The Venue Staff Roster System — Weekly Employee Schedule Template (FOH & BOH)
Rostering staff is one of the most time-consuming tasks in venue management — and one of the most costly when it goes wrong. Understaffed on a Friday night or overstaffed on a Tuesday costs you money either way.
This professional weekly roster template was developed and used across real licensed venues and gives you a clean, consistent system for scheduling your entire team every week.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
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- Full 7-day weekly shift grid
- Front of House section (waitstaff, bar staff, host)
- Back of House section (kitchen, prep, cleaning)
- Shift type reference guide:
— Opening / Midway / Closing / Open-Close / Unavailable / Fill In
- Hours column per staff member
- Labour cost column per staff member
- Total weekly labour cost row
- Manager notes & special instructions section
- Dual sign-off block
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HOW TO USE IT
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1. Replace [Staff Name] with your team members
2. Replace [Role] with their position
3. Fill in their shift for each day of the week
4. Enter their hourly rate to auto-track labour cost
5. Send to staff by your nominated day each week
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WHO THIS IS FOR
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- Bar and restaurant managers building their first roster system
- Venue owners who want a consistent weekly scheduling process
- Multi-location operators who need a standardised template
- Anyone tired of rostering in text messages or on scraps of paper
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FILE DETAILS
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- Format: Word (.docx)
- Compatible with: Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages
- Fully editable — add or remove staff rows as needed
- All references use [VENUE NAME] placeholders
- Instant download after purchase
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REFUND POLICY
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All sales are final. Digital downloads cannot be refunded once accessed. Technical issues? Email thevenuevaultco@gmail.com and we'll sort it out.