Featured Job: CD Involuntary Commitment Specialist
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 07/08/16 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Salary: $62,025.60 – $78,624.00 Annually
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Location: Chinook Building – 401 5th Ave, Seattle, Washington
Department: Department of Community & Human Services
Description: The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, self-reliant and connected to community.
Provide prompt response to persons believed to have substance use disorders and to be of danger to themselves or others and/or who are gravely disabled with the goal of stabilizing the crisis and/or performing investigation for involuntary treatment under RCW 70.96A.140 and to coordinate the cases through the legal system.
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Social Media Spotlight: King County Auditor Twitter
The King County Auditor’s Office promotes improved performance, accountability, and transparency in King County government through objective and independent audits and studies.
Follow the King County Auditor on Twitter today!
Click here to view all King County social media pages.
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Kudos! Riders consistently share KC Metro is a great way to start the day
This a.m. bus rider loves how her KC Metro bus driver is always ready to help her start the day with smile and a kind word.
Kudos to this driver for making her riders feel safe and happy on their morning commute!
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Search the King County Archives
King County Archives, the home of thousands of official documents and photographs, has launched a new online collection search tool at www.kingcounty.gov/archives/search.
This brief video from KCTV takes you into to the Archives vault, where we talk about the collection, research, and the new search tool. Learn more about how to access items, materials and records from as far back as the 1800s. The video features commentary from King County archivist Carol Shenk.
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Farm Fresh Local CSA coming to Chinook
Crossposted from DES Express
As part of Healthy Incentives Farm Fresh Local program, we’re bringing Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to the workplace. CSA at the workplace – how fresh is that? Sign up for a CSA and have it delivered for pick-up at Chinook
What’s a CSA? CSAs have become a popular way for consumers to buy local seasonal food directly from a farmer who offers to the public a certain number of “shares.” Typically, the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share and, in return, receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the growing season — usually June through October.
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Six tips for celebrating PRIDE on June 26
Seattle PRIDE Parade is this Sunday, and this is our second year participating as One King County. Here are some tips for enjoying the holiday that this region celebrates best.
- Dress the part. When it comes to PRIDE, anything goes. Make sure you can stay cool and protected from the sun, and remember, the more skin you’re showing, the more sunscreen you’ll need.
- Remember the reason for the season. PRIDE is a positive stance against discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Supportive allies are welcome.
- Do a little dance. There is no better place than PRIDE to shake your tail feathers. If you’re the silent, standing-around type that’s okay too!
- Be smart about swag. If you have treats to give away, don’t share them all at once. The parade is about a mile long, so spread the wealth.
- Bring your family and your pets. Dogs, grandmas, kids and friends are welcome at the parade, but make sure they are safe! If grandma bites, it might be best to leave her at home.
- Expect the unexpected. At PRIDE, all bets are off. Be prepared for all kinds of colorful, flashy items: skin, sequins, public displays of affection, bicycles, flags, Madonna music, glitter and tassels.
We can’t wait to see you there! King County will have a giant bus. If you are joining our group, meet us on Sunday at 10 a.m. on Fourth Avenue between University and Seneca. The first 200 people will get a shirt, but you’ll want to get there early to secure sizes. We will have water, granola bars and sunscreen, and if you’re tired you can hitch a ride on our parade bus.
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15 Minutes interview with King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen
Assistant Presiding Judge for King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen sat down with KC TV recently to share some of her professional and personal experiences. She talks about her initial interest in the field and what has kept her passionate about law, as well as how the success of the juvenile drug court program is helping to address the opioid epidemic.
Interviewer Andre Huff also asks Laura about her interests in triathalons and her connections to local hip-hop superstar Macklemore and poet Sherman Alexie.
View the entire interview online at KC TV or read the interview transcript.
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Becoming a great place to work
King County was recently named to Forbes Magazine’s list of the 500 best places to work in America, the first time the County has appeared on the list.
In his latest employee video, King County Executive Dow Constantine talks about what this national recognition means as well as what we’re doing to become a more supportive, empowering employer.
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Social Media Spotlight: King County’s Solid Waste Division Instagram
Can trash be photogenic? The Solid Waste Division sure thinks so. Since 2014 the Solid Waste Division has used Instagram to give the public an insider’s view of happenings at its transfer and recycling stations and the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. But it’s not all trash and heavy equipment that gets the spotlight, Wednesdays always features wildlife found at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, and on Thursdays the account does a “throwback” to show how solid waste management has progressed over the years.
Follow King County Solid Waste Division on Instagram today!
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Featured Job: Rail SCADA Systems Specialist
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 07/01/16 4:30 PM
Salary: $37.80 – $45.70 Hourly
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Location: Operations & Maintenance Facility – 3407 Airport Way S, Seattle, Washington
Department: Department of Transportation – Transit Division
Description: SCADA Systems Specialists install, maintain and repair Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, components and equipment throughout the rail systems and facilities. Link Light Rail, operated by King County Metro Transit, is a 18.75 mile light rail line from the University of Washington to Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
King County Metro Transit is a regional leader in helping people move quickly throughout the region, reducing commuter stress, greening the environment and radically improving urban air quality, by providing comfortable, effective transit services for the thousands of commuters and other residents of King County, Washington. Working for Metro means working for a leader in this public transportation industry.
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