Rooms Management signup sheet

Front door area: Remove anything not associated with clay recycling. Remove mat(s); take to rear of building and wash. The fire hose can be used (never sweep) on the concrete entrance area taking care to not wet any recycled clay. There’s a ‘rubber’ squeegee in the glaze room that can be used to get rid of the excess water.

Back door area: inside, ensure nothing is blocking the door - even partially. Outside: remove any debris from the driveway.

Notices Board: Remove old or redundant notes/messages/newsletters etc. Prioritise if overcrowded. Revamp if you feel inclined. Occasionally check around the rooms and remove old/redundant messages, posters, advertising etc. Clean (damp sponge/cloth then paper-towel dry) any permanent posters/notices as required (e.g. the Clay Dust warning signs)

Whiteboard: remove old/redundant messages. Keep board clean and wash the erasing brush regularly. Replace worn-out whiteboard markers. Keep one of each of 4 different coloured markers (make sure they’re the whiteboard type) in the tray. You will have access to the Stationery Store for consumable items.

Reception desk: tidy up the desk

Sluice Room: keep the mops, buckets and the containers on the shelf tidy, and anything else that’s out-of-place. Recycle excess plastic containers. Ensure the sponge draining containers are on an angle so that they do drain. Discard any old sponges. Cut new ones as required. (Big sponge pieces are stored on the mezzanine floor). You’re not a cleaner, members need to be doing that themselves.

Rubbish and recycling: take it out on the appropriate days for collection

Library: regular checking of returned books, making sure cards are in books (attention to detail essential, duplicate copies of books means that the wrong cards are often put into books). Shelf checking, re-shelving of incorrectly shelved books, regular audits of collection.

Library: check books and magazines not returned within the 4 weeks, send out overdue emails, follow up with phone call if no action.

Library: Add new books and magazines to collection - document in library database, create labels, add classification labels, borrowing card labels, etc. Produce library catalogues regularly.

Library: check that all “stations” are stocked and alert the Library Manager when stocks are running low. Ensure sufficient stocks of all forms are available (kept in second drawer in library). Distribute to appropriate stations as required. Photocopy new stocks as required (use account at Rieger’s, Victoria St.)

Cubbies: check that there are no items sticking out of cubbies that could hurt someone. If you spot anything, leave a warning to the cubby holder and put the items on the grey table by the front desk with a note.

Slab roller: tidy under the slab roller, recycle excess newspaper and plastic if the bins are overflowing

Drying shelves and damp cabinet: Overdues Policing. The allowed time is 14 days. Some leeway is allowed depending on how crammed the shelves are, but it will be up to you to remove any pots (to the recycling table) that do not have an accompanying form as well as remove any pots (to the recycling table) that exceed the allowable time (we can allow a leeway of about 7 to 10 days overdue). Also remove any pots from the damp cabinet that are either past their 14 day limit or beyond trimmable status. These can be moved to the drying shelves if they’re still within the 14 days limit. Anyone using more than half of a shelf? Leave a note: “Your pots are taking up an excessive amount of space. Maximum allowed is one-half of one shelf per member. Please make use of the ‘Pay per period’ shelves.”

Plaster Molds: Discard cracked and “tired” moulds, to retire moulds unlikely to be used very often [we currently have more moulds in and above the cabinets than is safe] establish an order, refresh the marks.

Plaster Molds: Remove pots from any plaster moulds on the drying shelves that have exceeded the 48-hour allowable time or that do not have an accompanying form. Leave a “Parking Ticket” with any offending pots. Clean moulds, if required, and return moulds to the appropriate shelf in the moulds cabinet.

Tools and Implements Stand: the shelving unit between the extruder and the plaster batts can become a bit of a dumping ground. Arrange the tools and implements in a logical order and to ensure it stays that way. Feel free to signpost which areas are for what to encourage tidiness amongst our members.

Plaster bench: tidy up the area

Batts: keep the ‘batts bay’ tidy; organise batts into relative sizes/shapes. Keep the larger boards and planks (usually on each side of the drying cabinet) neatly stacked. Discard any batts that are beyond decent-use-state (e.g. warped, fraying, ‘fluffing’, broken). Your job does not entail cleaning dirty ones. If you find dirty ones amongst the pile, remove and put aside with a “Clean Me” sign on them.

Equipment maintenance: assist with maintenance of the equipment

Downstairs Eftpos machine: Ensure there’s a paper roll in the machine, a couple of pens nearby - also with the Kilns Booking Sheets - and a bottle of liquid eraser. Keep stapler filled.