Love your King County employee benefits?
Want to help spread the word about the great employee benefits King County provides? The Benefits Team is looking for employees who utilize and love their employee benefits. If this is you—and you’d like to find out even more and help your coworkers learn about their benefit choices during Open Enrollment, Nov. 1–15, let us know! Later this month, you will be provided with virtual training and materials, so that you can encourage participation in Open Enrollment, answer questions, and offer support to the people you work with. Participation is strictly voluntary, on… Read More
Facilities Management Division staff tackle big challenges
Crossposted from DES Express It takes a team to manage the challenges that 2020 has brought to King County and the world. The need for cleaning has increased incredibly from both COVID-19 and protests associated with racial injustice. Repeatedly, downtown county buildings have been tagged with graffiti. Facilities Management Division (FMD) employees have all stepped up, from trades workers to custodians, Utility workers and security officers, to name a few. “I am just so proud of all the work FMD employees put in each and every day for this county,” said Aaron Bert,… Read More
Building a Future that Works celebration, October 20
The U.S. Department of Labor will host a virtual celebration of the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event will explore the crucial role of accessible technology in this year’s NDEAM theme of “Increasing Access and Opportunity” for people with disabilities, and the Labor Department’s work to ensure that emerging technologies are accessible to all in the workplace. Features will include insightful dialogues with thought leaders and a video showcase of the latest innovations in communications,… Read More
Featured Job: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediator
Salary: $97,787.25 – $123,950.94 Annually Location: Seattle, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: DHR – Human Resources Job Number: 2020EM12244 Division: Career and Culture Closing: 10/20/2020 11:59 PM Pacific Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
Media Representation of Race and Disability Lunch and Learn, October 21
The Department of Human Resources is hosting a Lunch and Learn discussion via Zoom that focus on Race and Disability. We will begin our discussion with a short captioned video and then have an open dialogue facilitated by Gloria Ngezaho, Jennifer Greenlee, Lili Stansberry, and Christina Davidson. All King County employees are welcome to join. Wednesday, Oct. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Please email Christina.Davidson@kingcounty.gov to register for the Lunch and Learn session. You will receive an Outlook calendar meeting invite with the Zoom link post registration.
Fleet moves ahead with Lean projects, saving money and reducing waste
Crossposted from DES Express Folks in Fleet have been busy working on ways to make processes more efficient. In fact, they have three examples of new or improved processes that will save the county money, reduce waste, and free up staff time for other Lean work. “We’ve been on a Lean journey way before I got here in late 2018,” said Lynn Walters, shop supervisor. “COVID slowed everything down but we were able to get back on track.” Walters said there has been universal alignment and support of the Lean efforts from the… Read More
Skype is retiring as King County moves to Microsoft Teams
Skype is retiring and King County is moving to Teams for all of our county communication. Most employees will move by the end of the year. This means one click – in one application – will give employees: Instant Messages: Send IMs and chat with individuals, teams or groups, all in one location. Meet: Schedule meetings or invite anyone with an email address to join your meeting. Employees can collaborate in real-time, share screens or use a digital whiteboard. Call: Make and receive calls within King County or to outside people or groups, with no app needed. Collaborate: Teams will… Read More
Show your support for Latinx Heritage Month through the 2020 Annual Giving Drive
Latinx Heritage Month may be drawing to a close, but there are many opportunities to support nonprofits participating in the Annual Giving Drive whose work supports Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino-identified communities. Today we’ve highlighted four more nonprofits participating in this year’s campaign: Centro Cultural Guanín, Inc (0990): Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment where youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, develop confidence, and cultivate skills for life in the Dominican-Haitian community. Colectiva Legal del Pueblo (9918): We are a non-hierarchical collective founded by and for undocumented immigrants… Read More
Cast your vote early, make your voice heard
Dear Colleagues, Voting plays a critical role in our democracy and our dedicated staff at King County Elections work tirelessly to ensure we have secure, accessible and accurate elections. This general election, we’re projecting a record-breaking 90% voter turnout. This is exciting! It also means we expect as many as 450,000 ballots returned through drop boxes on Nov. 3 alone. Beat traffic, avoid lines and ensure your voice is heard by making a vote plan and returning your ballot early. Make a plan! Last week we mailed out ballots to nearly 1.4 million… Read More
Collective care tips and emotional well-being resources for the LatinX/Hispanic community
LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. As LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, Balanced You would like to remind the LatinX community about resources available to support their emotional well-being, including spaces for celebration, joy, and connection; tips for self- and collective-care; and traditional mental health resources. Visit this Balanced You blogpost for more information.
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