To volunteer please go to the Diocese of Tucson website www.diocesetucson.org, volunteer position to apply.
Under Pastoral Center scroll down to Human Resources
Click on Employment & Volunteer opportunities
Scroll down to “Parish Volunteer Opportunities and select St. Mark the Evangelist- Oro Valley
Applicants will need to complete the required fields (especially contact information) to apply and provide the ministry they are interested in. Applicant can choose to upload a resume which is optional.
The stages for clearance are:
Review: all applications and resumes are reviewed
Phone Screen: if applicable.
Interview: Add the record of the in-person interview, if applicable by group leader or compliance officer.
Sex offender screening (all applicants-High and Low risk volunteers)
Check three (3) references
Safe Environment: applicants must complete SE training with the new “Fulfilling our Commitment to Heal and Protect, Code of Conduct, Mandatory reporting, and be fingerprinted if volunteering as a High Risk Volunteer. “AZ DPS Card is in lieu of fingerprints”
Difference Between Low Risk & High Risk Volunteers
LOW RISK VOLUNTEER: The definition of a low risk volunteer is one who has absolutely no contact with or influence over minors or vulnerable adults such as: Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Hospitality, Parish events Committee, Arts & Environment, Ushers and Greeters
All volunteers are required to complete the volunteer application on-line
Low risk volunteer applications must be reviewed at the location
If you are interested in the applicant please document the following:
That the applicant has had contact with a location leader. (Either phone screen/interview or in-person interview)
That the applicant has been offered the opportunity to begin volunteering as low risk and understands what low risk means.
The applicant is hired as position title “volunteer low risk” with a safe environment expiration date one year from the hire date. This will be a reminder to verify that the volunteer is still in a low risk position every year.
HIGH RISK VOLUNTEER: Each location based on their parish or location Compliance Plan will designate which volunteer positions are considered high risk. Altar Server Trainers, American Heritage Girls Leadership Team, any parishioner serving in a leadership role including officers in the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters, Audio/Visual Technician, Facilitators, Children’s Choir Director, Choir Members, Finance Council Members, Religious Education teachers K-12, Mass Coordinators, Ems for the home bound, Pastoral/Leadership Councils, Sacristans, Staff, Superiors of Volunteers, Office volunteers, and Wedding Coordinators. Little Tots employees require DPS clearance.
All volunteers are required to complete the volunteer application on-line
High level volunteer applications must be reviewed at the location
If interested, please document the following:
That the applicant has had contact with a location leader. (Either phone screen/interview or in-person interview)
That three (3) references have been checked
That the applicant has been cleared by the Diocese Of Tucson.
That the applicant has been offered the opportunity to begin volunteering as high risk.
The applicant is hired as position title “volunteer high risk” with a safe environment expiration date as stated on the clearance memo or clearance receipt and acknowledgement. The volunteer hire date can be any date.