Cleaning Services Technician

Job Title: Cleaning Services Technician

Location: South Campus Commons at The University of Maryland

Reports to: Facilities Operations Manager

Salary: $20.50 – $21.50 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package

FLSA Status: Non Exempt

The Cleaning Services Technician is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, sanitation, and overall appearance of residential buildings, common areas, and surrounding grounds within a student apartment community. This position plays a key role in creating a safe, welcoming, and well‑maintained living environment for residents, guests, and campus partners. Responsibilities include routine cleaning, sanitation, waste and recycling collection, event support, inspections, and special project work throughout the community.

The Cleaning Services Technician is expected to complete assignments efficiently and professionally while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety, and customer service.

Cleaning & Custodial Operations

• Clean and maintain residential common areas, including hallways, stairwells, elevators, lounges, offices, public restrooms, trash rooms, recycling rooms, and other shared spaces
• Sweep, scrub, mop, vacuum, dust, sanitize, and disinfect assigned interior and exterior areas to ensure high standards of cleanliness and presentation
• Clean carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, windows, blinds, walls, ceilings, lighting fixtures, doors, and woodwork as needed
• Empty waste and recycling containers and collect debris throughout the site, including building entrances and surrounding grounds
• Replenish restroom and cleaning supplies to maintain properly stocked and sanitary facilities
• Clean resident units when assigned and assist with apartment turnover preparation as needed during move‑in and move‑out periods
• Complete all assigned housekeeping checklists, cleaning schedules, and project assignments accurately and on time

Safety, Sustainability & Inventory

• Follow all safety procedures and properly utilize required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Support university and community sustainability initiatives through proper waste sorting, recycling collection, and responsible chemical usage
• Maintain custodial equipment, carts, tools, and supplies in clean and organized condition
• Monitor inventory levels of custodial supplies and communicate replenishment needs to supervisors in a timely manner
• Ensure assigned areas consistently meet community appearance, cleanliness, sanitation, and safety standards

Customer Service & Teamwork

• Respond to resident, student, staff, and guest requests in a professional, respectful, and customer‑focused manner
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment through reliability, communication, and a willingness to support operational needs
• Assist with securing buildings as assigned, including locking/unlocking doors and reporting suspicious activity or safety concerns
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support community operations and resident satisfaction

Work Environment: The work environment is mid‑to‑high paced. The noise level is usually moderate. Follow all safety procedures and properly utilize required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions;

moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic…