TimeClock

Your team clocks in and out the same way students check in — no separate time-tracking software.

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    Switch your dashboard to TimeClock mode

    Click the Students / TimeClock toggle next to your email in the top-right corner (Manager-only) to flip the whole dashboard over to staff clock-in/out — its own tabs for who's clocked in, history, your staff roster, shift approvals, and monthly reports.

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    Clock staff in and out at the kiosk

    From TimeClock mode, click Open TimeClock Kiosk to open the same kiosk students use, switched to staff clock-in/out. Setting up a separate front-desk device just for this? Sign in there and answer Which kiosk is this? once — that device remembers the choice from then on. Kiosk clock-ins go straight into the record, no approval needed.

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    Grant staff their own access, if you want to

    From the Roster tab, each staff member can be granted two separate things, independently: Remote Clock-In gives them their own My Time page to clock in/out from their phone or laptop, or submit a shift they forgot to clock. Dashboard Access is broader — it gives them a full login to the Student Dashboard and kiosk, and also lists them under Admin > Accounts. Grant either, both, or neither per person — share the password directly with them either way; it's shown once and never emailed.

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    Approve remote and backfilled shifts

    A shift clocked in remotely, or backfilled after the fact from My Time, waits in Shift Approvals until a Manager approves it — it won't show up in logs or the pay-period report until then. Kiosk check-in/out skips this step entirely, since it's already witnessed at the front desk.

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    Run payroll-ready reports

    The Monthly Report tab totals approved hours per staff member for any pay period. Set your center's actual pay cycle — monthly, semi-monthly, biweekly, weekly, or a custom start day — from Admin, and the report's periods follow it automatically.

Quick answers

Can any staff member switch the dashboard to TimeClock mode?

No — the toggle is Manager-only, same as everything else under Admin. Staff-role accounts never see it.

Does every clock-in need a Manager's approval?

Only remote clock-ins and backfilled shifts submitted from My Time. Anything clocked at the kiosk is approved automatically, since it's already happening in person at your front desk.

What if someone forgets to clock in or out?

They (or a Manager, on their behalf) can submit a backfilled shift from My Time with the actual times worked — it goes through the same Shift Approvals review as any other remote shift.

Is this separate from Staff/Manager dashboard logins?

Yes — dashboard roles (Staff vs. Manager) control what someone can see and do in the dashboard. Remote Clock-In and Dashboard Access are both separate permissions granted per staff member from the Roster tab, on top of whatever role they already have — not new account types.

Ready to turn it on?

TimeClock is already on for your center — just flip the toggle.

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