Tactics for jobsharing; got any tips?

[Kevlarhead]

Asking this on behalf of DW, who's doing work for the local pre-school, and finding that (after a week or so) balancing/communicating between her and the other person in her jobshare is less easy than anticipated.

It's a backroom admin role, rather than dealing with the kids. Just wondered if anyone had any bright ideas for ensuring that each knows what the other is doing.

If it's only been a week or so, there's plenty of time to get into a routine that suits both your DW and her jobshare partner. Are they able to get together and chat about how they each make it easier for the other?

I jobshare with no hours of overlap, but we share a lot by email in a weekly handover - I also copy my JS partner into relevant emails when I'm working so that she's up to speed on important issues.

If you don't have email though - it can be handy to have a daybook that each person writes important information in about what's been done each day and the outcome, both people can then catch up with what's happened at a glance. You can also then highlight anything outstanding that the other person needs to pick up. I keep a daybook on my desk so that the rest of my team can see what I've been dealing with when I'm out of the office.

It's not perfect - and we sometimes have to call each other during the week as well - but works pretty well at the moment. I hope your DW and her JS partner can get into the swing of things soon.