Environmental Services

For questions or consumer referrals, please contact Natasha Luciotti at 410-554-9582 or by email at Natasha.Luciotti@maryland.gov.

Program Description

This course has three training options based on the student’s abilities and interests:

1. Housekeeping – 12-week program
2. Floor Technician – 12-week program
3. Housekeeping + Floor Technician – 16-week program

Duties may include:

• Floor stripping and waxing
• Collecting trash
• Office cleaning
• Carpet cleaning
• Upholstery cleaning
• Cleaning windows, bathrooms, and replenishing supplies
• Doing routine maintenance

Program Requirements

Housekeeping and Floor Technician Admission Criteria:

Students must be able to:

• Stand, stoop, bend and stretch for a long time.
• Do the same job many times.
• Work alone or with a group.
• Measure and mix cleaners.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Follow spoken and written directions.
  
• Have strong grip strength (Floor Tech).

Housekeeping Exit Criteria:

The student will demonstrate completion of the following tasks within the time frame identified:

• Office cleaning – within 1 hour
• Restroom cleaning – within 45 minutes
• Trash collection – within 2 hours
• Stairway cleaning – within 1 hour
• Dust mopping assigned area – within 30 minutes

Transition Criteria from Housekeeping to Floor Technician:

Students will transition to the Floor Technician program after demonstrating independent completion of the following tasks within the time frame identified:

• Complete eight weeks of the Housekeeping instruction
• Dust mop hallway – 10 minutes
• Damp mop hallway – 15 minutes
• High speed buffing hallway – 30 minutes

Floor Technician Exit Criteria:

The student will demonstrate completion of the following tasks within the time frame identified:

• Complete eight weeks of Floor Technician instruction
• Buff hallway using side to side buffer – 40 minutes
• Strip and wax room – within 4 hours

Employment Outlook

Employment in this field is expecting little or no change through the year 2032. Most people in this job earn about $16.84 per hour in Maryland.

Authorization Requirements

1. Category: WTC Employment Services
   Subcategory: WTC Training Graduates
2. Choose one or both of the following:
• Category: WTC Career & Technology Training
  Subcategory: Environ - Housekeeping
• Category: WTC Career & Technology Training
  Subcategory: Environ - Floor Technician
3. Category: WTC Behavioral Health Services
   Subcategory: Addictions Assessment
4. Category: WTC RTS Support
   Subcategory: OT-PT Back Class
5. Category: WTC Behavioral Health Services
   Subcategory: Health Education

For consumers on the Autism Spectrum add the following item:

6. Category: WTC Autism Services Training
   Subcategory: Autism Support-Group​
   
7. Category: WTC Autism Services Training
   Subcategory: Autism Employment Support-Group

Uniform Requirements

Please list uniforms on the student’s plan. Estimated cost for Environmental Services Uniforms is $300. WTC staff will order uniforms.

Sign Language Interpreting

Please include Communication Services on the student’s plan. Estimated cost for sign language interpreting for Deaf consumers for Housekeeping or Floor Tech is $30,240. Estimated cost for sign language interpreting for Deaf consumers for Housekeeping + Floor Tech is 40,320. WTC staff will arrange this service.

IPE Requirements and Estimated Costs

• Service Category: WTC Career and Technology Training
• Housekeeping or Floor Technician Training - $2,160
• Housekeeping and Floor Technician Training - $2,880
• Service Category: Goods/Services Required for Training or Employment
• Uniforms - $300
• Service Category: Communication Services
• Communication – Housekeeping or Floor Technician Training – $30,240
• Communication – Housekeeping + Floor Technician Training – $40,320

Related Documents

• Environmental Services Handout
• Occupational Readiness Record: Environmental Services – Floor Technician (RS-WTC-3e)
• Occupational Readiness Record: Environmental Services – Housekeeping (RS-WTC-3f)