Paid Parental Leave supports new parents
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
PeopleSoft HCM outage notice, October 9
To allow for system maintenance, the PeopleSoft system will not be available Friday, Oct. 9 from 3-9 p.m. During this planned outage, the Business Resource Center (BRC) will apply maintenance. This work will begin on Friday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. and is scheduled to be completed by 9 p.m. The system will not be available for access by any County staff during this outage window. There will be a communication sent out to all County staff when the system becomes available. We realize that this outage impacts all PeopleSoft users and… Read More
Microsoft 365 services experiencing issues
What’s happening? Users may be unable to access some or all Microsoft 365 services. Users may see impact to the following Microsoft 365 services: SharePoint Online/OneDrive for Business Microsoft Teams Microsoft Forms Microsoft Intune Exchange Online Outlook.com KCIT is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Reducing flood risks, improving salmon habitat, sustaining orca: Work begins on a major Cedar River restoration project
King County and partners have started a major restoration project along the Cedar River that will reduce flood risks, improve habitat for Chinook salmon, and provide sustenance to southern resident orcas. The 52-acre project will restore a mile-long portion of the river in South King County to its natural state, creating slow-water, shallow habitat that is ideal for native Chinook salmon. It will build on the progress that partners have made to protect people, homes, and infrastructure from flood risks along the the river that flows from the Cascades to the southern tip of… Read More
Featured Job: Court Coordinator
Salary: $73,607.04 – $93,653.04 Annually Location: Issaquah District Court, WA Job Type: Regular, Full time, 40 hrs/week Department: KCDC – District Court Job Number: 2020 Coordinator-ISS Division: East Closing: 10/11/2020 12:00 PM Pacific Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
Featured Job: Accounts Payable Supervisor
Salary: $102,537.34 – $129,972.34 Annually Location: Seattle, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: DES – Executive Services Job Number: 2020AB12157 Division: FBOD-Finance & Business Ops Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
Join us: Veteran diversity, equity and inclusion listening sessions
Crossposted from Cultivating Connections Our King County Veterans Program, in partnership with the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Puget Sound Health Care System) is hosting four listening sessions on diversity, equity and inclusion in veterans service systems. The listening sessions seek to learn and hear from veteran constituents (partners, employees and clients) to identify systemic bias and discrimination in veterans services in King County. Please join us for a virtual conversation on: Veteran Listening Sessions: Addressing Systemic Racism with Veteran Systems Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 1:30 –… Read More
Internship program takes off despite COVID
Crossposted from the DES Express Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, King County International Airport’s internship program continued this spring and summer, with a twist, thanks to an innovative new partnership between the airport and the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS). “We are very excited to keep the internship program running this summer despite the challenges,” said Mohamed Nimeri, Managing Engineer. “Thank you, Eric and Kevin, for leading this effort!” Eric Miller and Kevin Nuechterlein, both capital project managers at KCIA, led the development of the new internship program. While many activities were shutting… Read More
Reducing coronavirus risk as we spend more time indoors for fall and winter
Crossposted from Public Health Insider As the season changes, cooler temperatures mean more time indoors. The risk from COVID-19 increases with indoor gatherings compared to outdoors, but there are ways to reduce the spread and stay healthy. We talked to Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin about COVID-19 risks indoors and what to do about it. Dr. Duchin, you’ve said “outdoors is safer than indoors.” Why is that? Socializing outdoors is less risky than indoors for two main reasons: First, natural outdoor airflow rapidly dilutes viruses floating in the air. Second, sunlight kills viruses. But, as we… Read More
Annual Giving Drive is now on
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.
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