Scheduling Assistant Guide

Portal workflow reference for scheduling assistants. Assistants hold the scheduler_assistant role and support their scheduler with day-to-day administrative work.

Your Role

  • Support role — help your scheduler manage incoming projects, schedule changes, and client communications
  • Project submitter — submit new projects through the Intake wizard
  • Schedule coordinator — request schedule changes, manage calendar entries
  • RFI responder — handle RFIs when the scheduler is unavailable
  • Cert email handler — forward certification packages to the appropriate jurisdiction contacts

What You Do Not Do

  • You do not approve or reject projects (that is Jacob/Dustin)
  • You do not draft certs or invoices
  • You do not see financial data
  • You do not manage other branches’ projects

Key Pages

PagePathPurpose
Dashboard/dashboardDaily overview
ActionCenter/inboxSubmit new projects
Calendar/calendarInspection schedule
Schedule Changes/schedule-changesReschedule, hold, add visits
Workbench/projectsYour branch’s projects
HoldingPool/holding-poolOn-hold projects
DeskReviewQueue/desk-reviewProjects awaiting desk review
RFIs/rfisOpen RFIs
Escalations/escalationsRaise issues

Daily Routine

  1. Open Dashboard — check for overnight updates and pending items
  2. Process RFIs — 3-business-day SLA
  3. Review Calendar — confirm today’s inspections
  4. Submit new projects as needed via Intake wizard
  5. Check HoldingPool — flag projects nearing 30-day or 45-day thresholds

Submitting New Projects

Same process as the scheduler role. The Intake wizard walks through address, permit upload, SOW selection, preferred date, and notes. Projects enter the admin approval queue after submission.

Sending Cert Emails

When a certification package is approved and delivered by UP:

  1. You receive the cert package PDF via email
  2. Forward it to the appropriate jurisdiction contact
  3. The system tracks delivery status

The 45-Day Rule

Same as The 45-Day Rule. Projects exceeding 45 days transfer to Triage. You lose access. Respond to RFIs promptly to prevent this.

Correspondence

All conversations are project-linked. See correspondence for details. friday-ai is available in threads for team questions.