Laundry Room/Shower

Laundry Room/Shower: (8 AM-2 PM Daily, except Wednesday and holidays until 12 PM)  There are five showers, including the wheelchair-accessible shower.  When a shower is ready for a guest: Use the microphone to page the clientSay the guest’s name slowly and clearly, and announce that there is a shower available for them now. If the guest does not respond, page him one more time.  If the guest does not respond to the second page, cross his name off the list and call the next person on the sign-up list, following the above procedures. When a guest responds to the page, do the following tasks:  When a guest goes to the shower, write the time he entered the shower next to their name on the sign-up sheet. When a guest returns from the shower, they place the towel and washcloth in the laundry basket underneath the door and cross the name of the sign-up list.  The last call for a shower should be made by 1:45 p.m. or 11:45 a.m. on Wednesdays and holidays, so the guest will be finished and return the towel and washcloth before closing. During your shift, please:  Please wear gloves at all times.Respond to guest’s needs for personal care items, such as cotton swabs, deodorant, lotion, etc., by giving them these items to use from the personal care item basket or in the cabinet. Razors are given daily upon request.  (1 per client). Guests are asked to use items, such as spray deodorant, aftershave/cologne, foot powder, etc., while at the laundry room door. They need to use the item and return it immediately.Replenish the basket of personal care items as needed with most items being found in the cabinets. If you cannot locate a requested item, ask a staff member for assistance, and notify the Volunteer Coordinator if any supplies are running low.The First Aid cabinet has items that may be given to guests as requested. We do not distribute any aspirin, ibuprofen, or any medication.  Let the client know they can go to Phoenix Health Center 2 doors down from the shelter. Launder, dry, and fold towels and washcloths, as needed, following the instructions displayed on the washer. Only use 1 cup of detergent and bleach in each load.At the end of the drying cycle, fold all of the towels and washcloths, and put them away on the shelves. If there are less than seven towels in the basket do not start another load but leave them for the next day and alert staff.No personal items of the guests are to be laundered.  At the end of your shift, do the following tasks:  Make sure that the personal care supplies have been replenished in the basket.Straighten up the area. If you are working the afternoon shift, make sure that any loads of laundry that need to be washed and/or dried have been started. ALL supplies have been neatly put away in their appropriate place. Alert staff members of anyone still in the shower and the status of the laundry.