GSEM Volunteer Essentials

Episodic volunteers are short term volunteers who volunteer for a specific purpose and are under the direction of a staff member or Girl Scout volunteer responsible for program implementation. Episodic volunteers are encouraged to become a Girl Scout member and pay membership dues. There may be instances when an episodic volunteer will be required to complete a Criminal Background Check. This will be determined by the type of program and will be announced with the volunteer opportunity. All the foregoing information in the Criminal Background Check information applies to episodic volunteers. It is the applicant's responsibility to challenge the report received from reporting agencies and to arrange for any corrections, if necessary. The Council has no control over the information maintained by these reporting agencies. The Council cannot be liable to any person or entity for the information provided by reporting agencies, to the Council or its agents, or for any actions taken by the Council in reliance on such information. The Council is entitled to and shall rely upon the information contained in the criminal history report and other reporting agencies until such time as a corrected criminal history transcript has been provided. Even if an applicant submits corrected criminal background information, the Council retains exclusive discretion to exclude or limit an applicant's participation.

Council also has the right to check records on Case.net as needed, in its sole discretion. Case.net contains on-line records for the Missouri court system.

In addition to all the foregoing Council has the right to consider information about a prospective or current volunteer or participant that it might learn about in a way outside of, or in addition to, information contained in a criminal background check. Council has the right to base determinations about volunteer status or individual participation on such information if such information is valid and accurate.

Disqualification From Volunteer Participation

The following rules shall apply if the Council learns (via a criminal background search or otherwise) that a prospective or current volunteer has been convicted of, has pled guilty to, has received deferred adjudication for, is being investigated for or charged with or has pled no contest to one of the following crimes under the laws of the State of Missouri, another State or the United States:

Automatic ineligibility:

1. Crimes against children 2. Felony offenses against persons 3. Felony offenses against the family 4. Crimes defined as public indecency 5. Crimes involving the use of weapons 6. Arson 7. Any violent crime or felony drug- related offense, other than those drug offenses specifically identified below