Thank You for Volunteering at St. James the Greater Early Childhood Education Center*
Throughout the year, St. James the Greater will have different volunteer opportunities.
New Volunteers: To volunteer at St. James the Greater, begin by clicking on this link: https://www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer.
Volunteers will now need to create a User Name, even if you've logged in previously using your email address. If you don't have a user name, click on Create User Name.
*For any activities which occur at the Early Childhood Education Center during the school day or at any time which involves children, Diocesan background checks/approval and the completion of Protecting God's Children is required.
If you have any questions, please contact: tgissy@stjamesthegreater.org
Protecting God's Children
Contact Information:
Toni Gissy
tgissy@stjamesthegreater.org
St. James the Greater ECEC and Parish follows the Archdiocese of St. Louis Safe Environment Program (Protecting God's Children). The program is designed to help protect the youth, elderly, and vulnerable adults of our parish as they participate in activities within our community. This process also provides a layer of protection against the possibility of false accusations for those adults who are involved in our many ministries.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has developed a new system for safe environment compliance called Prevent and Protect STL. Everyone ministering to minors and vulnerable adults (clergy, employees and volunteers) in the Archdiocese are required and asked to register in the new system. This includes those new to service and those who are currently in service. For those who have already attended a Protecting God’s Children workshop, your previous training date will transfer to this new system. In addition to attending a live Protecting God’s Children workshop, all clergy, volunteers, and employees will register for an updated background screening, view two new online training modules on abuse reporting and the Code of Ethical Conduct, and agree to the updated Code of Ethical Conduct. Please go to www.preventandprotectstl.org to register and contact your parish Child Safety Coordinator with any questions or for further assistance. Click here for instructions: Prevent and Protect Instructions
Reporting Information
Victims of sexual abuse, in addition to contacting civil authorities, are asked to come forward in order to receive pastoral assistance. Reports of abuse may be made to any Pastor or to:
Archdiocese of St. Louis: http://www.archstl.org/
Sandra Price, Executive Director
Office of Child & Youth Protection
314-792-7271
sandraprice@archstl.org
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division Hotline Reporting Number:
1-800-392-3738
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-800-392-0210