Safeparish
Effective June 18, 2012, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has substantially changed the way it conducts training for its Decree on Child Protection. All training sessions on the Decree were known as VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children Awareness Sessions. As of July 2021, the Archdiocese has now transitioned to a new platform called SafeParish. All people who work or volunteer within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati must be SafeParish certified and have active accounts. Quarterly lessons will be sent out to all members of SafeParish. If you do not complete a quarterly lesson, you will be DEACTIVATED and will not be able to volunteer.
Contact: Mark Armstrong, Safety Environment Coordinator 513-753-5566, ext. 103 or business@stbameliaparish.org
HOW TO REGISTER:
Even if you were already VIRTUS certified, you will need to create a new SafeParish account - when prompted, the last 4 digits of your social security number will tie your VIRTUS and SafeParish accounts together so that you will not have to re-do the finger printing, background check, or initial training sessions.
Go to www.AoCSafeEnvironment.org.
Click “Register” on the top right of the home page
Enter the passcode protectcincy when prompted.
Select the location from the drop down where you are employed or volunteer.
Click the role(s) associated with your employment/service at the parish, school, or Archdiocesan institution. Select a sub-role from the drop down to describe your employment/service at this location.
If you are active at only this location, this will be your primary location.
If you are active at more than one location, click the ADD PARISH/LOCATION button and repeat the steps above.
With more than one location, please click the “This is my main/primary location” radio button to indicate where you are employed or, if you are a volunteer, where most of your ministry or service is performed.
Complete your personal information. Please enter your legal name for the purposes of the background screening. There are no credit checks and no soft hits to credit.
Create a username, password and password clue. (This can be the same OR different from VIRTUS)
If information regarding your previous safe environment account can be located, it will be displayed. Click the radio button for the correct choice or choose none of the above if none of the information pertains to you. If your information was found and you clicked the appropriate radio button information regarding your training and background check dates will be transferred into your SafeParish account.
Agree to the Terms of Use and click SUBMIT.
If you have not previously completed an online background check you will be prompted to submit information for a background screening through SELECTION.com. You will be required to acknowledge that you have downloaded and accepted the terms of the Decree.
If you have not previously completed child protection training you will be prompted to view SafeParish: Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse – Archdiocese of Cincinnati. (If you have completed a background check through VIRTUS, no new background check will be required also if you have attended VIRTUS training, no new training will be required)
If you have completed the required background checks and child protect training, you will be prompted to click the link to Continue to the Home Page. Your registration is complete. If you need to complete background check requirements or training, you may use the links in your approval checklist to access these requirements.
These steps may be completed all at once or may be completed separately at your convenience. You will receive an automated email weekly to remind you which requirements are outstanding. When all compliance requirements have been completed, your account will be approved, and you will be clear to work/volunteer with youth and vulnerable adults. Should you need any assistance, please contact your local Safe Environment coordinator, Mark Armstrong (Business@stbameliaparish.org or 513-753-5566 ext. 103).