Housekeeping

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Housekeeping - each section rostered on once per term

Many hands make light work!

Main (lower) den

  1. Main activity area:

  2. Store chairs and wooden folding tables into back creek side room - stacked neatly.

  3. Roller tables - unlock casters, tilt table top (handle under top) and store in front of cub notice board or back right side of den.

  4. Clean blackboard (can wet chux or duster if needed) and whiteboard using chux and spray and wipe

  5. Sweep floor - do not sweep rubbish out the door - into bin please. A blower works well for dusting.

  6. Main den kitchen – wash/dry/put away.

  7. Replace tea towels and hand towels and take home to wash; Put clean ones out.

  8. Top up hand wash/ check detergent supplies.

  9. Empty rubbish bin if full or has food in it - replace bag. The main rubbish wheelie bin is behind the red 10c bins in the car park.

  10. Tidy group shelves - check all boxes have labels visible and are on correct shelf. Put equipment away in correct location or the "to be sorted" shelf.

  11. Any leftover craft consumables - take home

  12. <picture of tidy den coming soon>

Venturer (upstairs) den

  1. Clean toilet - use chux for outside of bowl if dirty and dispose

  2. Empty rubbish bins if full or has food in it - replace bag. The main rubbish wheelie bin is behind the red 10c bins in the car park.

  3. Mop floor in toilet/foyer area. If mop cloth is dirty, please take home to wash and return.

  4. Top up handwash/toilet paper; check supplies and buy as needed - BUT only products we have already please.

  5. Shake mats (inside and outside door)

  6. Report any issues to Leader or GL.

  7. If you see anything else that needs doing, please check with one of the section leaders and go for it. I expect a few other items will become obvious as we proceed.

  8. Venturers: Monthly: sweep top den floor and mop once per term or if dirty.

Grounds and Bins

  1. walk around grounds and collect rubbish (into council bin in carpark), large rocks (put into bush areas around bottom of cliff ) and sticks - into fireplace at bottom of cliff opposite main (lower) den door.

  2. Particular care to clean firewood / mess left over from cooking – usually behind the den.

  3. Recycle containers bins “Containers for Change”. Key is in lock box on fence - leaders know code. Use "pusher" to push containers to back of bin. If full, change "insert" over to the empty bin and Email: Scouts recycling. or phone on 3290 0718. Tidy up cardboard/rubbish. Optional: open red bin at start of night and lock at end for easier parent donations. See GL for lock box code for bin keys.

  4. Monday night: Bring bins in from street and store on concrete path behind Rover den.

  5. If you see anything else that needs doing, please check with one of the section leaders and go for it. I expect a few other items will become obvious as we proceed.

Lock up parents - top den - each section to have a few parents able to do this please (except Joeys).

  1. Flush toilet, mop or sweep foyer floor if needed

  2. Lock internal door. turn lights off.

  3. Lock external door using key pin lock box - Leaders will tell you the code.