Meal and Break Scheduling To ensure adequate coverage for essential shelter tasks, supervisors will need to be diligent in scheduling breaks. Supervisors will also need to be aware of the rest and personal needs of each of their staff members. This will be a delicate balance and making your staff aware of their break schedules will eliminate many concerns and disputes. A simple suggestion would be to address the break schedule and how you, as the supervisor, will implement it during your shift change briefing daily. The SMS plan indicates the following meal schedule: 0700 Breakfast 1200 Lunch 1830 Dinner 0000 Midnight Meal (Staff Only) An example break schedule for a team could be: Shift change briefing at 0700. Staff will be requested to assure meal times are kept at NO more than 30 minutes and break times kept to NO more than 15 minutes. Supervisor Staff Staff Staff Staff Staff Staff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Breakfast 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 Flexible Break 0930 0945 1000 1015 0930 0945 1000 1015 Flexible Lunch 1200 1215 1230 1245 1200 1215 1230 1245 Flexible Break 1530 1545 1600 1615 1530 1545 1600 1615 Flexible
Meal and Break Scheduling To ensure adequate coverage for essential shelter tasks, supervisors will need to be diligent in scheduling breaks. Supervisors will also need to be aware of the rest and personal needs of each of their staff members. This will be a delicate balance and making your staff aware of their break schedules will eliminate many concerns and disputes. A simple suggestion would be to address the break schedule and how you, as the supervisor, will implement it during your shift change briefing daily. The SMS plan indicates the following meal schedule: 0700 Breakfast 1200 Lunch 1830 Dinner 0000 Midnight Meal (Staff Only) An example break schedule for a team could be: Shift change briefing at 0700. Staff will be requested to assure meal times are kept at NO more than 30 minutes and break times kept to NO more than 15 minutes. Supervisor Staff 1 Staff 2 Staff 3 4 Staff 5 Staff 6 Staff 7 8 Breakfast Flexible 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 Break Flexible 0930 0945 1000 1015 0930 0945 1000 1015 Lunch Flexible 1200 1215 1230 1245 1200 1215 1230 1245 Break Flexible 1530 1545 1600 1615 1530 1545 1600 1615
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