Volunteer Info - Oley Valley School District

Resources

The Oley Valley School District encourages the participation of parents, guardians and community residents to enhance the education, cocurricular and extracurricular programs of the district.

Volunteers are required to submit the following background checks and related documents to the Department of Human Resources.

CLEARANCES MUST BE DATED NO MORE THAN SIXTY MONTHS (60) PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DATE AND REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL PRIOR TO SERVING IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY.

Volunteers must provide a renewal of background clearances every sixty (60) months from the date of the most recent background report to maintain an active volunteer status.

All costs associated with clearances are the responsibility of the volunteer.

Forms and Programs

District Volunteer Forms

All district forms and links to online clearance reports are available below:

Policy 916 – Volunteers
Policy 806 (Child/Student Abuse)
Volunteer Application Form
Senior Volunteer Application Form (SMILES SENIOR VOLUNTEERS ONLY)
Pennsylvania State Criminal History Check (Act 34)(dated no more than five years prior to application date)
Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151)(dated no more than five years prior to application date)
Disclosure Statement- PA Residency for 10 years
FBI Fingerprinting Clearance (Act 114)(dated no more than five years prior to application date)
The FBI fingerprinting is only needed for volunteers who have resided in PA for less than 10 years
VOLUNTEER SERVICE CODE IS: 1KG6ZJ
Applicable volunteers are responsible for providing individual results received via postal mail from the PA Department of Human Services
Arrest and Conviction Report and Certification Form

Building and Department volunteers should submit the above-referenced forms and certificates to the Office of Human Resources at 17 Jefferson Street, Oley PA 19547 or emailed to Debra Bernecker, Director of Human Resources at dbernecker@ovsdpa.org.

Seniors Volunteer Program (SMILES)

SMILES (Seniors) Volunteer Program

The Oley Valley School District invites senior citizens to participate in the SMILES (Senior Motivators In Learning and Education Services) Program. The primary purpose of the program is to enable senior citizens to contribute their time and effort to worthy projects in the district, depending upon interest and skill. Senior citizens may choose to support the school in a variety of ways including, but not limited to:

Tutoring Students

Helping with Service Projects

Clerical Assistance in Building Offices or Libraries

Assisting the Maintenance Staff

For more information on SMILES Volunteer eligibility criteria and the opportunity to receive a real property tax credit under the SMILES Volunteer Program, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 610-987-4100, Ext. 1191 or hrdept@ovsdpa.org

Eligible candidates must complete a Senior Volunteer Application Form, an Act 34 PA State Police Request for Criminal Record Check, a PA Child Abuse History Clearance, an FBI Clearance, and an Arrest and Conviction Report and Certification Form. All costs associated with clearances are the responsibility of the volunteer. The school district must have these forms prior to a SMILES participant beginning their volunteer time.