--- title: How to create an available Shift - Beta description: In the department calendar, drag and drop a shift into the top, Available Shift row. 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Available Shifts are created through the **Department Calendar.** To get to the Department Calendar, select the **Schedules** tab from the top navigation bar. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-13-32-4141-AM.png)   Select the department you would like to create or manage available shiftsfor by clicking on the name of the desired department. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-13-47-3828-AM.png?width=463&height=216&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-13-47-3828-AM.png)   To create an available shift, click and drag a shift type onto the **Available Shifts** row on the day you would like to create an available shift for.![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-14-13-4091-AM.png)   Choose the desired recipientsyou would like to send the available shift to, by selecting **Employment Types (Full Time, Part Time, Casual)**, **Positions** and/or **Skills** that you would like to receive the available shift. Keep in mind that if you choose positions and/or skills, only employees with the matching positions/skills will be eligible to request to work this shift. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-14-48-3673-AM.png?width=304&height=381&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-14-48-3673-AM.png)   Add **Notes** to the available shift if necessary. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-09-5015-AM.png?width=336&height=56&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-09-5015-AM.png)   Then click the green **Create Available Shift** button.  ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-25-1009-AM.png?width=158&height=46&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-25-1009-AM.png)   The available shift has now been sent through push notification to all of your employees with the matching positions and skills, as long as they are not already working at this time frame. You can see details on the available shift by clicking the red rectangle that now appears in the Available Shifts row of the department calendar. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-45-1129-AM.png?width=633&height=58&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-12-15-45-1129-AM.png)   You can see when employees have requested to pick up this shift and approve their requests by visiting your MakeShift Dashboard or if you use the MakeShift Live app for managers, you will receive push notifications directly through the app.  --- At this time, the above article is for beta users only. 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