SECURITY GUARD Scheduling Software

Scheduling software your security team can rely on.

ZoomShift defends your schedule’s integrity by hosting it online for everyone to see and notifies all guards of their shift in advance.

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You can't verify security guards are at the right site without GPS.

A guard clocking in from home, from a car, or from the wrong site costs you a billed hour you didn't deliver. ZoomShift's GPS time clock records the guard's location at clock-in. The geofence setting restricts clock-in to within a set radius of the post address. If a guard tries to clock in from the wrong location, the clock-in doesn't register.

GPA Time Clock

Overtime in security is both chronic and expensive.

Guards frequently pick up extra shifts, cover last-minute absences, and work overtime that wasn't in the schedule. When you're running multiple sites, it's easy to assign a guard who's already at 38 hours to cover a 6-hour shift without realizing they'll hit overtime. ZoomShift's overtime warnings flag that exposure before the assignment is confirmed, so you can offer the shift to someone with more hours available instead.

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Make security guard schedules faster.

Get everything you need in one place – availability preferences, time off requests, events, shift swaps. Use templates to build schedules, fast.

  • Copy work schedules

    Use templates to schedule in minutes. Drag and drop shifts in place on the calendar.

  • Improve staff accountability

    Share schedules via text message, push notification, and email. Automate reminders from team members so they are alerted before their shift starts.

  • Everything in one place

    Invite your team to view their schedules, set their availability preferences, request time off, and pick up open shifts.

  • Track labor hours and dollars

    Track labor to sales and keep an eye on overtime. Always stay in control of payroll costs.

  • Improve communication

    Keep your team in the loop with event schedules, group chats, and direct messages.

  • Manage requests with ease

    No more text messages or calls. Respond to shift swaps and time-off requests in one place.

SECURITY GUARD SCHEDULING

Frequently Asked Questions

At its core, scheduling software like ZoomShift keeps your staff on the same page with its feature-rich web and mobile app. The schedule is online and easily viewed 24/7 by both your team and managers. It also makes it easy to communicate when shift cover requests go out or the schedule gets published since ZoomShift has text, email, and push notifications. That means fewer no shows and less back-and-forth email and text chains to cover shifts.
The simplicity of ZoomShift is why people love it so much. Managers enter all employees into the app alongside pertinent info like their job title and wages. Once all your employees are entered into ZoomShift, you can begin shift planning by clicking Schedule in the navigation bar and slotting your employees for the shifts you need covered. Rinse and repeat as necessary and copy schedules daily, weekly, or even monthly to save time.

Prices vary based on which package you select and how many active employees are using the software each month. Check out our Starter, Premium, and Enterprise solutions to see what fits your needs the best.

We offer a full-fledged 14-day free trial you can access here. No credit card is required.

If you have questions about ZoomShift, you can chat directly with our sales team by heading over to our homepage, clicking Demo at the top right section of your screen, and choosing a date and time that works best for you.

We also have an in-depth Knowledge Center jam-packed with popular articles, guides, and more frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Yes. ZoomShift's geofence time clock lets you set an approved radius around each post address. Guards can only clock in when their phone is within that radius. Attempted clock-ins from outside the geofence don't register, and the operations manager sees the failed attempt on the dashboard.
Create separate positions for armed and unarmed guard roles and assign each guard to their appropriate position. When building the schedule, assign the armed position to posts that require it. Open shift notifications for armed posts go only to guards with the armed position in their profile.
Yes. ZoomShift's timesheet exports filter by location. If each client site is a separate location in your account, you can pull a per-site hour report for any date range and use it to verify hours against your client invoices.
Guards are assigned to a home location but can be scheduled at any site. All shifts across all sites appear on their schedule and count toward their weekly total. Overtime warnings apply across all sites — if a guard is at 36 hours from Site A and you're scheduling them for 6 hours at Site B, the warning fires before you confirm the assignment.
The operations manager sees the missed clock-in on the real-time dashboard immediately. They can post the shift as open from the app, and all eligible available guards receive a notification. The response is faster than a phone tree and creates a record of when the open shift was posted and who responded.
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Work Schedule App

Everything you need to manage your team, in your pocket.

Make changes to the schedule and timesheets on the fly. Empower your team to collaborate anytime, anywhere. ZoomShift's free apps for iPhone and Android keep your team in sync and put you at ease.

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