1. Complete a volunteer application. Click here to print the application.
Return completed application to Sandra Carroll c/o Religious
Education Office.
2. Read "Archdiocese of NewarkPolicies on Professional & Ministerial
Conduct. Click here to download a copy.
3. Sign up and attend a PGC Workshop. At the time of registration, Verified
Volunteers will conduct a background check.
You must be pre-registered using VIRTUS to attend.
If you have any questions, contact Sandra Carroll at [email protected] or 908-322-2359
First Time Attending A Workshop
1. You must preregister to attend a class at www.Virtus.org.
2. Click on the first-time registrant.
3. Choose Newark, NJ (Archdiocese)
4. When prompted, you must indicate St. Bartholomew Academy as the
the location where you will be volunteering.
How to Renew Certification
Volunteers must recertify every 3 years and have a background check every 5 years. There are 3 options to recertify.
1. Take the original PGC class again. (Good for 3 additional years)
2. Take the "Keeping the Promise Alive" recertification class
(90 min and good for 3 years)
3. Online recertification. If you choose to recertify online, you are required to
read 1 month's article and complete a short module online every year.
Please contact Sandra Carroll to arrange this option at
[email protected]
How To Report Abuse
St. Bartholomew Academy and the Archdiocese of Newark take very seriously any and all complaints of sexual misconduct. We encourage anyone with knowledge of any misconduct to report the abuse immediately.
To report any sexual misconduct, please contact:
Father Andy Prachar
Pastor
908-322-5192
Sandra Carroll
Safe Environment Director
908-322-5192 x135
[email protected]
Scotch Plains Police Department
908-322-7100
NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency Services
1-877 NJ ABUSE (1-877-652-2873) or
For further information on reporting abuse please visit:
http://www.rcan.org/offices-and-ministries/child-youth-protection/report-abuse.