Safe Environment

          Assumption-Mattese Parish and Schools follow the Archdiocese of St. Louis Safe Environment Program (Prevent & Protect STL). The program is designed to help protect the youth, elderly, and vulnerable adults of our parish as they participate in activities within our community. This process also provides a layer of protection against the possibility of false accusations for those adults who are involved in our many ministries. 

          All volunteers and employees who work with children and vulnerable adults at Assumption-Mattese Parish and Schools, must be in full compliance with the St. Louis Archdiocese Safe Environment Program, Prevent & Protect STL. Please follow the steps below:

If you have any questions,
please call Shari Heitmann at 314-487-7970 ext. 1232 or email [email protected].

Go to https://www.preventandprotectstl.org. 

Click “Register” below the LOG IN button.

Enter the passcode  stlprotect  when prompted. 

Select the type of location where you are a volunteer or employee (Parish or Parish School)

Select the specific location by name:
 - Assumption Parish & School (Mattese)

Click the roles associated with your employment/service at the parish. 

If you are active at only one location, this will be your “primary” location. 

If you are active at more than one location, click the ADD PARISH/LOCATION button and repeat the steps above. With more than one location, please click the “This is my main/primary location” circle to indicate where you are employed or, if you are a volunteer, where most of your ministry or service is   performed. 

Complete your personal information. Please enter your legal first name for the purposes of the background screening. 

Create a username, password and password clue.
 
Agree to the Terms of Use and click SUBMIT.   

You will then be prompted to submit information for a background screening, register for a Protecting God’s Children workshop*, view two online training modules, and agree to the Code of Ethical Conduct.

            *If you have previously attended a PGC workshop, the system will find and/or ask you to                          confirm your previous record of attendance. You will not be prompted to register for an                           upcoming workshop. If, for some reason, it does not match your previous training to this                         account and you are prompted to register for a class, please register for “PREVIOUSLY                           ATTENDED - DATE NOT LISTED” and send an email to the address below. We will apply
             the correct training record to your account.

Use may use the links in your approval checklist to access these requirements. These steps may be completed all at once or may be completed separately at your convenience. You will receive an automated email weekly to remind you which requirements are outstanding. When all compliance requirements have been completed, your account will be approved and you will be clear to work with minors and  vulnerable adults. 

Should you need any assistance, please contact [email protected].

                                           Volunteers Under the Age of 18

           If you are younger than 18 years old or still in high school, and wish to volunteer at Assumption Parish (Mattese) or Schools, please complete the Code of Ethical Conduct for Minors form, and return it to Shari Heitmann in the Parish Office,  

To Report Child Abuse and Neglect

         Victims of sexual abuse, in addition to contacting civil authorities, are asked to come forward in order to receive pastoral assistance. Reports of abuse may be made to any Pastor or to:

Sandra Price, Executive Director
Office of Child & Youth Protection
314-792-7271
[email protected]

Missouri Department of Social Services,
Children’s Division
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-800-392-3738

Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-800-392-0210

Archdiocese of St. Louis 
www.archstl.org    



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