Safety
Every adult checked. Every hour traceable.
The checks are the product, not a policy page. Here is who is checked, what the app refuses for anyone under 18, and what we don’t claim.
Before an organization meets a student
A key from us
Nobody can make an organization account alone. We hand out keys after talking to the organization.
Photo ID
A person reads the photo ID of the adult on the account.
Staff screening
The organization confirms in writing that staff who supervise students are screened. Only then can it post.
What the app refuses for anyone under 18
- 4 hrsLongest shift a student under 18 can sign up for.
- 8 PMLatest end on a school night, Sunday to Thursday.
- ParentsA parent can follow along from one link: where their student signs up and every confirmed hour. They approve nothing.
- One wayNo private chats. Updates go to every student accepted, and parents see them too.
- No moneyNo paid work, deposits or gift cards. Asking a student for money gets an account removed.
- 2 missesTwo missed shifts in 90 days pause new sign ups for 30 days.
More detail
How does an hour become confirmed?+
The student shows their pass. Only the organization they signed up with can scan it and confirm the hours, so a screenshot is useless to anyone else. Every record says how it was confirmed. Volanee never asks for a student’s location.
What happens when someone reports a problem?+
Every report reaches a person. A serious one freezes the placement, preserves the evidence and suspends the reported adult before anyone reads it. Where someone is at risk, we refer it to law enforcement.
Who decides what a student can sign up for?+
Their parent, and their school if it wants to. A counselor can approve or block each opportunity, or limit students to the approved list. Listings we found on an organization’s website say they are not vetted.
Who can see a student’s record?+
The student, their parent, and a counselor at the school they named, once we’ve verified the counselor works there. Every school view is logged. How we protect student data.
What don’t you claim?+
Volanee checks the photo ID of the adult on each organization’s account. That is not a background check, and we never call it one. Each organization answers for background checks on its own staff.