2.3.26. Volunteers

• Parents are invited and encouraged to volunteer at the school and school-sponsored activities. Check with the activity organizer or your child’s teacher regarding best dates and times.
• To maintain the safest environment for our students, CHCA requires ALL volunteers to be fingerprinted PRIOR to the first time volunteering. This includes classroom helpers, event and front desk volunteers, party helpers, coaching and theatre volunteers, field trip drivers (grades K-3), trip chaperones, and regular visitors to our buildings.
• It also includes Gr 9-12 students who will have contact with minor children while they volunteer in a CHCA sponsored camp or activity.
• The background check is valid for 5 years.
• While most background checks clear within 14 days, it can take up to 30 days for a background check to successfully clear; therefore, being proactive well in advance of the starting date of work, a camp or volunteer event is necessary to ensure you get the results back timely.

*Make your fingerprint appointment at the Welcome Center by emailing Judi.Davis@chca-oh.org at least 30 days before you intend to volunteer. This 5 minute process is valid for 5 years and is available from 8:15 a.m. to noon or 1:00 – 3:45 p.m. and requires: (1) Your driver’s license or a form of identification if you don’t have a driver’s license, (2) A 2nd form of identification (passport, SS card, or birth certificate) and (3) Gr 9-12 minor volunteers should bring this completed Parental Permission form.