Affiliated Computer Services Inc., one of Kentucky's largest private employers, plans to hire 300 employees as soon as possible.

The new positions are customer-care agents, taking inbound calls from customers.

Spokesman Chris Gilligan said 50 of the jobs will be permanent for a client, but the client's remaining 250 are temporary, to staff a project expected to last until February.

To apply, fill out an online application at www.acs-inc.com or apply at 2432 Fortune Drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Training classes start in November.

The Dallas-based Fortune 500 company, which is being acquired by Xerox, provides information technology and outsourcing services to private businesses and government agencies.

It's Kentucky's sixth-largest private employer, with about 4,000 employees statewide, including 2,000 in Lexington.

Kentucky is the second-largest base of ACS employees worldwide, the company said. The only larger contingent is in Texas, where the company is headquartered.