Welcome volunteers, local church Risk Management officers, and pastors. Safety, protection of kids on our campuses, is primary. Volunteers must complete background checks through SCC’s exclusive process below.
Regular Volunteer Background Check
SCC prioritizes the safety of children and adheres to the state law.
Church leadership, regular volunteers:
- The Southern California Conference is officially classified as a Youth Service organization by the State of California.
- An “administrator” in the below context is a Church Board Member.
The text of the AB 506 law states the following:
- “An administrator, employee, or regular volunteer of a youth service organization (underlining added) shall complete the training in child abuse and neglect identification and training in child abuse and neglect reporting.”
- An administrator, employee, or regular volunteer of a service organization shall undergo a background check pursuant to Section 11105.3 of the Penal Code…”
Click here for the link to the entire law.
Clarifying factors:
SCC’s policy is that all regular volunteers (individuals who officially hold a nominating committee voted leadership position) are to be Live Scanned and compliant with AB 506 requirements. Every regular volunteer, not only those working with kids, must be Live Scanned and complete their AB 506 training before beginning volunteer work. And ALL who volunteer with kids, not just the leadership, ages 18 and above, must participate in the process.
Follow these steps as a regular volunteer:
- Click on and complete REGULAR VOLUNTEER LiveScan Service Request Form.
- LiveScan locations: Live Scan Locations | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General (Put in County and City)
- Volunteers must complete training and provide proof to your local Church Clerk: Mandatedreporterca.com, choose Volunteer, Religious Organizations
FORMS
- Field Trip Forms for Minors:
- Certificate of Insurance (COI) Request
- Church Attendance/Participation Form
- Claims Forms (All are time sensitive to file within 30 days of incident.)
- Media Release Forms
- Resource Links (Adventist Risk Management)
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY
Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual
Creating and Sustaining a Risk Management Culture in Your Church
Risk Management Plan for Church
2024 Injury Illness & Workplace Violence Prevention Plans – SCC
Preparedness: Kern County Fire Department
Emergency Preparedness Guide: Los Angeles Fire Department
Alert and Warning System: San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: Santa Barbara County
meet Our Team
Working together to protect our ministries. For questions or concerns, email riskmgmt@sccsda.org.
