Safe Environment Application Forms
- St. Francis of Assisi screens ALL volunteers.
- Safe Environment certification must ne renewed after 5 years.
- Certification is valid across all ministries of St. Francis, the Franciscan School, and St. Francis Preschool.
- Please read St. Francis’ Behaviorial guidelines.
- You must read and comply with the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh Code of Conduct for Church Personnel (included in your paperwork).
The following are the volunteer levels at St. Francis with links to their respective application forms. Contact your ministry leader to understand what level you should be. Please complete the appropriate form and return it to the church. The reference forms should be completed by individuals have seen you interact with children. All paperwork is kept confidential.
Thank you for sharing your time and talent with our church community!
Minor: Volunteer under the age of 18.
Download Minor Volunteer form
Level O: Volunteer with no youth contact.
Example: Finance Council Member
Download Level O form
Level A: Remote or occasional youth contact.
Example: Office volunteer
Download Level A form
Level B
Supervised interaction with youth. Example:Lunchroom helper 
Level B Application Requirements for a B Level:
- 2 Reference Request forms must be turned in to the church. These reference forms are included in the application and must be given to two people who have seen you interact with children.
- “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse” class is mandatory.
Application takes approximately 1 week to process.
Level C
Unsupervised interaction with youth.
Example: Retreat or Field Trip chaperone
Level C Application
Requirements for a C Level
- 3 Reference Request forms must be turned in to the church. These reference forms are included in the above C form and must be given to three people who have seen you interact with children.
- Background check performed by the Diocese.
- “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse” class is mandatory.
Application takes approximately 1 week to process.
Level C Renewal: Level C volunteers whose application is over 5 years old.
Requirements for a C Level Renewal:
- Submit the above application to the parish and the Diocese will re-run the background check.
- Re-take the “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse” class.
