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Environmental Services

The Environmental Services program has three training options. Each training program can be completed as a stand-alone program.

12-week housekeeping course
12-week floor technician course
16-week combined housekeeping/floor technician program.

Environmental Services training is offered at DORS WTC location.

Training Includes:

Floor stripping & waxing
Collecting trash
Office cleaning
Carpet cleaning
Upholstery cleaning
Window cleaning
Bathroom cleaning
Replenishing supplies
Performing routine maintenance

Program Requirements:

Stand, stoop, bend & stretch for a long period of time.
Do the same jobs many times.
Work alone or with a group.
Measure & mix cleaners.
Lift up to 50 pounds.
Follow verbal & written directions.

Environmental Services Training Handout

DORS Consumer Christian (below) is employed as a Floor Tech at Johns Hopkins Howard D. Miller Research Building.
He lost much of his eyesight and had to change careers: "Sometimes life knocks you down... you just have to figure it out... If people [with disabilities] WANT to be successful after DORS trainings: have the will to do it, you WILL succeed."
A young man carries some boxes to a large rolling trash bin.

Interested in a career providing clean, healthy, safe and pleasant environments?
Completing an Environmental Services training program can give you the skills to find a job.

A woman cleaning a sink.