Volunteer: Any unpaid person engaged in or involved in activities of the church on an ongoing basis.
Regular Volunteer: A volunteer of Horizon who is 18 years of age or older and who has direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours per month or 32 hours per year. From our perspective, any volunteer in Children Ministry, Youth Ministry and Security is in this category.
Requirements and steps:
All Volunteers:
Volunteer Application Form (On paper or digitally)
Read and Sign Child and Youth Abuse Prevention Program (On paper or digitally)
Personal interview/conversation with a staff member (A volunteer can’t make you a volunteer)
Valid ID – to confirm identity
Horizon might run a background check on volunteers if necessary
Regular Volunteer (Children Ministry, Youth Ministry, Security)
Everything above plus:
Complete Mandated Reporter Training (biannually, free)
We accept mandated reporter training from other places, but we need a copy of the certificate. Please forward these to Tiffany as well!
Link to our church’s platform: https://invite.mandatedreportertraining.com/horizon
Live Scan Fingerprint + Background check (Make sure you use form that says Volunteer!)
Download Live Scan Request Form
Please fill it out and take it to a UPS Store (or another Live Scan location) to have your fingerprints taken.
Please bring one copy of your request form and your receipt back to church for reimbursement!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Denes Damasdi (denes@horizonweb.org) or Tiffany Bamert (tiff@horizonweb.org)!