CTK Safe Environments

Safe Environments

Christ the King Catholic Church follows the Archdiocese of Detroit’s guidelines and is committed to maintaining safe environments and continuous improvement across all organizations that host activities or provide services for children and youth.

ADULT VOLUNTEERS

ALL Adult staff and volunteers (age 18 and older) are required to complete all Safe Environments requirements (complete a criminal background check authorization form, submit a copy of their Driver’s License, and complete a Protecting God’s Children Workshop every three years). These requirements must be met before an adult begins their volunteer or employment position at CTK

  1. REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT AT VIRTUS.ORG

If you have not previously completed Protecting God’s Children training, create an account at Virtus.org. Click “First-Time Registrant” and then “Begin the registration process”. As you complete your profile, you will be prompted to sign an electronic background check authorization form and a code of conduct.

  1. SIGN UP TO TAKE PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING

Once you have created an account at Virtus.org, you can sign up for upcoming training. Choose Detroit Archdiocese from the organization list. Both in-person and online (Zoom) sessions are available.

  1. SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE

Please submit a copy of your driver’s license to: Christ the King Parish Office, Attn: Angela Thomas-Weldon, 16805 Pierson, Detroit, MI 48219. Alternatively, email a copy to athomasweldon@ctkdetroit.org.

RECERTIFICATION

If you have previously completed Protecting God’s Children training, completion of an online recertification module must be done every three years. We will email you before your certification expires so you can login to virtus.org and complete the assigned module.

Link that says, REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINORS (It will link to the document titled Registration Instructions for Minors)

TEEN VOLUNTEERS

High school students who wish to volunteer at any AOD parish or school must complete the Virtus Online workshop: Healthy Relationship for Teens 2.0 Online Module Expansion with Safe Environment Components.

This module is available online at Virtus (virtusonline.org) and is designed to help young people identify the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships.

The module also equips teens to follow a plan to do the right thing for themselves and others when they recognize an unhealthy situation.

This module takes approximately 35 minutes to complete. To access the module, teen volunteers need to register on the Virtus site. After entering their date of birth, the system will determine their minor status and assign the Healthy Relationships for Teens 2.0 module.