Registration Requirements & Procedure for:
*Anyone spending 16 hours in direct contact with youth over a month -OR- 32 hours per year (or who participates in an overnight campout)*
1. Complete LiveScan Fingerprinting & Background Check – Walk-in appointments available Mon-Fri 10AM to 4:30PM. Evenings available by appt. Please call (510-844-4751) to notify intent to walk-in for LiveScan services.
2. Take CA Mandatory Reporter Training (CAMRT) for Volunteers. Take CAMRT Training For Volunteers Here – this training takes approx. 2 hours. Please note that after completion, you will have to download a certificate which charges an $8.99 fee to download. Please download and save the certificate.
- At your LiveScan appt, you will have received a scanned PDF of the “LiveScan Consent Form”. Upload BOTH the CAMRT certificate and your LiveScan form here: https://californiascouting.org/piedmont
3. Take Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT), a Scouting America training required of all registered volunteers.
Click the logo on the left to take SYT. The link will prompt you to either: log-in to your my.scouting.org account, -OR- create a my.scouting.org account if you do not already have one. If you are unsure if you have an existing account, please call (510-844-4751) for support.
SYT must be renewed every year. If a volunteer’s SYT is not current at annual registration, they will not be re-registered. You will receive reminder emails as the renewal date of your training approaches.
4. Register in a PACK or TROOP (for Community Service Crew, Service Club, or Post 911, contact your unit leadership) as a Unit Scouter Reserve (at minimum).
Please note:
- Piedmont Council receives confirmation of your LiveScan results, LiveScan consent form, CAMRT certificate, and SYT completion. Each youth-serving organization requires their own Live Scan, so you must get LiveScan fingerprinted for your registration with Piedmont Council, even if you have been fingerprinted for another organization.
- During the registration process, you will complete a questionnaire and consent form for a Scouting America background check.
Contact your unit leaders to inquire about adult registration fees. Some units have a payment code. When registering, if you do not wish to receive and pay for a Scout Life subscription, please ensure you uncheck that box during the payment process.
For NEW Merit Badge Counselors:
- Fill out the MBC Application & Add/Drop Form. The information from this form is accessible to Troop leadership.
- Complete Live Scan Fingerprinting (can be done at 10 Highland Way, Piedmont, CA 94611)
- Take CA Mandatory Reporter Training (CAMRT)
- Complete Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT)
- Register as a Merit Badge Counselor. (If you are already registered with a Troop, this is considered a “multiple” registration; if you are not with a Troop, you can primary register with Piedmont Council)
For Existing Merit Badge Counselors:
You can make changes to the Merit Badges you counsel by completing and submitting a MBC Application & Add/Drop Form.
**Please note that anyone counseling a Merit Badge must be registered in that position. If you are counseling for one Troop, you can register as a Merit Badge Counselor and a “Unit Scouter Reserve” within that Troop (Unit Scouter Reserve is the ‘minimum’ position required of anyone registered within a Troop).
Questions?
Contact Registrar Laural Fawcett: 510-844-4751 | lfawcett@piedmontbsa.org