Volunteering

The Diocese of St. Petersburg Policy for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults requires Safe Environment Program (SEP) Training for all adults who wish to have unsupervised access to and or the care, responsibility, and or supervision of children and youth and vulnerable adults. 

The Diocese of St. Petersburg Policy for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults requires that in addition to a FBI/FDLE (AFRNP) Level 2 background check, all adults who may have unsupervised access to or the care, responsibility, or supervision of children, youth, or vulnerable adults must complete SEP certification every 5 years. This certification process is done through CMG Connect and is the only training that the Diocese of St. Petersburg currently accepts.

At the completion of the course, which should take approximately one (1) hour to complete - you will be certified for both Access to Children and Access to Vulnerable Adults. 

1. Go to http://stpetersburg.CMGconnect.org to complete your new online safe environment curriculum. 
2. Create a new account by completing all the boxes. This includes address, primary parish, and how you participate at your parish or school. If you have questions, please contact Therese Alonso. 
3. Start the Safe Environment Program - St Petersburg curriculum. 
4. Download and print your certificate upon completion or, email it directly from the site to dosa@nativitycatholicschool.org. 

All volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults must be Level 2 FDLE/FBI (AFRNP) Level 2 background screened using electronic fingerprinting through diocesan resources.

All applicants pay for this process at registration using a credit card. 
Volunteers $51.00

Click this link: https://dospsep.org.  Click the Click here to proceed! link under Applicant Registration.

This will bring you to the DOSP Florida Applicant Experience - Instructions page. Select either NEW DOSP appointment/registration or if you need to be re-fingerprinted.

For NEW fingeprinting:

1. The next page (Location Selection) lists current locations available.
   1. Choose the LOCATION you wish to use.
   2. On the CALENDAR, choose a date - that opens the available TIMES column.
   3. Choose the TIME you wish to go to the appointment and then at the bottom left, click CLICK to continue.
2. The Florida Applicant Type Selection page shows the DATE/TIME/LOCATION of your appointment. Choose your APPLICANT TYPE and LOCATION (where you work/volunteer)
3. Check the 'By clicking checkbox you reviewed...' box 
4. On the Required Fields to Complete Registration page, complete your personal information.
   1. EMPLOYER NAME is the LOCATION (if you are a volunteer use PARISH/SCHOOL you are being printed for) 
   2. OCCUPATION – if you are an employee, list your job title,
   3. Use VOLUNTEER if you are a VOLUNTEER
   4. REASON is BACKGROUND CHECK
5. Continue to WAIVER – fill out all information
6. Continue to PAYMENT method

Once your payment has been processed, you are ready for your appointment. If you cannot make the time/date you have chosen, you may go to any other listed location – please call to be sure of availability at the location.