Cybersecurity training due Jan. 31, 2025
All employees and vendors with access to King County systems must complete Cybersecurity Training by Jan. 31, 2025.
Log in here to complete your assigned training with our education partner, KnowBe4.
Training takes about 60 minutes. Annual security training is an important activity that safeguards King County systems, and the number of employees who complete training each year impacts our insurance rates. Thank you for doing your part to protect King County! For assistance, contact the KCIT Helpdesk
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King County makes historic investment in expanding and supporting the local behavioral health workforce
Crossposted from Cultivating Connections
Today King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the county’s largest-ever investment in the behavioral health workforce, a crucial step towards meeting the growing need for mental health and substance use care. King County is awarding $12 million to help 37 behavioral health providers support, retain, and recruit employees, strengthening the local workforce, with an additional $4.8 million to expand the SEIU Training Fund’s apprenticeship program.
Supporting behavioral health workers is a key part of the Crisis Care Centers initiative, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2023. The initiative will invest more than $160 million over nine years in the behavioral health workforce, which has struggled to maintain staffing levels nationwide. Read more.
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New way to access your employee information
New tools for getting King County news, resources, and Human Resources information are now available to County employees. The new employee-only Intranet Homepage and Department of Human Resources (DHR) intranet sites, and new public-facing DHR pages on kingcounty.gov are live. Links to the new sites are below:
- King County Employee Homepage: kc1.sharepoint.com
- Department of Human Resources Intranet: kc1.sharepoint.com/sites/DHR-intranet
- Department of Human Resources public webpages: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dhr
Please familiarize yourself with these new resources and update your list of “favorite” links (bookmarks).
For easy access, a shortcut button was added on Jan. 27 to Executive Branch desktops which links to the new Employee Homepage.
These new sites will replace the current DHR pages you use on kingcounty.gov known as “legacy” pages. The legacy pages will be deleted on March 31. They will also replace the former KCWeb (kc1.sharepoint.com/sites/ecp/Pages/default.aspx) which KCIT will delete at a later time. Employees will be notified in advance about the deletion date.
This change will improve navigation and create a better user-experience for King County employees and visitors to the County’s public website. To accomplish this, most employee-focused information will be moved from kingcounty.gov to the employee-only intranet. This will centralize all employee information in a one-stop portal that only King County employees can access and minimize confusion for residents who go to kingcounty.gov for information and resources.
For more information about the new sites and how to access them, please visit the Fact Sheet and view instructional videos at vimeo.com/showcase/11535213.
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Remaining focused on our True North, values, and the work that unites us
In Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. County, we lead with our values and True North – from investing in historically marginalized and oppressed communities to implementing laws that ensure all people here are honored, respected, and treated with dignity. We recognize that our greatness has come from our diversity, and that our prosperity is a result of embracing and supporting all who call our county home.
King County will continue to be a welcoming place for ALL people, including immigrants and refugees, recognizing the vital contributions to our region’s cultural and economic strength by our diverse residents. We are committed to ensuring that county services and programs support all residents, regardless of immigration status.
With so much information coming from the new federal administration, it might feel overwhelming. Executive Constantine and all King County departments will carefully review federal policies, and their impacts on the County’s work. Guidance and support for our employees will be forthcoming.
Thank you for all that you do in service to our True North: Making King County a Welcoming Community where every person can thrive.
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Seattle Mariners and UW Husky discounts
King County employees can take advantage of a new discount to three Mariners games in May, August, and September. These discounted tickets are available for the seating options below. Purchase tickets and view more information here. The deadline to purchase all tickets is 5 p.m. the day before.
- Saturday, May 31 vs. Minnesota Twins, $32 Main Level or $19 View Level ticket.
- Saturday, Aug. 23 vs. the A’s, $41 Main Level or $19 View Level ticket.
- Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Texas Rangers, $32 Main Level or $19 View Level ticket.
Discounted tickets to UW Husky basketball games are also available the dates below. To purchase discounted tickets, click here..
- Saturday, Jan. 24, UW vs UCLA
- Saturday, Feb. 8, UW vs Northwestern
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, UW vs Rutgers
- Saturday, March 1, UW vs Indiana
See all available discounts on the Employee Discount webpage
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Recognizing Metro’s Operators of the Month, November-December 2024
Crossposted from Metro Matters
They produce TV shows for their community and enjoy playing and watching soccer. They love to barbecue and go out to eat. One taught music in Amsterdam, another was inspired by bus rides to school to become a bus driver. Those who ride with them say they “made my afternoon,” are “very inspiring,” and is “the best driver I ever met.”
They are operators with 200 years of professional driving experience! The operators on your bus are as unique as you, and all of them love driving and giving back to their community.
Meet your Operators of the Month for November and December 2024. Read more.
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Local funding working to prevent human trafficking in King County
Crossposted from Cultivating Connections
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. During the month of January, governments, anti-trafficking organizations, law enforcement, survivor advocates, community leaders, and community members come together to raise awareness about human trafficking, to educate the public on how to identify and prevent human trafficking, and to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking.
Human trafficking impacts the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Around the world, including the United States, it is estimated that 27.6 million people, adults and children, are subjected to human trafficking. Human trafficking involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts. The coercion can be subtle or overt, physical, or psychological. Individuals facing barriers to stable living, such as securing housing, accessing physical and mental health services, legal representation, building social connections within their community, and finding job training and employment opportunities, are at a higher risk of being trafficked. Read more.
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King County employee discounts for Husky basketball
Husky basketball is excited to offer local Washington government employees discounted tickets to four exciting games this year. This special offer is exclusively available to you as a local Washington government employee. Join us as Coach Sprinkle, Great Osobor and the Dawgs take on Purdue, UCLA, Northwestern, Rutgers and Indiana this season.
For general assistance in purchasing additional seats, season tickets or group outings contact Group Sales Account Executive Andy Reed at (206) 543-7020 or areed4@uw.edu.
To purchase discounted tickets, click here.
Discounted tickets are available for the following games: UW vs UCLA, Jan. 24; UW vs Northwestern, Feb. 8; UW vs Rutgers, Feb. 19; UW vs Indiana, March 1.
See all available employee discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
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Revive I-5: Find Your Way webinar series
Starting in March, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will begin a three-year project to rehabilitate and preserve I-5 through Seattle. The project will require sections of I-5 to be reduced to two lanes for up to nine months each year, starting with Northbound construction along the aging Ship Canal Bridge. This preservation project is critical for keeping people and goods moving safely for decades to come. Commute Seattle, a transportation news blog, is here to help businesses and destinations find their way through this construction period with the Revive I-5 webinar series.
Tune into this webinar series to hear directly from WSDOT project leads about when and where to expect construction, and learn about existing programs, services, and resources from Commute Seattle and partners. Each webinar will be recorded.
Sign-up for each webinar to view the live webinar and have access to the recording:
- Thursday Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.: Revive I-5 Overview + Vanpool Made Easy
- Thursday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m.: Revive I-5 Overview + ORCA Benefits
- Wednesday, March 19 at 11 a.m.: Revive I-5 Overview + Tailored Commute Solutions
And remember, the King County Employee Transportation Program is available to support your commute needs and benefits questions. Learn more at kingcounty.gov/ETP.
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Is your office prepared for emergencies?
Crossposted from the DES Express
Did you know that the Department of Executive Services’ (DES) own Fleet Services Parts and Materials (formerly “Stores”) offers individual employee “GO Kits” for emergencies? The red backpacks contain three separate kits for survival, personal hygiene and first aid. The disaster backpacks contain enough supplies to last three days in case of an emergency, such as water and snacks.
The DES Director’s Office recently ordered kits for each employee in the office.
“I was providing emergency preparedness training to the Director’s Office and our staff expressed an interest in emergency preparedness kits,” said Sanjay Varma, Department Continuity of Operations (COOP) Coordinator. Read more.
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