Volunteering
Volunteer Requirements
All Annunciation School volunteers must fulfill the following safe environment requirements:
- Successfully pass a national criminal background screening.
- Participate in the VIRTUS training program
- Sign a Code of Conduct
There is no cost to the individual for any of these requirements.
Fingerprinting
All Annunciation School volunteers must be fingerprinted. Examples of volunteers include room parents, cafeteria/recess volunteers, coaches, field trip chaperones, etc. Fingerprint clearance is good for five years. If you have not been fingerprinted by the Archdiocese of Miami’s fingerprint provider and you wish to volunteer, please follow these directions:
- Go to the Fieldprint website to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.
- Click “Schedule An Appointment”.
- Create a secure username/password and enter the Fieldprint scheduling system.
- In the "Reason why you need to be fingerprinted" section, select the web link "I Know My Fieldprint Code./
- Use the following access code to access the online scheduling tool: FPAOMSchoolVol (the access code is case sensitive).
- Provide your contact and demographic information. The information requested on the site is the information required by FDLE/FBI in order to process the criminal background check.
- At this point the website will prompt you for the required information to find a local collection facility and schedule an appointment. Instructions, directions and maps will be provided online.
- If you have any issues or questions, please contact Fieldprint’s customer service team at 800-799-1067 or at customerservice@fieldprintflorida.com. You may also click the “Contact Us” link on their website.
- Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing.
VIRTUS Training
All Annunciation School volunteers must complete a three hour VIRTUS program sponsored by the Archdiocese of Miami. There is no fee for the Virtus training. You may
register for the VIRTUS training on their website. Once training is completed and your attendance is verified by the Safe Environment Office, you may log into your account and print your certificate. Please provide a copy for the school office.
Safe Environment Policy Mandated by the Archdiocese of Miami
Recognizing that each individual is created by God, the Archdiocese of Miami is committed to the safety and well-being of its children and vulnerable adults and implements procedures to minimize risk and barriers and to build and foster a culture of safe environment. The Archdiocese does not tolerate abuse or neglect of anyone. It will comply with all obligations of civil and canon law; it will promote healing where it is needed, provide education, training and guidance when it is appropriate, and endeavor to prevent any abuse of minors or vulnerable adults with firm justice and mercy towards all.
The policy requires all employees and those volunteers with access to children or vulnerable adults pass a background check, and have an active and up to date VIRTUS account. Additionally, employees must sign an Employee Pledge to Promote Safe Environment. Volunteers, likewise, sign a Volunteer Pledge to Promote Safe Environment. Both of these are electronically signed through their VIRTUS accounts.
To read the complete policy, visit the
Archdiocese of Miami website.
The VIRTUS Training Program
Protecting God’s Children® for Adults begins with an initial training session accessed online and therefore available 24/7. The training is an awareness, prevention, and response program on the nature of child sexual abuse including the methods and means by which offenders commit abuse, as well as providing five easy steps when put into practice can help prevent child sexual abuse. The session generally takes 90 minutes to complete. Participants may start and stop the session if unable to complete in one sitting. The session must be completed within 60 days or the registration is deleted. The program is offered in English, Spanish and also with Korean or Vietnamese subtitles. For registration instructions please see attached.
Once complete the account is automatically activated and training continues in the form of monthly bulletins which is required reading to serve. The bulletins take approximately 3-5 minutes to complete. For more information on the importance of reading the monthly bulletins, please visit the Archdiocesan website for a short and entertaining video called Spotlight or Lighthouse.
