If you work shifts at a center that runs its rota in Bloomily, this is your part — and it is smaller than people expect. It is the same whether you are in a classroom, the office, or anywhere else on the rota.

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Three minutes, and it covers the two things people get caught by.

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Where everything lives

All of it sits under Me in the staff dashboard at bloomily.app. In a classroom, the iPad's Manage > My Schedule also shows your shifts and time off for the next two weeks — enough for a look mid-shift, but the dashboard is where you go to change anything.

Not all of these will be switched on. Open Shifts, Shift Swaps and Availability depend on how your center runs its rota. If one isn't in your menu, it isn't enabled — ask whoever builds your schedule rather than assuming it's broken.

→ Your schedule and time off

Asking for time off

Requests go in from Time Off. Once submitted, the request and its answer appear under My Requests, so you can see what's been approved and what's still waiting rather than having to ask.

Submitted isn't approved. Check the status before you make plans — the page will tell you which one you're at.

Your schedule and your hours are different

Your schedule is what you're meant to work. Your hours are what you did — those live under My Hours, and they're what payroll uses.

The two won't always match, and that's normal. You stayed late, you covered a room, someone swapped with you. What matters is that your hours are right.

When a shift changes

Whoever builds your schedule can rearrange a week without you seeing any of it. What you can see is the last version they published.

So if a colleague mentions a change and your schedule doesn't show it, you're not going mad and it isn't broken. It hasn't been published yet. Worth a quick word rather than a worry.

Staying told

Under Notifications, two categories cover this:

• Schedule changes — when something you're rostered for moves. This is the one to leave on. It's how you find out without going looking.

• Shift reminders — a nudge before a shift starts.

Each can reach you by push, email, or both.

If a shift looks wrong

1. Check My Schedule on the dashboard rather than a classroom iPad — the iPad shows two weeks only.

2. Check My Requests in case something is still waiting rather than approved.

3. Then ask whoever builds your schedule.

If you get stuck

Every screen has a ? guide button that explains the page you're on. For anything else, use in-app support or email support@bloomily.app.