Go Public with Celia
Our final video in our Go Public video series features Celia Jackson, Deputy Director of Government Relations. She also shares about the real impact public service can make.
“Everyone is born with a different level of opportunity and different barriers that they meet, but I think it is our responsibility as local government to do our best to remove those barriers.”
Learn more about our careers at www.KingCounty.gov/jobs.
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Featured Job: Family Law Specialist
Salary: $28.75 – $36.51 Hourly
Location: Seattle, WA
Job Type: Regular, Full time, 35 hrs/week
Department: KCSC – Superior Court
Job Number: 2019-10751
Division: Family Court Ops
Closing: 1/6/2020 11:59 PM Pacific
Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
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Happy New Year: New love, new luck, new sun in the sky
Wishing every employee a beautiful Happy New Year, rich with laughter, love and meaningful opportunities! As Bing Crosby sang “With a new point of view, here’s what greets my eye, New love, new luck, new sun in the sky.” Greet 2019 with a fresh eye and enjoy all that it brings!
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Celebrating another year of achievements
Dear fellow King County employee,
At the end of each year our team takes a moment to review what we have achieved together in the previous 12 months, and looks ahead to what we want to accomplish during the coming year. Each year, looking back, I am astounded by the breadth and impact of our achievements, and 2018 is no exception.
This year King County Metro was named the best large transit system in North America. We launched our Road Map to Zero Youth Detention, with the goal that every young person in our community will grow up healthy, safe, and thriving. Our Emergency Response to Homelessness has launched strategies to help bring more people inside for the winter and provide more outreach to those without a home. And our Land Conservation Initiative will help us protect 65,000 acres of our most vital green spaces and trails within a generation.
These are just a few of the things we have accomplished this year thanks to your talent, innovative thinking, and hard work. We have put together a slideshow of 18 accomplishments in 2018 to showcase the diversity of our work and the impact we are having.
Thank you for your contributions to our shared success this year. Your work brings us closer to being a truly just, welcoming, and thriving community where every person has a fair and real opportunity to succeed. I look forward to building on our progress in the new year.
Best wishes for a happy, peaceful, and productive 2019.
Sincerely,
Dow Constantine
King County Executive
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Pet of the Week: Beau
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC
Sweet senior Beau is our Pet of the Week!
This handsome boy is gentle and loving, and likes to take things slow. He may get nervous in new situations, and is looking for a family who understands he may need some time to warm up. Once he gets to know you, though, Beau will be a very devoted friend!
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Featured Job: Economic Development Program Manager
Salary: $97,219.20 – $123,219.20 Annually
Location: Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Department: Department of Transportation – Director’s office
Job Number: 2018MCK09050
Closing: 1/6/2019 11:59 PM Pacific
The Economic Development Program Manager is a key resource within the Department of Local Services and will provide strategic planning, coordination and support for economic development activities within unincorporated areas of King County. This new position will work out of the Director’s office, reporting to the External Relations Manager, and will provide leadership in the development of innovative economic development programs and implementation strategies to increase jobs and income in King County’s unincorporated areas, with a particular focus on fostering successful new business ventures and supporting the growth, expansion and retention of existing businesses in King County’s unincorporated areas.
Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
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Kudos! DPER employee appreciated by customer!
Pesha Klein, an Environmental Scientist with the Department of Permitting and Environmental at the Vashon Island Office, received the following note of appreciation from a visitor to the Vashon Office:
“Thank you very much for your insightful assistance today. I came in there expecting to hit a wall and leave frustrated. What I found was just the opposite. You were entirely helpful and actually concerned that I was taking in all the information that you shared with me. Yes I did, yes I have and I am moving forward. All the best!”
Kudos to Pesha for going above and beyond to help a customer!
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Did you know you had this benefit? King County offers medical coverage options for employees who are retiring
If you retire before age 65, King County offers two types of coverage, COBRA and Retiree Medical. Learn more here.
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Achieving net-zero at King County Parks North Utilities Crew Shop
Crossposted from Keeping King County Green
How do you solve a problem like achieving net-zero energy use? If you’re the King County Parks team working at the North Utilities Trails Crew Shop near Marymoor Park, you do it through solar panels, new lights and efficient heat pumps and air conditioners. By utilizing these tools they were able to solve the design and financial puzzle of achieving net-zero energy on two buildings with limited roof space available for solar power.
For their efforts the Parks team was awarded the inaugural King County Executive Performance Excellence Award in the Environment category. The awards were created to recognize projects, improvements, and innovations in departments that are driving exceptional, measurable results.
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Solid waste management equipment highlighted for Star Wars resemblance
My Northwest recently ran a story that highlighted “The Mole,” which was a piece of equipment used by the Solid Waste Division back in the 1960s. The Mole bears a striking resemblance to a prop used in Star Wars, and the article sought to get to the truth. Read the full story here. Learn more about how the trash-eating monster was once used to clean up King County in the video below.
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