SafeParish/Child Protection
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires adult volunteers and employees who have contact with children to complete a criminal background check through Selection.com and to complete Child Protection training through SafeParish.
The Ohio Revised Code also requires certain employees (for example, teachers, teachers aides, school employees, cafeteria monitors, playground monitors, and coaches with pupil activity supervisor permits) to have a criminal background check through fingerprinting. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati extends this requirement to all Archdiocesan employees.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati defines a volunteer is an adult who is not a cleric or employee (for example, a catechist, scout leader, coach, server coordinator, parent interns, student teachers and others in similar capacities etc.) who function in any capacity to assist in activities with children. This includes all adults accompanying children on any overnight activity.
All volunteers and employees must complete an acceptable background check through Selection.com and complete SafeParish Child Protection Training before having contact with young people.
All Safeparish training is online. There are no in-person SafeParish training sessions.
Interested in starting the process? Please call your local Safe Environment Coordinator.
Ascension: Joe Ollier jollier@mgparish.org or 937-253-5171 x112
St. Albert: Tom Hutchinson thutchinson@mgparish.org or 937-293-1191
St. Charles: Anna Godby agodby@mgparish.org or 937-434-6081
Registration Instructions
Register Through Safe Parish
Additional Archdiocesan Policies:
SafeParish video bulletins will be sent quarterly.
All employees and volunteers must view the bulletins and answer the questions at the end of each quarter in order to stay compliant with the requirements of the Archdiocesan Decree on Child Protection.
Regarding those who fall behind in their quarterly bulletins:
All persons who completed Child Protection training through SafeParish must keep up with the continuing education component of SafeParish by viewing all quarterly training bulletins. If a person fails to complete a bulletin within 30 days of receiving it, he / she will be flagged by Safe Parish as "Pending" and must complete all training before having any further contact with children.
Those who fall 6 quarterly bulletins (18 months) behind are required to retake the initial SafeParish training before having contact with children.
Regarding Background checks:
All volunteers and employees are required to have a background check through Selection.com.
All three of our parishes will pay for background checks for our own employees and volunteers. To receive a payment token for a Selection.com background check, contact your local Safe Environment Coordinator prior to completing your background check.
Additional Resources
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Office of Safe Environment Web Site
To log in to your SafeParish Account, go here
For more information about SafeParish, click here