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The Holiday Park Staff Rota, Changeover Day Included

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TimeTally is holiday park staff rota software for UK caravan and lodge parks. Reception, housekeeping, maintenance, the club bar and the pool go on one rota, with a schedule for each team if you want one. Changeover crews, late bar shifts and seasonal staff from March to November all fit, and the whole team sees, swaps and books from their phones.

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Changeover day

A holiday park staff rota built around changeover

Guests leave at ten and the next ones arrive at four. In between, every caravan and lodge has to be turned round, and reception needs someone until the last car is in. This is Friday from the rota below.

Friday 6 NovemberOn shift

  1. 08:00Reception opensClaire
  2. 10:00Housekeeping: 3 on the changeoverPaula, Marta, Kim
  3. 12:00Reception for arrivals until 20:00Jamie
  4. 17:00Club bar opensAmber
  5. 18:00Club bar until 00:30Lewis
A holiday park's rota for week 45 in TimeTally: reception with Claire Owen 08:00 to 16:00 on weekdays and Jamie Rees 12:00 to 20:00 on Monday and Friday; housekeepers Paula Hart, Marta Nowak and Kim Lowe on the Monday and Friday changeovers; Gareth Jones in maintenance; Lewis Bell and Amber Cole on the club bar, Lewis until 00:30 on Friday and Saturday; Ryan Shaw at the pool at the weekend; 204h in the Hours rowThe same rota on a phone, Friday and Saturday: reception, the three housekeepers on Friday's changeover, maintenance, and the club bar until 00:30

Save the changeover once

Build a week with your changeover crews in it, save it as a week template and copy it forward for up to 13 weeks.

Past midnight is one shift

The club bar's 18:00 to 00:30 is one shift on Friday, with its hours counted the same as any other.

Holiday on the grid

Approved and waiting holiday shows on the rota on its days, so a changeover crew isn't one short by surprise.

A schedule for each team on the park

Give each team its own schedule and manager. The housekeeping manager builds housekeeping's week; the bar manager sees only the bar.

  • Managers see their own people. They change and approve only the people they look after.
  • Open shifts go to the right team. An extra changeover shift on the housekeeping schedule is offered only to housekeepers. They say who can do it; you choose. See open shifts.
  • One person, two teams. A bar worker who helps on reception can be on both schedules, never on two shifts the same day.

Several parks? See multi-site rota software.

A seasonal staff rota from March to November

Most parks double their team for the season and shrink back in winter. TimeTally keeps hours, holiday and the bill right as people come and go.

  1. March

    They start

    Add them, give them a role, and they see their shifts on the free iPhone or Android app.

  2. All season

    Holiday from hours worked

    Each approved timesheet adds holiday at 12.07% by default, rounded to the nearest whole hour: 30 hours worked earns 4.

  3. October

    Their last day is set

    Set it ahead and they can't book holiday after it. They show as Left once it passes.

  4. November

    Archive until spring

    Archived staff aren't billed and can't sign in. Restore them next season with their history.

More on casual and seasonal teams: zero-hours contract software and hospitality rota software. Run a museum, zoo or theme park with the same busy summers? See the visitor attraction staff rota.

The TimeTally clock-in screen on a phone, here at a building site: today's shift 08:00 to 16:30, You're at Leeds site, You can clock in and out here, Start Shift, and the week so far

The clock-in screen, shown here for a building site. Yours names your park.

Clocking in across the park

  • On the park, not at home. Set the park up as a project with its location, and with GPS clock-in staff can clock in only within the distance you choose, from 25 m to 2 km. It's £1 per employee a month extra.
  • Timesheets you approve. Clocked hours go on a timesheet you check and approve, then export to Xero, QuickBooks or a CSV file for payroll.
  • Holiday that adds up. Approving a seasonal worker's timesheet is what adds their holiday, so the two never disagree.

More on the clock-in app.

Loved by UK small businesses

Real reviews from TimeTally customers

TimeTally has been excellent for our business… The system has saved us a significant amount of administration time.
Jordan IngoeCLI Manchester
Setup was dead simple and the team just got on with it. Got everyone up and running in an afternoon with no help needed. Does everything we need for timesheets and holidays without the faff.
S.M.
Has completely changed how I handle timesheets. Used to dread it every week — now it takes me minutes. Really easy to get around and my staff picked it up straight away.
J.T.
Started using it just for rotas but quickly realised it does loads more. The timesheets and leave management are great, and it even handles TOIL and overtime which I wasn't expecting. Use it for everything now.
R.K.

What TimeTally won't do for a holiday park

It's the rota, holiday, clocking in and timesheets for your team. Better to know where it stops before your trial.

Build a week now in the free rota planner.

  • No booking system link It doesn't read bookings or arrivals, so it can't size a changeover for you.
  • No cleaning lists It doesn't track which caravan or lodge is cleaned. A note on the shift is the nearest thing.
  • No qualification records Lifeguard, first aid and food hygiene certificates aren't tracked.
  • No automatic young-worker rules It doesn't store ages. A rule per person can warn you about a teenager's hours.

Pay for the season you're in

£3 per employee a month for the rota, holiday, clocking in and timesheets. Archived seasonal staff don't count. No setup fee, no contract.

  • 14-day free trial, no card needed
  • Free iPhone and Android apps for the team
  • Billed monthly, cancel any time

November9 × £3 = £27

August30 × £3 = £90

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Holiday park rota software: your questions

What park managers ask before the season starts.

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Still have a question? See all FAQs

What is holiday park rota software?

Holiday park rota software plans who works which shift across the park and shares it with the team. In TimeTally reception, housekeeping, maintenance, the club bar and the pool go on the rota with each person's hours, and a shift can run past midnight. Each team can have its own schedule and manager. Staff see their shifts on their phones, swap them and book holiday, and it's £3 per employee a month.

How do we cover changeover days?

Save your changeover day as part of a week template, with the housekeeping crew from 10:00 and reception until the last arrivals, and copy it forward for up to 13 weeks. If you're short, post the shift as an open shift on the housekeeping schedule: only housekeepers see it, they say whether they can do it, and you choose. Open shifts are on the website now and in the phone apps from their next update.

Can each team have its own rota and manager?

Yes. Make a schedule for each team, such as reception, housekeeping and the club bar, and give each manager the people they look after. Managers only see and change their own people. Someone who works in two teams can be on both schedules, and once they have a shift on one that day, the other can't give them a second.

How do seasonal staff work, from March to November?

Add them when they start and set their last day if you know it: they can't book holiday after it. When the season ends, archive them. They stop counting on your bill and can't sign in, and their timesheets and holiday are kept. Restore them next season and their history comes back with them.

How is holiday worked out for seasonal and zero-hours staff?

Put them on holiday from hours worked. Each timesheet you approve adds holiday at your rate, 12.07% by default, rounded to the nearest whole hour, so 30 hours worked earns 4 hours. Year-round staff can stay on a yearly allowance; it's set person by person.

Does TimeTally connect to our booking system?

No. TimeTally doesn't read bookings, arrivals or which caravans need cleaning, and has no pitch or lodge management. You decide how many people a changeover needs; TimeTally makes sure they're on the rota, on their phones and paid for the hours they work.

How much does it cost?

TimeTally is £3 per employee a month, with no setup fee and no contract. Nine people in November is £27 a month; thirty in August is £90. Archived seasonal staff aren't counted. GPS clock-in is £1 per employee a month extra if you want it. There's a 14-day free trial and no card is needed.

Get the season's rota off the noticeboard

Try TimeTally free for 14 days. Put every team on the park on its own schedule, save your changeover week, and publish it to their phones. It's the same rota planner hundreds of UK businesses use, at £3 per employee a month.

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