Volunteer
Poway Unified School District - Volunteer Process Information and Forms
Use this link to access the PUSD Volunteer Process and Forms
MCHS Volunteers
Thank you for your dedication and diligence in the work you do for our students, and for the time and energy you contribute to the students and staff at Mt. Carmel High School.
Most people visiting our campus will check in as a visitor. Wondering if you be a visitor or volunteer at MCHS? Additional information is listed to help you determine your visit or next step.
Visitors are individuals visiting a classroom as a guest lecture, college representative, and those helping with an event. Staff preapproval is required and please be sure to bring a photo id with you when you check-in at the front office on your day of arrival.
Volunteers are individuals that help on campus on a regular basis and have completed the required volunteer paperwork to become a volunteer at MCHS.
All visitors and volunteers visiting campus must be prearranged by a staff member contacting the administration office prior to the visit. All visitors and volunteers are required to sign in at the front office and wear the printed name tag each day you are on campus. This will help us to identify people on our campus in maintaining a safe campus.
Interested in becoming a volunteer at MCHS? Once you have connected with a staff member in need of a volunteer, the MC staff member will provide the front office the name and location of their volunteers and the MCHS staff will note the volunteer clearance level needed.
The next step to become a volunteer is to complete the required forms (see links below or within the PUSD link at the top of this page):
1) Megan's Law background check Volunteer Application form (annually),
2) Provide a current TB test (valid for 4 years from the Read Date), including chest x-rays. X-rays over 4 years old MUST be accompanied by a California School Employee Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Questionnaire, that is valid for 4 years, as well.
3) Code of Conduct form (annually)
4) Code of Confidentiality form (annually).
Bring all requested documents to the front office along with your current driver license or passport. Your Megan's Law background check Volunteer Application form will be submitted to the PUSD district office for processing. Once all documents have been processed, you will be ready to begin volunteering. If you are a current volunteer at another PUSD school or are a current PUSD staff member wanting to become a volunteer at MCHS, please complete all of the required volunteer forms as each school site is required to have their own current volunteer documents.
COVID-19 Vaccination
Effective August 16, 2022, volunteers will not need to provide proof of COVID vaccinations for the 2022-2023 school year.
As per the CDC, effective March 1, 2022
- Masks requirement for unvaccinated persons was replaced by masks are strongly recommended for persons, regardless of vaccine status, indoors in a K-12 setting.
- Schools do not have the discretion or authority to change this mask mandate, and must enforce the requirement (ref. Health and Safety Codes 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195, 131080)
TB Testing
Volunteers need to have a current TB test (valid for 4 years from the Read Date). Please provide a copy of your most recent TB test to the front office.
We wanted to notify you of a change in the required tuberculosis testing for school volunteers effective July 1, 2017. Due to new regulations from both the state and county, PUSD nurses will no longer be providing TB clearance. If you are due for your screening (once every four years), we are hoping this advance notification will give you ample time over the summer to comply, before the start of the new school year. The law requires that TB clearance be completed by a licensed health care provider. The provider will determine if risk factors exist and provide a TB test, if needed. Here are a few nearby resources where you can obtain TB clearance. There may be a fee or co-pay involved at some locations:
- Your primary health care provider
- CVS Minute Clinic, 16773 Bernardo Center Dr., Rancho Bernardo, CA 92128 or,
- CVS Minute Clinic, 12358 Poway Rd., Poway, CA 92064
- Neighborhood Health Clinic, 460 N. Elm St., Escondido, CA 92025, 760-520-8100, Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 1:00-4:00, Wednesday: 2:30-4:00
- Public Health Center, 649 West Mission Ave, Suite 2, Escondido, CA 92025, 619- 692-5565
Proof of TB clearance is mandated for volunteers working in public schools. Please submit written TB clearance signed by your health care provider to your school site. Again, thank you for your understanding and cooperation. And with your help, we look forward to another successful school year.
Please review the TB Clinic Schedule and if you have further questions about the TB Clinic please call Health Services at (858) 521-2812.
Megan's Law Background Check
PUSD Volunteer Application - Megan's Law background check - Level I Clearance
Each volunteer must have a current Megan’s Law background check Volunteer Application form on file with Poway Unified School District. If you volunteer at more than one school in PUSD, please be sure to submit forms to each school.
Note - The Megan's Law clearance Volunteer Application is completed each year before a volunteer can begin volunteering. Please remember to stop by the front office at the beginning of each new school year to renew your volunteer paperwork.
Level II Volunteer Clearance - The MCHS Staff will determine if Level II clearance is needed.
Volunteer Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct Form
Volunteers are required to have a current Volunteer Code of Conduct form signed each year at each school site where they volunteer.
Volunteer Code of Confidentiality
Code of Confidentiality Form
Volunteers are required to have a current Volunteer Code of Confidentiality form signed each year at each school site where they volunteer.