4 tips to help empower your staff or volunteers through effective scheduling and management

Know your team - Record your staff’s skills and monitor their development and performance. Reward staff for positive progression.

Provide an easy way for staff to request time off - Everyone needs time off so create a system that makes requesting time off simple, and make sure the process is fully recorded so if approved it is adhered to when staff rotas are being created.

Plan and post schedules in advance - Advanced planning makes everyone happy and allows your staff to plan for their free time. Make sure schedules are easily accessible and that any changes are updated and the person effected informed as soon as possible.

Schedule the right person for the job - Scheduling the right person for the right job ensures satisfaction all round. To ensure staff satisfaction make sure staff feel utilised, and that their skills are being put to good use. Staff satisfaction almost promises client satisfaction, and this increases productivity and ultimately profit.