Bloodworks Northwest is holding an Apheresis and Whole Blood Drive, September 9 and 16
BloodWorks Northwest will be hosting a blood drive Friday, September 9 and Friday, September 16 in the Chinook Building, room 123, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please sign up at the online scheduling site, contact (800) 398-7888 or email schedule@bloodworksnw.org for an appointment.
- To donate apheresis or blood: Make an appointment, click here or call 1-800-398-7888.
- To donate platelets or plasma: Make an appointment, click here or call 1-800-398-7888.
For more information about the donation process and the importance and impact of donating blood check out the following links: find answers to questions about blood donation, see the difference the gift of blood makes for local patients, and look up basic eligibility info.
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Rev Up For Retirement seminar, September 30
With increased concern over the future of Social Security and the stability of retirement plans, you’re never too young (or too old!) to prepare.
Bring a brown-bag lunch and hear what the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington, the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors and the Social Security Administration have to say about planning, PERS, Medicare, and Social Security.
Friday, September 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eighth Floor Conference Hall, King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson St., Seattle
Registration is required. Due to space limitations, only county employees may attend. To register, please e-mail: KC.Orientations@kingcounty.gov
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Kudos to the Wastewater Treatment program for empowering high school students!
In the August 27 edition of the Seattle Times, the King County Wastewater Treatment Division’s Internship Program was mentioned in the “Rant & Rave” section for empowering teens and youth. The mention went as follows:
“RAVE For King County’s wastewater treatment high school internship program and their staff. The students started with the thought that government doesn’t care about the average citizen and ended feeling empowered to participate in decision making and making our community a better place for everyone. Incredible growth was demonstrated during the students’ end-of-program presentations.”
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Featured Job: Information Technology Projects Manager II
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 09/11/16 11:59 PM
Salary: $102,066.43 – $123,391.01 Annually
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Location: King Street Center – 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, Washington
Department: Department of Transportation – Transit Division
Description: This position will serve as a project manager on large transit technology projects within the Systems Development & Operations workgroup of Metro Transit. Projects may include customer-facing information systems, internal management information and business process systems, transit vehicle operations and communication systems, or other transit-related systems.
Learn more about this position or view all available jobs.
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Tech Tip: Follow-up to the difference between Office 2013 and Office 365
This is a follow-up to the August 3, 2016 Employee News Tech Tip “What is the difference between Office 2013 and Office 365?” Regarding the home version which employees can download from Microsoft at a discount:
- Do the two co-exist – the Office suite together with Office 365? Office 365 is a subscription plan. It means you get the latest Office products and regular upgrades as they come out. Alternatively, you can go out and buy a one-time purchase of MS Office. Then you get no upgrades. So for King County, you can download an earlier version (e.g., MS Office 2013) and because this is part of the Office 365 plan you can choose at a later time to upgrade (to Office 2016) at no cost. With Office 365, you also have the capability to install the version of Office you choose on up to 4 additional computers at no charge. Again, if you chose to go out and buy a standalone copy of MS Office, then you could only install on one computer.
- With Office 365, do you still have Office loaded on your hard drive? I.e. if you don’t have internet access, can you still work on an Office document? Yes, Office gets loaded on your hard drive.
- Do you have to “download” both the most recent Office suite as well as Office 365? No. You are choosing the Office suite (version) that you want as part of your Office 365 subscription plan. See the answer to 1 above.
- Am I remembering this correctly: That I downloaded/registered Office 365 on a home computer a few years back, but then still had to update and pay for the updated Office suite when it came out? I.e. Office 365 does patches but doesn’t update the suite when a whole new edition rolls out (eg. Office 2015 or Office 2017)? You can upgrade at any time, but it is not automatic.
For questions about Office 365 and the Office suite, and how to access them as a King County employee, contact Jamie Holter at jamie.holter@kingcounty.gov.
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CPR classes available this fall
King County employees are welcome to sign up for available CPR classes hosted in the Chinook building September through December. Class dates are as follows:
Basic Heartsaver CPR/AED Training (Open to all King County employees), register with andrew.burns@kingcounty.gov:
- Tuesday, September 13, 2016 – 9 a.m. to noon, Chinook Bldg, Room 126
Refresher Heartsaver CPR/AED Training (Open to all King county employees) register with andrew.burns@kingcounty.gov:
- Tuesday, September 13, 2016 – 1-3 p.m., Chinook Bldg, Room 126
BLS CPR (Healthcare Provider) Training (Open only to Public Health Certificated staff) register with maryalice.allenbach@kingcounty.gov:
- Tuesday, October 11, 2016 – 9 a.m. to noon, Chinook Bldg, Room 126
- Tuesday, December 8, 2016 – 9 a.m. to noon, Chinook Bldg, Room 126
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Update on Courthouse Electrical Project
The King County Council has approved the proposal to immediately replace the downtown Seattle Courthouse Building electrical distribution system, and design work is already underway.
You can get updates on the project on a new intranet site, where you will find the following information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Project Schedule – a four week look ahead
*This schedule will be updated every other week or as information changes - Project announcements.
You can visit the site here and check back for ongoing updates throughout the project.
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New uniforms for Facilities security unit
You may notice that our Facilities Management security personnel are sporting a new look. The old khaki uniform was badly in need of an update. In fact, the old badge patch still had the crown logo on it! Since King County hasn’t used that logo in almost eight years, it was time for a refresh.
The new uniforms consist of black shirts, pants, and jackets with an updated King County logo on the shirt sleeve. The jackets also feature the word “SECURITY” stenciled on the back.
The new uniforms are a more polished, professional look for our security personnel, and will help them be more readily identified by employees and the public.
Photo: The FMD Security Unit recently debuted new uniforms for its personnel.
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Ambassadors Needed for Employee Giving Program
King County employees pledged an impressive $1,751,473.91 to hundreds of nonprofit organizations during the 2015 annual Employee Giving Campaign. This is a great example of the work we do together as an organization to give back to the community.
This effort is not possible without the assistance of dedicated, enthusiastic Worksite Ambassadors, and the program is currently recruiting this year’s Ambassadors.
Not only do you get to do something great for the community at work, and help create meaningful personal opportunities, Ambassadors also gain or expand their organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
If you would like to be an Ambassador for your worksite, please check with your supervisor, then visit the registration site to sign up. Ambassador training will be offered online and in-person on September 14.
This is always an exciting time of year where each of us gets to participate in a fun and easy activity that makes such a big impact on our community and the world. We look forward to another inspirational year!
Visit the Employee Giving site for more information.
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Kudos! King County creates alternative to EpiPen
With the recent spike in cost of the EpiPen, KUOW did a news story on King County’s alternative, developed and used by King County Emergency Medical Services. This version costs roughly $20 and was created to address a change in how EpiPens are administered to patients.
KUOW spoke with Jim Duren of King County Emergency Medical Services to gain more insight into this life-saving solution and is another example of how King County is striving to become the best-run government in the country.
Photo courtesy of KUOW.
Read the full story at KUOW.org
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