Hours: 1-2 hour a week
This shift is in charge of working with managers to look after habitability-related items in such areas as:
Fire Safety, Obstructions, Harborage, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Waste, Vegetation, and General Accessibility in order to assist managers and house members in meeting expectations for habitability inspections.
Specifically, the hobbit regularly checks the range to be sure it is cleaned and to standard, ensures the grease bin sieve is emptied out, notifies of obstructions, indoors and out, checks for rat harborage, keeps an eye on food storage, ensures bathroom vents are cleaned, and closes lids on bins. These examples are not a comprehensive list of duties.
The Hobbit will help address issues on prior habitability reports as well as pre-inspections and help house members keep up on all habitability issues, especially during expected inspection weeks.
The Hobbit works closely with the House Manager, Maintenance Manager, Workshift Manager, Kitchen Manager, and WRM.