All adult employees in a Diocesan Parish or School who might have contact with children must have the following:

New Teachers must provide their own background checks at time of hire. Background checks can be no more than a year older than hire date.

1.Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH))

(Less than one year old, recheck every 5 years) – new volunteers please complete PATCH online at by clicking below and going to “New Volunteer Record Check”, OR send your completed “Background Authorization Form” to punger@allentowndiocese.org.

2. Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certificate (Recheck every 5 years). Click below to obtain the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certificate (PCAHC). A free check is available every 57 months. A free payment code is available through your Local Safe Environment Coordinator (LSEC) or your CYO Representative.

3. Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal “DHS” Background Fingerprint Check (18+ years old)

(less than one year old, recheck every 5 years) – payment code is available through your Local Safe Environment Coordinator or your CYO Representative. Register for the fingerprint below with payment code obtained from Local Safe Environment Coordinator (LSEC). During registration, make an appointment for fingerprint scanning at a nearby public site. Print receipt, take it to the appointment and provide receipt to the LSEC. Approximately two weeks after fingerprinting, you will receive the results in the mail. Bring the original document to the Local Safe Environment Coordinator for submission to the Diocese when you receive it.

4. Signed Acknowledgment form for 2022 Diocese of Allentown Sexual Abuse Policy

5. Signed Acknowledgment form for 2022 Diocese of Allentown Code of Conduct Policy.

6. Signed Acknowledgment form for 2022 Diocese of Allentown Social Media and Electronic Communications Policy. 

7. Protecting God’s Children attendance certificate, only needs to be done once. Print certificate of completion.

8. Certificate from Mandated Reporting Training (good for 5 years). Please see attached directions and print certificate of completion.

9. Acknowledgement Form for Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) Policy. Review the Diocese of Allentown’s Child Protective Services Law Policy and sign the acknowledgement form.

10. Signed Background Check Authorization Form

11. Motor Vehicle Report – if driving on behalf of a Diocesan location, please fill out part “C” and “E” of the attached “Request for Driver Information Form”. Please mail original to Diocese of Allentown Safe Environment Office, PO Box F, Allentown PA 18105-1538.

12.National Sex Offender Registry Check, must be less than a year old and completed every five years.