All families must complete mandatory service hours. In order to volunteer at school or at school and/or parish events, all volunteers must take a VIRTUS course and be fingerprinted. There is no charge for either of these.
VIRTUS
- Go to https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
- Search for VIRTUS Online Upcoming Sessions
- Scroll down and click on Los Angeles – San Fernando Region
- Scroll through the list of upcoming sessions to find a date and time that works for you.
Please note that you do not have to attend a session in the San Fernando region. You are welcome to participate in a session in a different Los Angeles region. However, any classes at St. Dominic will be listed under the San Fernando region.
If you have never attended a VIRTUS session, sign up for the 3-hour “Protecting God’s Children for Adults.” “Keeping the Promise Alive” sessions are only for renewing their VIRTUS certification.
Go back to the top and click on “Start Registration.” Create a username and password (or log in if you have one), complete the registration process, and select a course.
Please note that you must renew your VIRTUS certification every four years by reading short online articles every month and requesting automatic recertification OR attending a recertification session.
Fingerprinting
To find an upcoming fingerprinting location & time, please visit
https://lacatholics.org/fingerprinting
Click on the upcoming calendar to find a date and location.
Call to make an appointment.
You do NOT need to fill out the Applicant Questionaire UNLESS you use a fingerprinting vendor outside of the Archdiocese.
Please bring a copy of your VIRTUS certificate and fingerprinting form (redact social security and driver’s license numbers) to the school office. We keep these forms on file as proof that our volunteers comply.