Thanks so much for reaching out about volunteering with St. Ann Children & Youth (for Children’s Ministry, Middle School Ministry or High School Ministry)! Below are some important steps that are required to become “cleared” to serve our children and youth.

RETURNING / CURRENT VOLUNTEERS:

After your initial onboarding as a volunteer in St. Ann Children & Youth, you will need to annually renew your Safe Environment certification by either attending the annual in-person training, OR by watching another Safe Environment Video and completing the online assessment. To watch the renewal video and assessment, please skip down to “Step 2: Videos” below. IMPORTANT: If you have already watched the highlighted video, please watch:

  • Standard Sexual Abuse Awareness Training (Camp) (MinistrySafe) or

  • Standard Sexual Abuse Awareness Training (Youth Sports) (MinistrySafe)

NEW VOLUNTEERS:

Step 1: Screening Form

Here is the link you will need to begin your Safe Environment certification in the Diocese of Dallas:

  • It is important that when filling this out under “Ministry Info” select Volunteer.

  • Next, Location is St. Ann Parish; Position is volunteer; Title is Children’s Ministry Volunteer (for Sunday School or St. Ann Kids) or Youth Ministry Volunteer (for Middle or High School Ministry). By doing this, the church safety officer will know that you are volunteering for St. Ann Children & Youth.

  • When listing your references, be sure you list people you have known for 3 or more years and NOT a former employer or spouse. (We need their PHONE NUMBERS for all three references over other forms of contact).

Step 2: Videos

The Safe Environment videos are found by logging onto your profile on the same website:

  • In the menu, click on “My obligations”, verify your contact info, and you should then be able to see the list of videos. You are looking for the video series titled: “Standard Sexual Abuse Awareness Training-MinistrySafe”.

  • HERE is a screen shot that may be helpful. The correct video series is highlighted in green.

  • Once completed, please let us know and forward us your completion certificate

FINAL DETAILS

  1. Before being considered “Cleared” to volunteer, we will need to complete a "New Group Leader/Core Member Interview”. It takes about 25 minutes and it’s a great way for us to get to know each other. We will contact you to set up an interview time!

  2. All volunteers must be registered at St. Ann (or another Catholic parish). If you are not registered at St. Ann, please request a letter of Good Standing from your previous parish and have it sent to Nikki Scancella (Sunday School, Kim Cesario (St. Ann Kids), Mo Bass (MSM) or Tim Jara (HSM). If you choose not to register at St. Ann, we will need a new letter of good standing from your parish each year.

    ***IMPORTANT: When registering to become a St. Ann parishioner, be sure to check the box at the end that says “Create an Account”. This will create a MyStAnn profile for you and this allows us to ASSIGN YOU AS A SMALL GROUP LEADER within our youth ministry.

If you are having difficulty with any of these steps, please Email Traci Hall and include your name and phone number.