BACKGROUND CHECKS 

The Diocese of San Bernardino requires the following roles background check clearance prior to beginning their service.

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• Clergy 

• Candidates for ordination

• Men and women religious 

• Pastoral Center, parish and school employees

• Volunteers who in their capacity supervise minors or minister in programs relating to minors, or have regular contact with minors

• Private contractors who in their capacity supervise minors or minister in programs relating to minors, or have regular contact with minors

• Parents volunteering with minors other than their own children

• Safe Environment Facilitators assigned to facilitate in-person or videoconference safe environment training sessions

• Background checks are highly recommended for lay ministry leaders, volunteers working with vulnerable and dependent adults, lay ministers of Holy Communion who minister to the sick and homebound.

• A parish or school may require background checks for additional roles or ministries to meet their specific or unique safe environment needs.

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BACKGROUND CHECK METHOD

• Live scan fingerprinting through the California Department of Justice and the FBI.

• Parishes and schools must provide the appropriate diocesan Live Scan Request Form and background check service provider information to those in need of completing a background check.

• Parishes and schools are to determine how the cost of background checks for their employees and volunteers will be covered.

• Every person required to complete a background check must have satisfactory background check results on file with the Diocese of San Bernardino.

• The Office of Human Resources documents and verifies all background check information.

• Background checks for the Diocese of San Bernardino are a one-time procedure.

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For questions or assistance regarding Background Check Policies in the Diocese of San Bernardino, contact the Office of Child and Youth Protection at (909) 475-5125
or email us at childandyouthprotection@sbdiocese.org

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