Recurring shifts
These will help you build a consistent schedule quickly without the effort of recreating the same shifts time after time. Whether your volunteers are in daily, alternating or something more irregular, there is a shift option to match. This article will go through some more advanced scheduling examples.
First, navigate to your program schedule. Add a new shift (or open shift) and select the dropdown that starts with 'doesn't repeat'. Select either repeats daily, repeats weekly, repeats monthly or repeats fortnightly from the dropdown, then choose an end date (up to two years away).
Pattern examples
Here is what to select to achieve some common scheduling patterns for volunteer shifts:
| You want the same shift to repeat: | What to select: |
|---|---|
| Daily | Select repeats daily, then choose the 'Every day' option |
| Monday - Friday each week | Select repeats daily, then choose the 'Weekdays only' option |
| Saturday and Sunday each week | Select repeats daily, then choose the 'Weekend days only' option |
| Every other day | Select repeats daily, then choose the 'Every' option and set the days interval to 2 |
| Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays | Select repeats weekly, then select the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday checkboxes |
| Tuesdays - Thursday | Select repeats weekly, then select the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday checkboxes |
| Every second Wednesday | Select repeats fortnightly |
| First Saturday of each month | Select repeats monthly, then choose the 'Position-based' option, then 'First' and 'Saturday' from the dropdowns |
| Last Friday of each month | Select repeats monthly, then choose the 'Position-based' option, then 'Last' and 'Friday' from the dropdowns |
| 15th of each month | Select repeats monthly, then choose the 'Same day each month' option |
| Third Saturday of each month | Select repeats monthly, then choose the 'Position-based' option, then 'Third' and 'Saturday' from the dropdowns |