Ministry Safe Portal Training 2022 (Treasurer’s Office)

Date:

• California & Hawaii: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (1:30 PM PDT | 10:30 AM HST)
• Guam & Saipan: Thursday, April 21, 2022 (6:30 AM ChST)

Location: Zoom

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Cost: free to churches as covered by Philadelphia Insurance. (Background checks will have fees.)

This event is provided by the Cal-Pac Board of Trustees and Treasurer’s Office. There is no limit to the number of employees and volunteers that you can add to the portal and assign training to.

This event is a mandatory webinar for a brief training on the Ministry Safe portal, what Ministry Safe offers and how their training system complies with AB506. Ministry Safe is required for:

• All clergy of the conference, whether appointed to local churches or to conference staff, district superintendent positions, or to extension ministries

• All volunteers who serve with children, youth and/or vulnerable populations at conference-sponsored events, camps and ministries
• All paid staff at the conference and district administrative offices, camps and campus ministries
• Paid lay staff at churches in positions identified in Ministry Safe and local church abuse prevention policies
• Volunteers at churches who serve with children, youth and/or vulnerable populations, as identified in Ministry Safe and local church abuse prevention policies
• Paid and volunteer staff at preschools incorporated as part of a California-Pacific Conference United Methodist Church, if the training and screening requirements that currently exist for licensure in the state, do not meet AB506 requirements.

What is AB506:

AB506 is a new California law effective 1/1/2022, that requires administrators, employees and/or volunteers of a “youth service organizations”, to complete child abuse and neglect reporting training, and undergo background checks, including fingerprinting. The bill requires that all “youth service organizations” develop and implement strong abuse prevention policies and procedures.

A youth service organization includes churches with youth groups, childcare, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, youth sports and other youth related groups and/or activities.

Abuse Prevention Program:

All churches in the Conference must have an Abuse Prevention Policy. This is not only a requirement at the Conference level, but also an insurance company requirement, as a condition of abuse and molestation liability coverage. More importantly, a strong Abuse Prevention Policy is for the protection of our youth and vulnerable adults. It is our responsibility to keep them safe at our churches and offsite church trips and events.

Ministry Safe’s Abuse Prevention System is comprised of 5 parts, that when used effectively together, creates a strong Abuse Prevention Program for your church. This helps us protect the youth and vulnerable adults at our churches. The five parts are as follows:

• Sexual Abuse Awareness Training
• Skillful Screening Process
• Policies and Procedures
• Background Checks
• Monitoring and Oversight

Each church is already set up in the Ministry Safe portal. For the Onboarding Presentation put together by Ministry Safe, with instructions on how to access the portal, add users, send training and how to customize your training settings, click here.

Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW

If you have questions about your account, please feel free to call Ministry Safe at 833.737.7233 (TOLL FREE) and/or Lizet Hernandez (310.568.5986, lizet.hernandez@hubinternational.com) for further assistance.