The Archdiocese of Baltimore uses a Compliance Management System, VIRTUS Online, to train and screen the volunteer applicants & employees.
You may currently have a VIRTUS account. If you are unsure of your VIRTUS status, or simply want to confirm where you are in the process, please email Nancy Smith [email protected], or call her at 410-647-4892. She will be happy to assist you.
If you are certain that you have not registered in VIRTUS before, the instructions are below. When registering please register as a Volunteer with Substantial Contact with Children. Please select this even if you do not anticipate working with children.
The link to VIRTUS is www.virtusonline.org
When you register, you will be directed to…
FAQs:
Is a renewal necessary?
Yes, volunteers need to renew every five years.
How can you tell when it expires?
The volunteer can contact Nancy Smith or log into their VIRTUS account at any time to calculate five years from when she completed her online training or from when she last authorized a background screening.
What if you are Virtus trained at another parish?
It should be in the Virtus system, to check you can contact Nancy Smith [email protected] or 410-647-4892
If you are VIRTUS trained in another archdiocese, then you must start over by creating a new account in VIRTUS and selecting the Archdiocese of Baltimore, etc.
Thank you so much! We are so grateful for your generosity & willingness to volunteer. If you have any questions about the process please contact Nancy Smith [email protected] or 410-647-4892.
You may currently have a VIRTUS account. If you are unsure of your VIRTUS status, or simply want to confirm where you are in the process, please email Nancy Smith [email protected], or call her at 410-647-4892. She will be happy to assist you.
If you are certain that you have not registered in VIRTUS before, the instructions are below. When registering please register as a Volunteer with Substantial Contact with Children. Please select this even if you do not anticipate working with children.
The link to VIRTUS is www.virtusonline.org
When you register, you will be directed to…
- Authorize a background screening,
- Complete the online training course, “Protecting God’s Children Online Maltreatment Awareness Session 3.2_Baltimore”,
- Read the Archdiocese of Baltimore Statement of Policy & Code of Conduct,
- Provide three references (one of each - family, personal, professional/civic). Please include their email addresses. Feel free to use your WWP small group leaders as a reference!
FAQs:
Is a renewal necessary?
Yes, volunteers need to renew every five years.
How can you tell when it expires?
The volunteer can contact Nancy Smith or log into their VIRTUS account at any time to calculate five years from when she completed her online training or from when she last authorized a background screening.
What if you are Virtus trained at another parish?
It should be in the Virtus system, to check you can contact Nancy Smith [email protected] or 410-647-4892
If you are VIRTUS trained in another archdiocese, then you must start over by creating a new account in VIRTUS and selecting the Archdiocese of Baltimore, etc.
Thank you so much! We are so grateful for your generosity & willingness to volunteer. If you have any questions about the process please contact Nancy Smith [email protected] or 410-647-4892.