Job shadowing roles and responsibilities

Line manager

• During the annual review process, you can talk about job shadowing.
• Job shadowing may help in the current job or as part of career development. 
• Agree what job shadowing will look like and how much time to spend on it. 
• You may have a view about who would be the best host for a job shadowing experience. 

Person who is shadowing

• Think about why you are doing the shadowing and what you hope to achieve. 
• Prepare by setting goals with your manager or the shadowing host. 
• After the shadowing, review and discuss outcomes and what happens next.

Person shadowed  (the host)

• You need to prepare and give some thought to the process. 
• Think about if the requested time is the best time for shadowing and how long each session should last. 
• You need to take into consideration current work obligations. 

Visit the benefits of job shadowing page to find out more.