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Create New Shift Position

Steps on how to create a shift position in Luvelo Shifts

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Written by Luvelo Support
Updated over a week ago

Purpose: The shift position is used to assign shifts on a template to an employee when scheduling shifts.

Scenario: In the case that you want to create a template for shifts that you can use on weekly basis or to schedule for events, you need to create this template using positions of employees. Positions are the different responsibilities assigned to an employee and they are made out of skillsets.

Accessing the App

Application Role Required: Schedule and Assignments

  1. Using your computer browser, Log in at app.luvelo.org/shifts

Creating a Shift Position

  1. Click on 'Positions' to see a list of all departmental positions.

  2. Click 'New Shift Position' to start adding the skills to the position.

  3. Enter the shift position details

    • Shift Position - Identifies the specific role or job title assigned to the shift..

    • Shift Type - these are different types of shifts.

    1. A Primary shift is the normal shift that is assigned to an employee for that particular day. It also determines the clocking in and out time.

    2. A Secondary shift is the shift that an employee can do while clocked in for the primary shift.

    3. On call shifts - The person is on standby and called to perform a certain task when the need arises.

    • Is Leave - Marks the shift as a leave entry rather than a working shift.

    • Shift Time of Day - This is used to tell if the shift will be during the day or night.

    • Department - Indicates which department the shift belongs to.

    • Skill Required - Specifies the skillset needed to perform the shift duties. You can select the skills that have been created in skillsets or create skillsets by clicking 'Creating Matching Skill'

    • Position Group - Groups related positions or job titles under one classification.

    • Appearance Sequence - Determines the order in which shifts appear on the schedule or roster view.

  4. Click "Time Allocation" tab.

  5. Click + Add Time Allocation

  6. Choose Time Allocation and save

  7. If you want to edit the position, search for the position on the search bar and click on the name to edit.

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