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Family Service Hours

St. Mary's LOVES our volunteers.  

St. Mary's School partners with parents by asking that each family perform service hours for our school.  All volunteers that work with children or vulnerable adults are required to be virus trained and background checked!

SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 
25-26 school year - 10 service hours or $20/hr 
26-27 school year - 15 Service Hours or $30/hr
27-28 school year - 20 Service Hours or $50/hr

How to Record Hours Guide

Virtus - Protecting God's Children

St. Mary's School is in compliance with the Diocese of Charleston's requirements for volunteers. All employees and volunteers are required to complete the Protecting God's Children background screening process.
To complete the Protecting God’s Children online training and background check, please register with VIRTUS Online.
Please register by going to:
https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_2.cfm?theme=0&org=37845

Or you can also go to www.virtus.org and click on ‘First-Time Registrant’ and select Charleston from the dropdown list. 
When selecting the location where you will be volunteering, you must select St. Mary Help of Christians School.  If you also volunteer at the parish, please make sure both are selected.  St. Mary's School VIRTUS Coordinator cannot access parish VIRTUS records to confirm volunteer eligibility status.
The Diocese of Charleston Sexual Abuse Policy, which can be found HERE or in the VIRTUS portal.
Please contact the school office at 843-577-4495 for additional information.