Claim a slot from a shared link
Your coordinator shares a link to the week’s roster, usually in the mosque WhatsApp group. You don’t need an app or an account. This takes about a minute.
Claim your first slot
Tap the link. The roster opens straight away, no sign-in. You see the date at the top and every slot underneath, each with its time, who it’s for, and whether it’s open or already filled.
Tap the slot you want, for example Car park marshal, 12:30pm. A panel slides up from the bottom asking Claim this slot? A slot someone else has already taken isn’t tappable.
Tap Continue with my phone, then enter your name and UK mobile number and tap Text me a code.
Enter the 6-digit code we text you. It expires in about 5 minutes, and most phones fill it in for you from the text. The button stays greyed out until all six digits are in, so you can’t send a half-typed code.
Done. The panel says You’re on, and we text you a reminder the day before. Close it and the slot is yours on the roster.
Some slots are set aside for brothers or sisters. When you claim one, the panel asks which section you’re claiming for.
You can close the panel at any point without claiming: tap the ✕, tap outside it, press Escape, or flick it down.
Come back next week in two taps
The same phone remembers you. Open the link, tap the slot, then confirm as yourself. No number to re-enter, and no code.
Your own slot
Tap your own slot on the roster and its panel holds everything to do with it: who else is on, dropping it if you can’t make it, adding your duties to your calendar, and your own details.
Fix a problem while you claim
The flow tells you what happened, in place, so you’re never left tapping a dead button:
- Typed the wrong number? The form keeps what you typed so you just fix it. Nothing is texted to a number that isn’t a UK mobile.
- Wrong or expired code? You see a clear message and tap Send a new code.
- Need to change your number? Tap Wrong number? Change it to go back to the phone step, already filled in.
- Role needs a DBS? Roles near children show DBS on the slot and say so before you start. If your check turns out to be missing, the panel explains what’s needed and offers to bring an Update Service check across, rather than just refusing you.
- Number registered to someone else? If you share a phone, Kadim says This number is registered to [name]. Tap That’s me, continue if that’s you under another spelling, or Use a different number to claim with your own. One number belongs to one volunteer.
- Link won’t open? It may have expired or been copied incompletely. Ask your coordinator for a fresh link, then open that one.
Rather not be named to your crew?
Your slot shows your first name to the rest of the crew. If you would rather not appear, tap Don’t show my name to the crew and your slot reads 1 more volunteer instead. Your coordinators still see who’s coming, and you can turn your name back on the same way at any time.