petertherock.org. Returning Volunteers 1. Background checks are valid for five years. If your background check is due, please fill out new diocesan volunteer paperwork. 2. Attend Safe Environment Update Training. This takes approximately 30 minutes. Contact Mrs. Whalen for training dates. 3. Make sure your volunteer profile has been created in the Raptor system, either via the online link or the paper volunteer interest form. Click here to create your profile. 4. Happy Volunteering! **Please Note: When the school office staff scanned your driver's license, this was to create a visitor profile for you in the Raptor system. Scanning your driver's license does not get you into the system as a volunteer. To manually log your hours at home, click here. If you haven't been into the Volunteer Portal before, follow the exclusive link sent to you from Raptor after your application was completed. Or, you can click on "forgot password" to reset and get started. If you have questions, please contact Liz Wilson at volunteer@petertherock.org. |