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Welcome St. Serra Volunteers! This is where you will find everything related to volunteering at St. Serra, including volunteer certification requirements, volunteer service hour requirements, volunteer opportunities, how to record your volunteer hours, and more!

Please remember, per Diocesan Policy, all St. Serra Catholic volunteers who will work on campus and/or in the presence of children, must comply with fingerprinting and Safe Environment training requirements. For details about the Volunteer Clearance Process or to start the process, please see below.

 

VOLUNTEER CLEARANCE PROCESS

New Volunteers 
If you have not yet been fingerprinted through St. Serra/Diocese of Orange, CLICK HERE to begin the volunteer clearance process.

Returning Volunteers 
If you are a returning volunteer who has already been fingerprinted through St. Serra/Diocese of Orange but you need to RENEW your Safe Environment Training, CLICK HERE.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

All volunteer opportunities are managed through Serra Cause Connect. In order to see the opportunities available at our school, go to Serra Cause Connect and log in to your account. 

SERRA CAUSE CONNECT 

Your log in information should have been emailed to you at the beginning of the school year. For login questions or to create an additional account (such as for grandparents), please contact Mrs. Stephanie Schlinkert at the front office. (Note: An account is required for each individual to sign-up for volunteer opportunities. Do not create accounts directly through the Serra Cause Connect website, as additional information is required to complete the account set-up.) 

VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS

2024-25 VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS GUIDELINES

updated 04-04-2025

VOLUNTEER RESOURCES/FAQs:

2024-25 School Year:

Each family is asked to volunteer their time and talents in service to the school each year. These service hours help to build the St. Serra community while also supporting the needs of our school and students. Volunteer hours for the 2024-25 school year will be accepted from June 16, 2024, to June 6, 2025. All hours reported must have been completed during the 2024-2025 school year (with the exception of hours completed during the summer of 2024). Volunteer hours are based on the following:

  • Preschool 2-day program: 5 hours per family per school year
  • Preschool 3-day program: 10 hours per family per school year
  • Preschool 5-day program: 20 hours per family per school year
  • TK-8th Grade: 40 hours per family per school year

Please visit Serra Cause Connect (our volunteer site) throughout the year to view and sign up for upcoming opportunities. New opportunities go live every Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. There are many opportunities to fulfill your hours, such as: 

  • Classroom help
  • Yard Duty
  • Serving hot lunch
  • Event support and pre-event planning
  • Volunteering at events
  • “At-home” projects
  • Log into Serra Cause Connect
  • St. Serra Sunday News
  • Consult your New Family Ambassador
  • Contact our PTO VP, Volunteers: volunteer@serrachool.org
  • Each family is responsible for recording their service hours online within 30 days of volunteering.
  • Volunteer hours for the 2024-25 school year must be logged by June 6, 2025. Families who have not completed and/or recorded their required service hours by this date will be invoiced through FACTS for any unfilled hours at the rate of $25 per hour.
  • You can opt to buy-out volunteer hours at a rate of $25 per hour.
  • There are opportunities to earn double hours for some shifts at certain events.
  • Volunteer hours must be served by immediate family, i.e. parents or grandparents, and are non-transferable between families (i.e. you cannot "donate" them to another St. Serra family).
  • “Extra” volunteer hours do not carry over to the following academic year.

All service hours must be logged and verified through Serra Cause Connect. Service hours must be submitted within 30 days of completion. Hours submitted after this time frame may not be approved.

Questions about volunteer opportunities with St. Serra PTO? Please contact Liz Chassagne (PTO VP - Volunteers - Events) and Music Vernola (PTO VP - Volunteers - RPCs) at volunteer@serraschool.org.

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