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USC Village Construction Jobs Collaborative
Start a Construction Career on the USC Village Development
USC Village Construction Jobs Collaborative
Community Career Development, Inc.Gloria Moore 213.365.9829
Puente Learning CenterSister Jennie Lechtenberg 323.780.8900
Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles (W.I.N.T.E.R.)Eddy Santillan 213.149.3970 xt. 1006
South Los Angeles-America Job Center/UAW-LETCHenryetta Olivas 323.730.7900
Community Centers, Inc.Phil Barajas 323.752.2115
Epidaurus dba Amity FoundationDoug Bond 213.743.9075
Los Angeles Urban LeagueWest Adams-Baldwin Hills WorkSource CenterElainea Robbins 323.525.3740
For more information, please contact PVJOBS at 323.432.3955 or USC Ombudsman Steve Wesson at 213.743.4510
The USC Village Construction Jobs Collaborative is a program operated for Hathaway Dinwiddie and USC by PVJOBS, a non-profit workforce development organization providing job placement opportunities.
4112 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037
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The USC Village is the flagship residential community
for USC undergraduates, combining academic, student
housing, recreational, and retail space to create a
fully integrated living and learning community. USC
has committed to goals in the building of the project
that include 30% local worker participation, 10% local
disadvantaged worker participation, and 20% apprentice
utilization. The USC Village Construction Jobs Collaborative
is committed to providing career-oriented employment
opportunities to local residents to help USC make these goals.
Disadvantaged Workers are those that
have at least 1 of the following barriers
to employment:
• Household income below 50% of the Area Medium Income
• Emanicipated Youth
• Receiving public assistance
• Lacking a GED or high school diploma
• Single parent
• Homeless
• Chronically unemployed or underemployed
Positions Available
Opportunities exist in virtually all trades
and include:• Brick Masons
• Carpenters
• Concrete Masons
• Electricians
• Iron workers
• Laborers
• Plasterers
• Plumbers
• Sheet Metal Workers
• …and more
Do You Qualify?
To qualify for program entrance you
must live in a Local Area and be a
Disadvantaged Worker.
The Local Area includes the County of Los Angeles.
However dispatch to employers working on the project
is prioritized as follows:
• Tier 1 – within five miles of the project
(1st priority for work)
• Tier 2 –within the City of Los Angeles
(2nd priority for work)
• Tier 3 –within the County of Los Angeles
(3rd priority for work)
Do you like working outdoors?
Do you enjoy working with your hands?
Then a career in construction may be for you!
How Do I Apply?
Visit one of the agencies
listed on the back of this brochure
under USC Village Construction Jobs Collaborative, or you can
contact PVJOBS at 323.432.3955 and we’ll help
identify an agency to get you started. You will
then get a referral to PVJOBS, which is the agency
coordinating directly with contractors and unions.
GET STARTED TODAY!
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