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Staff records · SR-04

Staff Rota Sheet

A free printable weekly rota — a row per person, a column per day, hours totalled, with space for swaps and cover arrangements.

First page of the Staff Rota Sheet — Get a week's cover onto one page where the whole team can see it, so the gaps show up before the week starts.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Get a week's cover onto one page where the whole team can see it, so the gaps show up before the week starts.

Who it is for

Cafés, shops, bars, care and cleaning teams, clubs, volunteer organisations and anyone rostering more than three people.

How to use it

  1. Fill in the gaps before you publish it, not after someone notices.
  2. Put it where the team actually is — a wall beats a group message.
  3. Write swaps on the sheet, initialled by both people.
  4. Note who to call when someone cannot make a shift.
  5. Keep the old sheets; they answer 'who was on that day' later.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: A week's rota on one page: who is on, when, and where the gaps are before the week starts rather than during it.

On the wall, not in a message. Print it, put it where the team can see it, and write changes on the sheet rather than telling one person. A rota that lives on a phone is a rota half the team has not seen.

Write-on lines: Site, team or department · Week beginning · Prepared by · Issued on

Table, 11 rows: Name · Role · Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun · Hours

Ruled lines: Cover arrangements, swaps agreed, and who to call if someone cannot make a shift

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