Volunteer

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Pres offers many meaningful ways for parents and community members to get involved. Whether you're helping at an event, leading a committee, supporting fundraising efforts, or sharing your professional expertise—your time and talents make a lasting impact.

To ensure the safety of our students, we’ve outlined a simple process for getting started as a volunteer. Please review the steps below based on the type of volunteer role you're interested in.

Ready to volunteer?

View all current volunteer opportunities on our portal:

Level 1 – Panther Volunteer
Overview: Volunteers in this role will always be in the presence of school employees or other volunteers.
Requirements: Requires you to fill out the PHS Volunteer Form, which includes signing the Code of Conduct for Professional Boundaries (link below). If you plan to spend more than 20 total hours around students during the school year, you must also complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment with a licensed health care provider. When arriving on campus, these individuals must check in at the front office and receive a name tag before their volunteer shift.

Level 1 – Panther Volunteer

Overview: Volunteers in this role will always be in the presence of school employees or other volunteers.

Requirements: Requires you to fill out the PHS Volunteer Form, which includes signing the Code of Conduct for Professional Boundaries (link below).

If you plan to spend more than 20 total hours around students during the school year, you must also complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment with a licensed health care provider.

When arriving on campus, these individuals must check in at the front office and receive a name tag before their volunteer shift.

Level 2 – Panther Partner
Overview: Volunteers who may be unaccompanied with students or responsible for driving them.
Requirements: Requires 1) filling out the PHS Volunteer Form and signing the Code of Conduct for Professional Boundaries (link below), 2) complete a Live Scan fingerprinting, and 3) complete Virtus training. If you plan to spend more than 20 total hours around students during the school year, you must also complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment with a licensed health care provider. Once cleared, you do not need to be accompanied by school employees for your volunteer shift. When arriving on campus, these individuals must check in at the front office and receive a name tag before their volunteer shift.

Level 2 – Panther Partner

Overview: Volunteers who may be unaccompanied with students or responsible for driving them.

Requirements: Requires 1) filling out the PHS Volunteer Form and signing the Code of Conduct for Professional Boundaries (link below), 2) complete a Live Scan fingerprinting, and 3) complete Virtus training.

If you plan to spend more than 20 total hours around students during the school year, you must also complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment with a licensed health care provider.

Once cleared, you do not need to be accompanied by school employees for your volunteer shift.

When arriving on campus, these individuals must check in at the front office and receive a name tag before their volunteer shift.

Complete Volunteer Form

Resources

Live Scan Fingerprinting

Live Scan fingerprinting is only required for Level 2 volunteers who may be unaccompanied with students or responsible for driving them.

This process includes completing a DOJ background check and fingerprinting. Previous Live Scan fingerprinting DOES NOT transfer to Presentation but the fingerprinting completed through Presentation DOES NOT expire. Live Scan Fingerprinting must be completed through the Verify Group and costs $67 (you may qualify to waive the $25 Department of Justice fee if certain situations apply).

Save a copy and fill out this Request for Live Scan Service form. Take with you to your Live Scan appointment.
Schedule your Live Scan fingerprinting appointment at Verify Group. Verify Group is located at: 262 E. Hamilton Ave, Suite A, Campbell. Please tell them you are from Presentation High School (they do take walk-ins but it is recommended to make an appointment).
- To use an alternate location or if you are not in the Bay area: Find a Live Scan location near to you.
Pay $67 fee to Verify Group (You may qualify for a $25 fee waiver from the Department of Justice. Please check here for the fee waiver eligibility).
When completed, upload to the Raptor volunteer form or email us a copy at mstory@presentationhs.org.

Virtus Training

Virtus training is only required for Level 2 volunteers who may be unaccompanied with students or responsible for driving them.

Presentation requires volunteers to complete an online training, Protecting God’s Children. This training needs to be renewed every three years. Visit virtusonline.org to begin your training.

When completed, upload to the Raptor volunteer form or email a copy of your certificate of completion to mstory@presentationhs.org.

See our step-by-step guide here.

TB Risk Assessment

Presentation requires all volunteers who plan to spend more than 20 cumulative hours with students during the school year to complete a TB Risk Assessment with a licensed health care provider. If risk factors are identified, testing and follow-up may be required.

When completed, upload your signed copy to the Raptor volunteer form or email a copy to mstory@presentationhs.org.

Driver Authorization Form

Contact

Michele Story
EdLT, Administrative Assistant
mstory@presentationhs.org

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