Northwestern Little League is always looking for individuals willing to help...whether it be on the Board, coaching, or help with maintaining our facilities.  If you would be willing to help out in any way, please contact us by emailing us at [email protected]

All volunteers are encouraged to register through this website.  Click here for an overview of how to register and the registration process.  If you already have an account, you can use your existing login credentials.  Otherwise, you will need to create an account.

Click here to start the volunteer registration process.

OVERVIEW OF VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

Little League Mandated Background Check
Annually Northwestern Little League must complete a background check through JDP.  Once you complete the volunteer registration process online, you will receive an email from us that will include a link for you to input your own information in the JDP system. 

State Mandated Background Check
In addition to the annual background check mandated by Little League, Pennsylvania State Law mandates that all individuals having repetitive contact with children have the following clearances:

• criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police 
• Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services, and
• fingerprint based federal criminal history (FBI) submitted through the Pennsylvania State Police if the position the volunteer is applying for is a paid position; and the volunteer has lived outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the last 10 years

Link for Pennsylvania Access To Criminal History - https://epatch.state.pa.us/
Link for Child Welfare Portal -https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Link for Federal Criminal History Background Checks - 

1. Pre-Enroll for your FBI Fingerprint Clearance on the IdentoGo website.
2.  Click on “Schedule or Manage an Appointment” and enter code 1KG6ZJ, which indicates that you are being fingerprinted for volunteering for a role responsible for or in contact with children.
3.  After pre-enrolling, you must schedule an appointment to be fingerprinted at one of the IdentoGO sites. A list of sites can be found here.
4.  For your appointment, make sure to bring necessary identification to confirm your identity and a form of payment. IdentoGO locations accept business check, money order, or credit card.
5.  For more information about the transition visit the Digital Fingerprint & Electronic Criminal Background Check Services Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s).

If fingerprinting is not necessary, click here for the form to complete.

It is possible that the Child Abuse clearance will take a few days to a week to obtain a certification.  The criminal history from the PA State Police may be immediate or may take a few days.  Once all results have been obtained, please submit the certificates to us by logging back into your account.  Instructions for how to upload your completed clearances can be found here.