Commentary
Cleared Adults
For an adult leader in ministry to be considered cleared, he or she must have completed a background check and received clearance through the diocese or, in the case of private Catholic institutions, their respective parish or school. In addition, the adult leader must have a signed copy of the Volunteer Covenant on file with their parish or school. Finally, some training about Safe Environments must have taken place either through one on one conversation or via CYM’s annual coaches training.
Volunteer Covenant
The Volunteer Covenant present adult leaders in ministry with general guidelines of acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. It is not exhaustive in nature. To be cleared for service, every adult leader must have completed a Volunteer Covenant each year. These signed documents must be kept on file with the FSGC compliance officer for your parish or school and must be available upon request to the diocesan auditor. After a new covenant is signed, the previous year’s covenants should be shredded.