How to Register as a New Volunteer (old volunteers should see the tab marked "Returning Volunteers")

• Log onto the website for the Diocese of Pittsburgh at https://diopitt.org/compliance.
• Select “Parish Volunteer."
• A series of 5 steps will appear. Use your cursor to highlight the linked fields and complete each step in order. Tips to get you started and through the process are listed below.  You can also download and print these instructions by clicking here www.virtusonline.

1. Click on  “a. New user only.”
2. When asked for an access code, enter “Protect” in the box.
3. Follow the directions to create a User ID and Password you can easily remember.  Be sure to write down your User ID and Password in a secure place for future reference.
4. Provide all the information requested on the registration screen.
5. Select the location where you will volunteer.  Clicking on the arrow on the right side of the box will reveal a list of parishes.  Find “Our Lady of the Angels/St. Maria Goretti (Pittsburgh)” on the list and click on it to enter it into the box.  Check the box in front of “Parish Volunteer”(the role you will perform).  In the Title or Position of Service box, enter the name of the ministry you are joining.
6. If you volunteer at other PARISHES, you will answer yes.  Otherwise click on No.
7. Please review the Reporting of Child Abuse and Child Protective Services Law of Pennsylvania.  Check the box under the picture stating you abide by it.  Enter your name and date, then continue.
8. Review the Code of Pastoral Conduct. Check the box under the picture stating you abide by it.  Enter your name and date, then continue
9. Read the Declarations page. Check the box under the picture stating you understand it.  Enter your name and date, then continue.
10. Answer the 2 questions about previous volunteering and continue.
11. Answer a question about residency and continue.
12. Click the box and agree to download, print and sign the FBI Fingerprint Waiver, and continue.  But DON'T FORGET TO ACTUALLY DO THIS, and mail it to the Parish Office.  If you cannot print a copy of this, they are preprinted in the parish office and can be mailed to you upon request. (Signing this disclaimer means you waive your right to register your fingerprints with the FBI.)
13. Click No if you have not attended the Protecting God’s Children Session.  Choose an English or Spanish presentation and continue.
14. Read the Mandated Reporters list.  Most ministry volunteers will select No and continue.

You have successfully registered with Virtus.  You may be directed to log in again with your username and password (#3). You will see several blocks.  Among them will be blocks called Current Training, Background Checks, and Required Documents. Boxes may appear red when action is required. Within the red boxes, please click on each link to complete the required compliance items presented.
In the Current Training box, click on the link that says, “You have 1 online module assigned.” Then click on the green circle in front of the course title to begin the training.  Video sessions are interactive.  You will have to respond to questions correctly to move on.  This may take up to an hour to complete.  Once started, you can pause and return later if you like.  Watch all the way to the end.  It is recommended that you print a copy of your certificate for your records.
Within the Background Checks box, you will need to complete the “Child Abuse History Clearances.” This can be completed online, or you can submit a paper application to the PA Dept of Human Services.  Copies of this paperwork are available in the parish office and can be mailed to you upon request.