VOLUNTEERS
TO SERVE AS A REGISTERED ADULT LEADER IN THE SCOUTING AMERICA, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. COMPLETE THE APPLICATION
Complete a BSA Adult Volunteer Application and give approval for a background check.
2. YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING
Go to www.my.scouting.org and take Youth Protection Training. Once you have completed the training, please print out the certificate and attach it to your application. You are required to complete this training every two years.
Youth Protection training is designed to help you keep our youth safe from abuse. You will learn the Scouting America’s Youth Protection Guidelines, signs of abuse, and how to report suspected abuse. After each section of material, you will answer questions about that section’s topic. Completion is noted automatically in the BSA training records database if the module is experienced online. Please print a copy and attach it to the BSA Adult Volunteer Application when you hand it in.
3. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MANDATORY PA CLEARANCES
PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE
Free for volunteers! – Click Here
PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK
Free for volunteers! – Click Here
RESIDENT VERIFICATION FORM
If you have lived in Pennsylvania for more than 10 years you must complete a Resident Volunteer Verification Form (PDF).
Complete the following ONLY if you have not lived in Pennsylvania for more than 10 years:
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
The previous FBI fingerprint-based background check vendor, Cogent, will no longer be providing the FBI fingerprinting online services for the PA state clearance requirements. Volunteers needing to obtain the FBI fingerprint-based background check should begin the process by visiting Idemia’s website and then follow the steps below.
Click on “Digital Fingerprinting.” On the next screen, enter the Service Code, which is:1KG6ZJ.
Click on Locate an Enrollment Center first to find the location for providing your fingerprints that is closest to you, this is a resource to find the closest location to you only. The company is continuing to add new fingerprinting locations.
Click on Schedule or Manage Appointment.
Follow the prompts for completing the required information and printing the registration form to take to the fingerprinting location.
This is required for those who have lived in Pennsylvania less than 10 years. – Click Here