Free support worker roster template
For a support team working across more than one house or address. Each shift carries the address, the hours and the kind of shift, so a sleepover is clear to the person taking it.
| Date | Support worker | Address or house | Start | Finish | Shift type | Hands over to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 15 Mar | Amira | Hillcrest House | 07:00 | 15:00 | Day | Josh |
| Mon 15 Mar | Josh | Hillcrest House | 15:00 | 22:00 | Evening | Ravi |
| Mon 15 Mar | Ravi | Hillcrest House | 22:00 | 07:00 | Sleepover | Amira |
| Mon 15 Mar | Kai | 14 Banksia Street | 09:00 | 13:00 | Day | |
| Tue 16 Mar | Amira | Hillcrest House | 07:00 | 15:00 | Day | Josh |
What is in the file
- Template, blank, with 24 rows under date, support worker, address or house and the rest.
- Example, the same sheet filled in for Riverbend Support Services.
- How to use, with the steps and the mistakes below.
How to fill it in
- Write the address or house the way the team knows it.
- Name the shift type, especially sleepovers, since the award treats them differently.
- Write who each shift hands over to, so nobody leaves before the next person arrives.
- Check the week against the award or agreement for sleepovers, breaks between shifts and minimum engagement.
Common mistakes
- A sleepover followed straight by a day shift with no break
- A handover with nobody named for the next shift
- Client information written into a roster staff pass around
When a spreadsheet stops being enough
Roster Flow rosters staff across addresses set up as venues, records their hours and sends approved hours to payroll. It does not manage clients, plans or funding.
Questions
What is on the support worker roster template?
7 columns: date, support worker, address or house, start, and 3 more. The blank sheet gives you 24 rows, and the example is the same grid filled in for Riverbend Support Services: staff shifts across several addresses, with sleepovers noted.
Does the support worker roster template calculate anything?
No. Its 7 columns are there to fill in, by hand or on screen, and none of them is a formula. It is a planning sheet for staff shifts across several addresses, with sleepovers noted
Can I use the support worker roster template in Google Sheets?
Yes. Open support-worker-roster.xlsx from Google Drive, or use File, then Import, then Upload with support-worker-roster.csv. The grid and its example come across either way.
Do I need an account to download the support worker roster template?
No. support-worker-roster.xlsx, support-worker-roster.csv and support-worker-roster.pdf are plain links. There is no sign up, no email address asked for, and nothing to install.