Featured Job: Communications Specialist III – Best Starts for Kids
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 01/02/17 11:59 PM
Salary: $33.58 – $42.56 Hourly
Job Type: Career Service
Location: Chinook Building, Downtown Seattle, Washington
Department: Department of Public Health–Administrative Services
Description: In support of the Best Starts for Kids initiative, two Communications Specialist III positions are being recruited for the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) and Public Health – Seattle & King County Communications Teams, with one position serving in each department. S/he will carry out a wide range of external and internal communications functions that support department-wide and program area goals and activities, with particular attention and responsibility for aiding the implementation of the new, voter-approved Best Starts for Kids initiative.
This Public Health position will be career service and start at 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week), with the potential to increase to 1.0 FTE depending on funding. The companion DCHS position is currently posted HERE. You must apply separately to be considered for each position.
Learn more about this position or view all available jobs.
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White Center Teen Program: 25 years of burnt toast, ballin’ and being awesome
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog
This year, King County Parks’ White Center Teen Program (WCTP), which takes place at the “Log Cabin” (a.k.a. White Center Community Center) at Steve Cox Memorial Park, has been commemorating its silver anniversary (that’s 25 years, for you non-Hallmark card-types!) with lots of reminiscing and festivities and a serious tallying up of some impressive accomplishments.
Since its start in 1991, King County Parks’ White Center Teen Program (WCTP) has given White Center youth a safe, positive place to get involved in year-round recreation and educational programs and activities. The ultimate goal is to reduce youth involvement in violent, criminal or gang-related activities and increase young people’s connection to community through civic and volunteer opportunities.
The WCTP has involved more than 26,000 participants since 1991, and right now, the program serves 1,200 young people each year, aged 12 -19 years old.
Read more at King County Parks Plog
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Kudos to the the Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) program!
Compared to the same nine-month period last year, juvenile domestic violence case filings have dropped 62% since the FIRS program launched in January 2016.
The program, offers youth arrested for family violence incidents space at an overnight respite center instead of secure detention. FIRS staff offer de-escalation counseling to safely reunite youth with their family. At no cost to them, families are offered in-home family counseling, mental health services, drug and alcohol services, and the Step-Up Program, which specifically addresses adolescent family violence.
Read more about the program and its success here.
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Summit at Snoqualmie discount ends Dec. 31
The Summit at Snoqualmie Corporate season pass sale ends December 31, 2016. After that King County employees will have to pay regular, full price rates for a 2016-2017 season pass. Please make a note to purchase your pass using the employee discount, if needed, before December 31.
See all available discounts on the Employee Discount Webpage.
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CVS to manage pharmacy benefits for Regence plan in 2017
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, CVS Caremark™ replaces Express Scripts as the prescription benefits administrator for King County employees on the KingCare (Regence) health plan.
Members of this plan will receive a welcome kit and new ID card in late-December, and can fill prescriptions at any of the 64,000 pharmacies in the CVS network, including major chains such as Bartell, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Costco and Wal-Mart. CVS will automatically begin managing current prescriptions on January 1 if the preferred pharmacy is in their network. For more information, call CVS Customer Care at 1-844-380-8838.
In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact Benefits, Payroll and Retirement Operations at 206-684-1556 or email KC.Benefits.
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Sixteen remarkable achievements of 2016
King County Executive Dow Constantine just released a slideshow of 16 accomplishments in 2016 which highlight some of the remarkable achievements of King County employees and community partners over the last 12 months.
“Your professionalism and passion improves the quality of life in our region,” Executive Constantine said in an email message to employees. “Your good work creates public trust that gives us the opportunity to lead bold initiatives that make even greater progress on the most important issues of our generation, including social justice, climate change and mobility.”
You can check out the slideshow of 16 accomplishments in 2016 here or by clicking the image below.
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Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Sidewalks to close on 4th Ave S
Sidewalks on 4th Ave S in the vicinity of King County’s worksites in downtown Seattle will close beginning January 3 as part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project:
From Tuesday, January 3 through mid-February, crews will close the sidewalk on the east side of 4th Ave S between S Washington and Jefferson streets. Crews will be widening the bridge footings (beneath the sidewalk) weekdays, and other crews will be installing a large electrical utility vault next to the eastern bridge abutment weeknights. This sidewalk closure is in addition to the sidewalk closure on the west side of 4th Ave S, and will require pedestrians to detour the work area as shown below.
The Yesler Way Bridge Rehabilitation Project, which will improve safety and reliability while preserving the bridge’s historical elements, will continue through fall of 2017. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the project further, please contact YeslerBridge@seattle.gov or 206-684-8684. To learn more about the project, visit the project website..
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Downtown blood drive also donates to Northwest Harvest
Friday, December 30, Bloodworks Northwest is holding a blood drive for the King County Chinook and Administrative buildings, with a special promotion. For the first 30 people that register to donate, Bloodworks Northwest, will give a pound of food for each registered donor to Northwest Harvest. That’s 30 pounds of food that will help our local community!
- Friday, December 30, 2016 – from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.)
Your single blood donation will help patients in need and help feed community members during the holidays! Please consider donating. Click here to make an appointment. For questions about eligibility, feel free to contact Bloodworks NW at 800-398-7888.
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Closure reminders
Please note most King County government offices will be closed Monday Dec. 26 for Christmas and Monday Jan. 2 for New Year’s Day.
Metro buses will operate on Sunday schedule. For other transit holiday information, please see Metro holiday schedules. All County transfer stations will be closed Jan 2. For garbage collection, please contact your hauler for details.
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To each and every one of our King County employees
We wish Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year to all our King County employees! Stay safe and warm during this busy season. Know that we value every single one of you and all that you bring every day to your work at King County.
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