Volunteer Onboarding - Golden Gate Area Council

New Volunteer Onboarding

Step-By-Step, What You Need to Know!

Welcome and congratulations on becoming an adult volunteer in Scouting America! This page is for new volunteers and current unit leaders. These are the steps a volunteer and a unit leader must take to fully ensure compliance with Scouting America membership standards. Thank you for playing a big part in shaping the leaders of tomorrow!

All New Volunteers Must*:

STEP 1 - Create a My Scouting Account (Important: click each step for additional info)

STEP 2 - Complete Scouting America Safe Guarding Youth training

STEP 3 - Complete CA AB-506 Mandated Reporter Training

Create an account on the California Mandated Reporter Training site. The zip code for GGAC is 94588. Follow the instructions to complete the training. This is a "one and done" training, meaning it does not expire. Your Certificate will be automatically filed by the training vendor. You do not need to upload or send it to Council.

Fee issue: If prompted to pay $7.99, you have accessed the wrong site. Click the 'Help' button and indicate you are with the Golden Gate Area Council to resolve the issue.

Link to Mandated Reporter Training

STEP 4a - Complete Background Consent Form

STEP 4b - Upload Background Consent Form

STEP 5 - Obtain LiveScan Fingerprinting

STEP 6 - Apply to Your Unit, Provide Verification

STEP 7 - Join the GGAC Communications List

STEP 8 - (Ongoing) Complete Position Specific Training

* You must complete Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT) training in order to submit an online application. If you do not complete AB-506 requirements within 60 days, your membership will be suspended until the steps are completed. All volunteers must be compliant with BSA and State of California youth safety guidelines. This page is updated frequently - AB-506 requirements are evolving and may be adjusted by the State of California.

When a New Volunteer Completes an Application, the Unit Leader Must:

STEP 1 - Verify SYT and AB-506 Compliance

Safeguarding Youth training is required for all Scouting America registered volunteers and is a joining requirement.

Safeguarding Youth training must be taken every year. If a volunteer’s Safeguarding Youth training is not current at the time of annual registration renewal, the volunteer will not be re-registered.

Confirm that the adult applicant has a valid SYT certificate and Mandated Reporter Training certification valid through the end of their registration period and has completed LiveScan fingerprinting. Mandated Reporter Training, required by the State of California, is a 'one and done' certificate and does not expire.

Verify compliance with the BSA ID number and last name:

To verify SYT, login to My Scouting and click the blue circle at the bottom right of the page. Click the option to check SYT status.

For AB-506 verification, leaders should review the AB-506 report for their unit using the link below.

AB-506 Report

STEP 2 - Accept the Adult Leader Application

STEP 3 - Address an Adult Leader with "Suspended" Status

If an application is processed for a leader that is not compliant with SYT and AB-506 requirements within 60 days, their membership may be moved into a 'Suspended' status until they become compliant.

If the unit leader has any questions or concerns about a volunteer's AB-506 compliance, please escalate to your district staff. We hope to have an automated process that allows a unit level search in the future and will update this page accordingly if the process should change.

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