At St. Rose CYO, we are committed to maintaining a safe environment for all parish and community members. In accordance with the Diocese of Rockville Centre (DRVC) - Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, all St. Rose CYO staff and volunteers must adhere to diocesan and parish safety practices and guidelines. 

To participate as a staff member or volunteer with St. Rose CYO, you must complete and maintain the following requirements:

1. Attend the Virtus "Protecting God's Children" class – This is a one-time requirement.
2. Sign the Codes of Conduct – This is a one-time requirement. 
3. Complete a background screening – This must be renewed every 5 years. 
4. Read the Virtus training bulletins – This is an ongoing requirement for coaches only. Bulletins are emailed monthly. If you have five or more unread bulletins, your Virtus account will be automatically deactivated. To reactivate your account, contact the DVRC coordinator listed below. Make sure your email address in your Virtus account profile is current so you can receive bulletin reminders.
5. All requirements must be fulfilled to remain active in the St. Rose CYO program.

Follow these steps to create a Virtus account.

1. To complete any of the Virtus requirements, you must first set up a VIRTUS account. 
• Go to www.virtusonline.org and click the green “First-time Registrant” button.
•  If you already have an account, this is also where you can log in with your login ID and password. 
• If you’ve forgotten your login credentials, click the blue "I Need Login Help" button for assistance. 
• If you are unsure if you have an account, please contact the DVRC Coordinator of Compliance listed below for assistance before proceeding. 
2. Then click “begin the registration process”. 
• Select the organization via the drop-down menu — For all parish volunteers the organization is “Rockville Centre, NY – Safe Environment (Diocese)” .
• Select “No” to the question, “Have you previously registered with VIRTUS Online?” (If your answer is yes, you must recover your login and will not be able to proceed).
3. Now you will be prompted to create a user ID and password. 
• It is recommended that you make a secure password of at least 8 characters with at least one capital letter, number, and special character.
  
4. Now you will fill out your user profile. Answer the questions/fields to the best of your ability. 
• Enter your name, address, email, etc. 
• Then select the primary location of "St. Rose of Lima CYO (Massapequa)" from the pulldown.  
• Then check the box for "Volunteer".   Attention CYO Seasonal workers you must also select "Volunteer". Do not select "Employee" as that is for Diocese employess only. 
• Enter you title or positioan of service.  Example;  Parent Volunteer,  CYO Coach, CYO seasonal worker (refs, scorekeepers, venue monitor, etc).  
• If you volunteer for St Rose in antoher capacity, cathechist , school parent, your profile will have multiple locations. You will be promptedto add them by selecting Yes or No, to ythe quesiton Are you associated with any other locations?. 
• The next steo is to  digitally acknowledge our two codes of conduct. It is recommended that you also download, print, and review them asap. 
• If asked, make sure to check off that you will be working with minors if you will be (religious ed catechists and CYO coaches and school parents must check yes for this).  Season workers and parent helpers do not need to check of working with minors. 
5. At the end of making your profile, you will select which Virtus session you would like to attend. 
• Select No to the quesiton Have you already attended a VIRTUS Protecting God's Children Session? to bring up the list of Virtus session. 
• Check off the Virtus session that works for you.  
• Please make sure to see if there are any notes (like session conducted in another language) before committing to a date and location. 
• You do NOT have to register for a session being conducted in the parish in which you plan to volunteer.
6. Once you register for a Virtus session, you will be prompted to proceed to the Background Screening. Follow the prompts to complete the screening. 
7. Once you have successfully completed the background check application, your full profile will be complete and all that there will be left to do is attend the Virtus workshop. Once that happens, you will be fully Safe Environment Compliant.