The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) is once again partnering with the University of Pennsylvania on a paid job training program. The partners are seeking compassionate, patient-focused, and computer-proficient individuals with experience in customer service (call-center experience is a plus) to train for Access Services Associates. Those accepted to the program will receive cutting-edge job connection strategies resulting in 95 percent of graduates finding employment and a $150 weekly stipend while enrolled.

If hired, Access Services Associates are paid starting salaries of $17.69 an hour.

All applicants must be a resident of Philadelphia, possess a high school diploma or GED and be unemployed.

Virtual information sessions will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. (register here) and on Monday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. (register here).

For more information and to apply, go here. The deadline to apply for the program is Friday, Aug. 19 at 5 p.m..

In other WPSI news, the award-winning program recently received a $3.5 million growth grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts through the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services. This 5-year grant is among the largest in the program’s 11-year-old history and will provide significant support for its continued impact in the Philadelphia region. To read more about Pew’s grant, click here.