Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Group Leaders and Chaperones:

• Group leaders and chaperones must be 21 years of age or older and of good moral character and judgment.
• Group leaders and chaperones must meet the requirements and standards of their local diocese for working with youth and agree to comply with their local Diocesan Child Protection Policies.
• There will be at least one adult chaperone per 10 youth participants; each gender must have appropriate chaperone ratios.
• Although we strongly support Catholic family life, our staffing, facility constraints, and insurance regulations do not allow us to provide childcare. In addition, the focus of the group leader/adult chaperones needs to be on the youth participants. If these adults bring their own children, their focus will be split. If a young child is brought into the conference area, the young child and the parent will be asked to leave.
• For the safety and well being of all conference participants and volunteers, the Steubenville Conference Team depends on adult chaperones to help facilitate order and to serve as a network of support for the youth. It is important that chaperones be an example of obedience and in cooperation with the policies and procedures with our staff and volunteers on site.
• Youth must be accompanied by a chaperone at all times.
• Chaperones are responsible for making sure that teen participants are in their rooms at curfew time.  Chaperones should be the last to fall asleep.
• No males may enter the rooms of female participants. No females may enter the rooms of male participants.
• We are not the only guests at the hotel, so we ask that all chaperones monitor their youth while walking in the hotel hallways to minimize noise.  Any damages are the financial responsibility of the group leader.
• Chaperones must complete room checks to account for all youth in their group.  
• Groups may not share chaperones.