ST. BRIGID BEST PRACTICES

                 BEST PRACTICES POLICY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ALL VOLUNTEERS AT ST. BRIGID PARISH

 Volunteer Positions Including but not limited to:

Arts and Crafts Volunteer
Audio - Visual Volunteers (Medium Risk if responsibilities include training children / youth)
Children / Youth Director - Music Leader Volunteer
Religious Education Office Helper

Reception / Hospitality Volunteer
Parish Event Volunteers
Religious Education Office Volunteer

Sunday Child Care
Sports Statistician
Youth Ministry Event Volunteer (Occasional activities held in public at parish)
Athletic Director
Parking Lot Volunteer
Religious Education Office Receptionist
Sports Official
Teacher/Catechist Aide
Youth Ministry Team Volunteer (Regular activities held in public at parish)
Altar Server Trainer/Liturgical Ministries Trainer
Catechists (Medium Risk if an aide or another adult is present)
Catholic Scouting Leaders* (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire)
Coach, Assistant Coach, Trainer (All Levels, All Sports)
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Coordinator/Director of Religious Education
Substitute Teacher/Catechist (Medium Risk if an aide or another adult is present)
Youth Ministry Chaperones (Occasional or regular activities held outside of parish)

 *Both the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA have their own policies and procedures that address

some or all of these best practices. Parishes are encouraged to discuss the scouting organization's policies with the scout

leaders to determine any additional practices the parish would require.
 

     IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES OF BEST PRACTICES POLICIES FOR

                PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN AT ST. BRIGID CHURCH

All Procedures and best practices policies will be followed by volunteers and staff and checks will be made by each department

head to ensure that they are carried out.  Standard applications from the Diocese will be filled out and checked by each

department head.  The applications will be kept on file in the parish office.  BCI&I background checks and fingerprinting results

will be kept on file in the main parish office and departments will be notified of approved volunteers.

All volunteers for the Church will be given a copy of the Diocesan policy booklet.  The recommended practices in this manual

are policy and will be followed.  In addition, all volunteers will be working with at least one other approved volunteer and to

assure our children’s safety all parents should walk their children into events to assure that proper supervision will be offered. 

If not, the parent should arrange to stay and help if approved with background check or else the practice or program must be

cancelled.

1) We will conduct Criminal Background/Fingerprint Checks
For all persons who apply to serve as a volunteer in a position in which the person will have unsupervised access to a child

on a regular basis St. Brigid Parish, under the guidance of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus will conduct fingerprint

checks and BCI &I checks to be adopted as a best practice. 

All records will be held confidentially in the Parish office. 

·     2) Parents should walk their children into events to assure that proper supervision will be offered.  If not, the

      parent should arrange to stay and help if approved with background check or the practice or program must

be  be cancelled.

      3) We must communicate when we have concerns about inappropriate behavior or suspected abuse:

• Talk to the person involved

• Speak to their supervisor

• Notify a church official

• Call the child abuse hotline

• Call the police

·    We can create a safer world for our children when we work together as a Catholic community.

·    We must alter our behavior to make the behavior of an offender easier to identify.

COLUMBUS DIOCESAN NUMBERS TO CALL

MONSIGNOR. MALONEY -  614-224-2251

BARB CAIN - 614-241-2565