Security Rostering Software

Every post covered, provably

Rostering for Australian security companies — 24/7 posts across client sites, licences tracked to expiry, GPS-verified proof of presence, and sick calls covered before the client ever knows there was a gap.

30 Days
Free trial, no card required
24/7
Posts covered around the clock
GPS
Proof of presence on every punch
Licensed
Guards matched to posts
Security rostering challenges we solve

An unmanned post is a breached contract. Here's how RosterMates keeps every site covered and every hour provable.

Guards Spread Across Clients

A shopping centre, two office towers and a depot — each client site is its own area with its own posts, all visible on one roster and provable individually.

Overnights That Add Up

The 10pm–6am post is one shift on the roster and two days at payroll — handled automatically, with rotations held in templates that rebuild themselves.

Licences on the Line

A guard on a lapsed state licence is a compliance incident waiting to be found. Licences are dated, tracked and reminded — and unlicensed guards can't be rostered onto restricted posts.

The 9pm Sick Call

Push the open post to licensed, available guards and the first acceptance takes it. Late clock-in alerts mean an uncovered post is flagged in minutes — found by you, not the client.

Patrol & Incident Records

Patrol checklists and incident reports run as digital forms on the guard's phone — timestamped, stored, and ready for the client report before breakfast.

Hours a Client Can Audit

GPS-stamped, shift-matched, manager-approved hours — per site, per guard, per night. Billing queries and payroll both start from the same clean record.

Security scheduling features

Purpose-built tools for guard companies and patrol operations.

Client Site Rostering

  • Each client site as its own area with its own posts
  • Whole-operation view or per-site filters
  • Coverage requirements per post, per night
  • Supervisors run their own portfolios via permissions
  • Rotation templates spanning up to six weeks

GPS Proof of Presence

  • Geofenced clock-in per site, radius you control
  • Timestamp and location stamp on every punch
  • Live view of who's on which post right now
  • Late clock-in alerts within minutes
  • Seven-year digital record of coverage

Licence Tracking

  • State security licences with expiry dates
  • First aid and site inductions recorded
  • Automatic reminders before renewals fall due
  • Position approvals gate restricted posts
  • Records audit-ready per guard

Rapid Cover

  • Open posts pushed to licensed, available guards
  • First to accept takes the post
  • Hard rules protect rest gaps and hour caps
  • Manager-approved swaps between guards
  • Announcements reach the whole roster instantly

Digital Patrol Paperwork

  • Patrol checklists per site, per shift
  • Incident reports filed from the phone
  • Timestamped submissions stored per guard
  • Recurring compliance forms on schedule
  • AI builds forms from your existing templates

Payroll & Billing Data

  • Nights and weekends recorded exactly as worked
  • Public holidays split per state calendar
  • Payroll-ready files for Xero, MYOB, KeyPay & Employment Hero
  • Hours per client site for billing reconciliation
  • Custom CSV matched to your payroll's import
A day in the life: operations manager

How RosterMates helps Tony run a security firm with 60 guards across 14 client sites.

6:00 AM — Night Shift Review

Tony checks the overnight board with his coffee: every post covered, every guard clocked in on GPS, two patrol checklists submitted from the depot site at 2am and 4am.

8:30 AM — Licence Renewals

Three state licences expire within 60 days — the reminders queued overnight. Tony messages all three guards their renewal details before the morning briefing.

2:00 PM — New Contract

A new client site starts Monday. Tony adds the site, sets its geofence and posts, and builds the first fortnight from a rotation template — licensed guards only, by construction.

9:15 PM — Sick Call

The tower guard for the midnight shift calls in sick. Tony pushes the post to five licensed, rested guards from his phone; one accepts by 9:40. The client never knows.

Next Morning — Client Query

A client asks who covered their site over the weekend. Tony filters the site, exports the GPS-stamped record and sends it — three minutes, no reconstruction.

End of Fortnight — Export

Nights, weekends and one public holiday split out; hours per client site totalled for billing. The payroll-ready file goes to the accountant in one click.

Why security companies choose RosterMates

Coverage you can prove, licences that never lapse quietly, cover in minutes.

Every client site's posts on one provable roster
GPS-verified clock-ins prove guards were on post
State licences tracked to expiry with rostering gates
Sick calls covered from the pool before clients notice
Patrol checklists and incident reports timestamped digitally
Payroll and billing built from the same clean hours
Security rostering FAQs

Common questions from security operations managers.

Yes. Each client site is its own area with its own posts and coverage requirements. You see the whole operation on one roster, filter by site, and prove to any client exactly who was rostered where and when.
Geofenced GPS clock-in only works inside the radius around each site, and every punch carries a timestamp and location stamp. When a client asks for evidence of coverage, the record is a query — not a reconstruction.
Yes. State security licences, first aid certificates and any site-specific inductions are recorded per guard with expiry dates and automatic reminders — and position approvals keep guards with lapsed licences from being rostered onto posts that require them.
Day, evening and overnight posts sit on one grid, shifts across midnight are handled as single shifts and split correctly for payroll, and coverage gaps are visible before publish. Rotations live in reusable templates so the pattern rebuilds itself.
Filter licensed, available guards and push the open shift to their phones — the first to accept takes the post. Managers get late clock-in alerts within minutes of a missed start, so an unmanned post is discovered by the system, not by the client.
Yes. Incident reports and patrol checklists run as digital forms completed on the guard's phone, timestamped and stored against their record — ready for the client report in the morning.
Hours are recorded exactly as worked, with weekends identifiable and public holidays split against your state's calendar, then exported payroll-ready for Xero, MYOB, KeyPay (Employment Hero Payroll) or Employment Hero. Your payroll applies the loadings your award or agreement — commonly the Security Services Industry Award — requires.
Yes. Role-based permissions let each supervisor run their own portfolio of sites while operations management keeps full visibility across every post and every guard.