You and your spouse or significant other are invited to learn more about saving for retirement with the King County Deferred Compensation Plan.   Several webinars are coming up Oct. 20, and 21, Nov. 2, and Dec. 4, including the following. See details and registration.  Social Security Simplified  Retirement Ready  Savings Strategies  Creating and Balancing a Budget  Financial Wellness  Women and Retirement  If you would like to meet individually with a retirement specialist who can help you review your retirement goals, schedule a virtual check-in.  For more information about Deferred Compensation Plan education, go… Read More

This 60-minute, VIRTUAL, small group workshop is designed to provide mock interview practice and feedback using the STAR-LA method as taught by King County Career Support Services. This workshop is ideal for participants who have attended the Strategic Interviewing Tips and Techniques workshop and/or have reviewed the STAR-LA method found on the Career Support Services website.  There are two opportunities to attend this online workshop:  Thursday, Oct. 15 from 1-2 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m. to noon. Register here.  For additional online workshops offered by King County Career Support Services (CSS), visit their Eventbrite page. For… Read More

We want every baby to get off to a strong, healthy start in life, and King County’s Paid Parental Leave Program is there to support employees welcoming new family members into their lives.   Eligible King County employees may receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth, adoption, or foster-to-adopt placement of a child, so they have more time to bond with a new child.   This supplemental benefit is available to both new mothers and fathers, and is calculated based on the employee’s existing leave accruals at the time of the… Read More

King County Employee Giving Program’s Annual Giving Drive kicked off for 2020 on Monday, Oct. 5, and it’s your opportunity to support a cause you care about. Find out the many ways that you can take action in support of the participating nonprofits who are doing great work in our community and around the world.   For more information, visit the Employee Giving Program at www.kingcounty.gov/giving. Thank you for all you do. 

Mindfulness is a practice that can support you in reducing stress at work and at home. Mindfulness techniques are especially useful now, as we move through the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  Balanced You continues to partner with Mindfulness Northwest to offer free mindfulness classes and workshops to King County employees, via both employee-specific and community classes. In alignment with social distancing recommendations, all in-person classes have temporarily shifted to online platforms.  For the fall and winter, we have expanded our mindfulness class menu to include classes for employees involved in the COVID-19 response,… Read More

We heard from employees that you wanted to be able to exercise at home while telecommuting. So, Balanced You, in partnership with our vendor Vivecorp, is offering free, live virtual fitness classes to King County employees! But first, we need your feedback so we know what type of classes you are interested in. Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey. Let us know the types of classes you’re interested in and when you’d like to see them offered. Contact balancedyou@kingcounty.gov for more information. 

Communication and Problems Solving Skills, online – Facilitated by Lenny Borer, this three-day training is $65 and takes place from 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Oct. 13, 14, and 15. Register here.     QuickBooks Level 1, online – Offered through North Seattle College this class is $85 and takes place over two sessions on Oc. 15 and 22. Register here.  More opportunities are available on our King County Eventbrite page. For more information, contact the Learning and Development Team at KCTraining@kingcounty.gov or visit Learning and Development at www.kingcounty.gov/learning.