To ensure the safety of youth participants, All ACE Mentors who are active on a team are required to successfully pass a name-based background check through Sterling Volunteers.
In California, there are some volunteers who must also complete a fingerprint-based background check (AKA Livescan background check) and complete youth protection training, referred to mandated reporter training. If you are a volunteer who administers ACE programming, or has direct contact with, or supervision of, ACE participants for more than 16 hours per month or 32 hours per year, you must have a fingerprint-based background check and complete mandated reporter training.
This in addition to the name-based Sterling Volunteer background check and the online orientation you complete for ACE.
Your affiliate leader will let you if you need the fingerprint background check and mandated reporter training.
If you’re on this page, you’ve likely been told you are an enhanced level volunteer.
So let’s get started!
First, complete the form that authorizes ACE to conduct a background check. COMPLETE FORM HERE
Second, sign up to get your fingerprinting completed. There is no cost to you and usually there is a live scan location near your home or office! You can begin the fingerprinting process HERE.
Finally, complete the mandated reporter/youth protection training. Your affiliate might have provided you with a link, or you can use the training found here. (General Training Module | Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training) Once completed, you must share the certificate of completion with your affiliate leader.
If you have any questions, please email your affiliate leader or Mary Bradford