Clearance Requirements
All Education majors and minors are required to have up to date clearances in order to work with children and gain experience hours in schools. Not having clearances can affect your ability to register for and participate in Education classes. The Seminary and College has set up a Child Abuse Clearance Process that can be found later on this page.
CLEARANCES NEEDED:
Criminal Record
(Must be completed every year)
Child Abuse
(Must be completed every year)
TB Testing (good for two years)
FBI Fingerprinting – as of January 2018
PASafeCheck is the name of the background check system that will be used by IDEMI to process applicant digital fingerprint background checks for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Colleges/Universities Teacher Education Program.
(Required when entering into the Education program and then renewed prior to Pre-Student Teaching)
Child Abuse Reporter Certification--Mandated Reporter (Act 126)
OTHER CLEARANCES:
As you prepare to submit materials for a prospective job, you may be required to also submit the Act 168 clearance. Act 168 of 2014 requires potential and current employees to complete the Act 168 Commonwealth of PA Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release.
(Required when applying for a paid position within a school setting.)
CLEARANCES NEEDED:
Criminal Record
(Must be completed every year)
Child Abuse
(Must be completed every year)
TB Testing (good for two years)
FBI Fingerprinting – as of January 2018
PASafeCheck is the name of the background check system that will be used by IDEMI to process applicant digital fingerprint background checks for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Colleges/Universities Teacher Education Program.
(Required when entering into the Education program and then renewed prior to Pre-Student Teaching)
Child Abuse Reporter Certification--Mandated Reporter (Act 126)
OTHER CLEARANCES:
As you prepare to submit materials for a prospective job, you may be required to also submit the Act 168 clearance. Act 168 of 2014 requires potential and current employees to complete the Act 168 Commonwealth of PA Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release.
(Required when applying for a paid position within a school setting.)
Saint Vincent Archabbey, College and Seminary
Department of Public Safety Child Abuse Clearance Process
In an effort to protect and ensure the safety of minors Saint Vincent employee, students or volunteers who may come in contact with minors for overnight stays or camps are required to complete the Child Abuse Clearance Process.
Contact Information:
Wendy Black, Background Clearance Coordinator.
email: wendy.black@stvincent.edu
telephone 724.805.2534.
The Background Clearance Coordinator will be contacted to set up a group session for more than one student or an individual session.
A. Mandated Reporter Training:
A.1 Depending on the type of program you are being cleared for, you may need to have mandated reporter training. If you do, the mandated reporter training must be completed before proceeding to step 5. The training certificate must be given to the Background Clearance Coordinator, prior to the clearance session.
A.2. Mandated reporter training can be taken online through the University of Pittsburgh Child Welfare Resource Center.
https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_91_1
B. Clearance Session:
At the clearance session, the following will be accomplished.
B.1. Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Check.
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
B.2. Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Register with IdentoGo to get fingerprinted for Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) background clearance.
https://uenroll.identogo.com/
If time permits and depending on the number of applicants’ fingerprints can be taken after the session or an appointment can be made to meet with the Background Clearance Coordinator.
C. Documents:
C.1. Any documents received in the clearance process such as Child Abuse Clearance certificate or FBI clearance must be brought to the Background Clearance Coordinator.
C.2. Once all the necessary documents are obtained the process is completed and you are cleared.
C.3. Public Safety will maintain a file of all documents in the Public Safety Office
All Education students must submit a copy to the EDUCATION OFFICE (PREP HALL)
Contact Information:
Wendy Black, Background Clearance Coordinator.
email: wendy.black@stvincent.edu
telephone 724.805.2534.
The Background Clearance Coordinator will be contacted to set up a group session for more than one student or an individual session.
A. Mandated Reporter Training:
A.1 Depending on the type of program you are being cleared for, you may need to have mandated reporter training. If you do, the mandated reporter training must be completed before proceeding to step 5. The training certificate must be given to the Background Clearance Coordinator, prior to the clearance session.
A.2. Mandated reporter training can be taken online through the University of Pittsburgh Child Welfare Resource Center.
https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_91_1
B. Clearance Session:
At the clearance session, the following will be accomplished.
B.1. Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Check.
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
B.2. Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Register with IdentoGo to get fingerprinted for Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) background clearance.
https://uenroll.identogo.com/
If time permits and depending on the number of applicants’ fingerprints can be taken after the session or an appointment can be made to meet with the Background Clearance Coordinator.
C. Documents:
C.1. Any documents received in the clearance process such as Child Abuse Clearance certificate or FBI clearance must be brought to the Background Clearance Coordinator.
C.2. Once all the necessary documents are obtained the process is completed and you are cleared.
C.3. Public Safety will maintain a file of all documents in the Public Safety Office
All Education students must submit a copy to the EDUCATION OFFICE (PREP HALL)
| public_safety_information_for_clearances.pdf |
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| act_168.pdf |
