VOLUNTEER ELIGIBILITY

WHAT IS MY STATUS?

current and new 
volunteers
if you are a coach, scout leader, catechist, overnight chaperone, school board member or youth board member you must add the corresponding "role" to your virtus account. this prompts your additional requirements.

step 1: Have you taken the Protecting God’s Children Training?

YES

• Continue to Step 2

NO

• No need to continue on this page
• Go to www.virtus.org and click FIRST-TIME REGISTRANT
• Contact our PGC Administrator with any questions or once all requirements are completed

step 2: have you received a Volunteer Approval Email?

YES

• If your email requires you to update your background check in 2023, login to www.virtus.org.  You should be prompted to complete a new background check.  If not email our PGC Administrator to initiate the prompt
• The PGC Administrator will contact you once your background check results are received
• Go to Step 5
• If your email does not require an updated background check, go directly to Step 5

NO

• Go to Step 3

step 3: Do you have an online account at www.virtus.org?

YES

• Continue to Step 4

NO

• All requirement updates are now done online
• Go to www.virtus.org and set up your account
• You will need the date of your Protecting God’s Children training class
• If you need the date, email our PGC Aministrator
• Once your account is activated, continue to Step 4

step 4: Login to your Virtus account, are your requirements current?

YES

• Notify our PGC Administrator of your status and you will be sent a Volunteer Approval Email once requirements are verified
• Go to Step 5

NO

• Update all requirements
• Notify our PGC Administrator of your status
• Once all. updates have been verified, you will be sent a Volunteer Approval Email

Step 5: Please consider

• The Diocese of Joliet has mandated a more comprehensive background check that results in both greater safety as well as greater cost (from $2.50/pp to $18/pp).  
• Given our hundreds of St. Joe's volunteers , would you please consider donating towards this important expense by clicking HERE 

If you have any further questions, please contact our PGC Administrator listed on this page.

Thank you for your cooperation as we do our best to create a safe environment for all our St. Joseph students.

The new and improved Diocesan background checks have increased from $2.50 to $18 per person.  With hundreds of volunteers here at St. Joseph's we ask that you consider a donation to help supplement this significant increase.  Thank you once again for giving your time and talent to St. Joseph's!

Background Check Donation

• I'm not sure if I have a Virtus onlilne accout?  Don't create a new one!  Try "I NEED LOGIN HELP" first.  If that doesn't work and you believe you have an account contact our PGC Administrator
• What if my account is Inactive?  Contact our PGC Administrator to request activation
• I have an account in another diocese?  Call the VIRTUS Helpdesk at 888-847-8870 and request to either be moved to the Joliet Diocese, if you will no longer be volunteering in your previous diocese, or asked to be "Mirrored" if you want to be seen in both diocese (ex: Chicago & Joliet). Then complete any reqirements and notify our PGC Administrator. 

Still not sure?

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