Business & Tech
Contractor for Affordable Care Act Bringing 600 Jobs to Wentzville
Pay will start at $12 per hour for positions at the Serco call center.
Wentzville will soon find itself with 600 available new jobs, courtesy of Obamacare and and government contractor Serco, Inc.
The Virginia-based company plans to lease the site of the old US Fidelis call center in the building that was originally Belz Outlet Mall at the intersection of I-70 and I-64 in Wentzville.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch broke the story Tuesday, reporting that the agreement could bring 600 new jobs to the area.
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Serco has been contracted by the federal government to process applications for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
The jobs are already listed on Serco's website. Jobs start at $12 per hour, with some positions paying more. The company is planning a job fair in September.
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“We are working a very tight quick turnaround,” a Serco manager told the Post.
Two other call centers will be operated in Arkansas and Kentucky.
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