Staff & Volunteer Shift Check-in Guide

Target Role: Staff Members & Volunteers

This guide covers shift clock-in and clock-out workflows for mobile and web users.

Overview

Dream Center Connect enables staff and volunteers to record operational shift hours across partner facilities. Shift hours are automatically tracked, categorized by partner program, and synchronized with reporting dashboards.

graph LR
    Dashboard["Staff Dashboard"] --> SelectPartner["1. Select Partner Location"]
    SelectPartner --> ClockIn["2. Tap Clock In (Live Timer Starts)"]
    ClockIn --> ActiveShift["3. Perform Shift Duties"]
    ActiveShift --> ClockOut["4. Tap Clock Out (Review Duration)"]
    ClockOut --> HoursLog["5. Synced to Hours Ledger"]

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1. Starting a Shift (Clocking In)

1. Log into the Dream Center Connect mobile app or web portal.
2. Navigate to the Home tab or top dashboard header.
3. Locate the Shift Action Banner at the top of the screen.
4. Select your assigned Partner Location from the facility selector.
5. Tap the Clock In button.
6. The banner transitions to an active status, displaying a live timer tracking elapsed shift time.

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2. Ending a Shift (Clocking Out)

1. Return to the dashboard header or Home tab.
2. Tap the Clock Out button.
3. A confirmation dialog displays your total logged duration (e.g. 3 hours, 45 minutes).
4. Click Confirm Clock Out to close the shift.

12-Hour Active Shift Warning

Ensure you clock out at the conclusion of your shift. Unclosed shifts remaining active for more than 12 hours are automatically flagged and routed to the Clock Exceptions Queue for administrative reconciliation.

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3. Reviewing Your Logged Hours

• Staff and volunteers can review their historical hours under Volunteers > Reports or Volunteer Hours Ledger.
• Displays clock-in timestamp, clock-out timestamp, total duration, and partner facility name.