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Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Screening Requirements


Pacific View Charter School (PVC) welcomes and encourages involvement from parents, community members, businesses, community organizations, higher education institutions and the military. In order to provide students with a safe environment and allow for a variety of opportunities for volunteering, volunteer participation is classified into 3 categories. Depending upon the category, certain processes must be completed by school staff prior to volunteering. All volunteers will be screened annually.

Category A

Volunteers or guests who enter a school for a one-time event. This person has no unsupervised exposure or contact with children. Typical examples could include Career day speaker, classroom observer, focus group participant or other single day of guest-type activity.

Screening requirements:

  • Be sponsored or approved by the Executive Director or Designee
  • Be able to present some form of current government-issued photo identification (driver's license, passport, military ID, US or other government identification)
  • Sign in on the "Volunteer Sign-in Sheet" in the main office, which includes a criminal disclosure
  • Upon approval, be required to display a volunteer identification sticker at all times while on campus.

Category B

Volunteers with group exposure who have little or no direct unsupervised exposure or contact with children. Typical examples could include non-classroom volunteers such as office helpers, lunch distribution support, dance, events and field trip chaperones (NOT drivers). Volunteer conditions are typically public settings, staff or other adults can observe at all times, no solitary time with children, and always within unobstructed view.

Screening requirements:

  • Be sponsored or approved by the Executive Director or Designee
  • Be able to present some form of current government-issued photo identification (driver's license, passport, military ID, US or other government identification)
  • Complete and submit for approval the PVC Adult Volunteer Application
  • Be checked by designated site personnel against the California Department of Justice, Sexual Offender (Megan's Law) website https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
  • Present a Tuberculosis clearance card completed within the last three years
  • Sign in on the "Volunteer Sign-in Sheet" in the main office, which includes a criminal disclosure
  • Upon approval, be required to display a volunteer identification sticker

Category C

Volunteers with classroom exposure, who work with children and are generally supervised by school staff. This could include direct contact with students. Typical examples could include tutoring, classroom assistance, before- and after-school programs depending upon the conditions and field trip drivers. Conditions typically are classrooms or areas where staff or other adults can observe at most times. These may occasionally include short solitary time with children and short duration of obstructed view.

Screening requirements:

  • Be sponsored or approved by the Executive Director or Designee
  • Be able to present some form of current government-issued photo identification (driver's license, passport, military ID, US or other government identification)
  • Volunteer drivers for field trips must have a current driver's license and provide documentation of automobile insurance coverage with  a minimum of $100K/$300K coverage per occurrence and complete the Pacific View Parent Driver Application
  • Complete and submit for approval the PVC Adult Volunteer Application
  • Submit to a criminal background check conducted by Live Scan to determine whether the applicant is precluded from volunteering as specified in California Education Code section 35021 et seq. (PVC will reimburse volunteer for LiveScan)
  • Present a Tuberculosis clearance card completed within the last three years
  • Complete the California State Mandated Reporter Training 
  • Sign in on the "Volunteer Sign-in Sheet" in the main office, which includes a criminal disclosure
  • Upon approval, be required to display a volunteer identification sticker