Sunday Helper Schedule
Volunteer rotas that run themselves: roles, rotation, swap requests and reminders, instead of a spreadsheet nobody reads.
What it does
Greeters, tech, nursery, music — each with its own rota and requirements.
Distributes turns evenly, and respects availability and blackout dates.
Volunteers arrange cover between themselves; you get told, not involved.
Email or SMS, at intervals you choose.
Unfilled slots surfaced to the coordinator in advance, not on the day.
A clean month view for the notice board.
Every volunteer rota starts as a spreadsheet and ends as a series of Saturday-night phone calls trying to find out who is actually turning up.
This plugin builds the schedule, rotates people fairly, lets them request a swap without involving you, and reminds everybody before their turn. Volunteers see their own upcoming dates when they log in, and the coordinator sees the gaps before they become a problem.
Specifications
| Requires | WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+ |
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| Reminders | Email included; SMS via your own provider |
| Export | PDF, CSV, iCal feed per volunteer |
| Recurrence | Weekly, fortnightly, monthly, custom |
Questions about this product
Can volunteers see the whole schedule?
That is a setting. Some organisations want it public, some want each person to see only their own dates.
Does it handle multiple services a day?
Yes — as many service times as you need.