When you come to work, you want to be in a happy environment. This is what we help create!
Crossposted from Clean Water Stories Happy place = happy at work If you’re like most working people, you spend enough time at your job that it’s like a second home. And most people would agree it’s nicer when your workplace is tidy – even beautiful. A pleasant work environment isn’t just a bonus or a “nice to have.” Studies show that a clean, nicely-maintained workplace is good for business. It’s safer and makes employees happy, healthy and more productive. It leaves a good first impression on customers – and is part of… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: #CityHallSelfie Day
King County employees had a great showing for #CityHallSelfie Day last week! To view the selfies, visit King County, WA on Twitter and search – you guessed it – #CityHallSelfie! In addition to viewing the selfies from our King County team – including Executive Constantine and, one of our favorites, RALS’ #CityHallSelfie #Twelfie – you can view how public servants around the country and around the world celebrated!
Featured Job: Education Specialist – Immunizations Program
Closing: 09/03/18 11:59 PM Pacific Salary: $25.44 – $32.24 Hourly Location: Chinook Building, Seattle, WA Job Type: Special Duty Assignment or Term-Limited Temporary Department: Public Health – Seattle & King County Job Number: 2018ZK-08517 This position is open to all qualified candidates and is a 6-month term limited temporary or special duty position that reports to the Immunization Educator Consultant in the Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization Section. The Education Specialist performs Vaccines for Children Program site visits with enrolled clinics in King County utilizing pre-designed assessment methodologies. The incumbent evaluates clinic data to… Read More
Trail Spotlight: Eastside Rail Corridor
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog By Gabriel Avila-Mooney One of the most exciting projects happening at Parks is the development of the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC). This trail is being developed in partnership with Renton, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Woodinville, along with Sound Transit, Puget Sound Energy and many others. Once completed this 42-mile recreational trail will connect the Cedar River Trail and Lake to Sound Trail (in progress) with the SR 520 Trail, the I-90 Trail, Redmond Central Connector, the Cross Kirkland Corridor, the Sammamish River Trail, and the East… Read More
King County’s South Treatment Plant celebrates perfection with prestigious environmental awards
The Washington State Department of Ecology honored King County’s South Treatment Plant with a coveted “Outstanding Performance Award” for operational excellence that resulted in perfect compliance with all permit conditions in 2017. South Plant is one of 111 wastewater treatment plants out of about 300 statewide that received the recognition. To earn the award, the plant had to operate around the clock for the entire year with no violations of any kind. In addition to meeting or exceeding effluent pollution removal requirements, the plant operations also flawlessly complied with monitoring and reporting… Read More
Metro Transit to become independent department Jan. 1
Shared from King County Council News King County Metro, recognized this month as the best large transit system in North America, will become an independent County department with Monday’s unanimous approval of legislation by the Metropolitan King County Council. In September 2017, Executive Constantine announced his proposal to make Metro Transit a stand-alone department rather than a division of the Department of Transportation. King County has been responsible for public transit since the voter-approved merger of the county with the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro). Metro Transit has been a division of… Read More
Pet of the Week: Eggsy
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC Fall head over heels for Eggsy, our Pet of the Week! This sweet and loving senior boy would love to cuddle up with you at home in his golden years. Eggsy also loves petting and will knead you in contentment. Eggsy is a gentle and affectionate boy who likes to take things slow. As one of our “Bashful Blue” personality pets, he may get a little nervous in new situations and would do best in a family who understands he may need some time to warm up…. Read More
Non-Skype voicemail users: reset your password, update your forwarding number
Today, KCIT is upgrading the AVST voicemail system used for automated attendants and voice mailboxes that are not on Skype. The main number in the system to make changes to auto attendant or voicemail recordings and to check voicemail messages will change from 206-296-0400 to 206-477-7799. Non-Skype voicemail users: You will no longer receive messages about any waiting notifications on your phone. You will be able to call in to get messages. If you need message notification, let UC/Telecom know and they can program an alternative method to notify you of messages. You must… Read More
Training Spotlight: Stories that Engage – Shaping Workplace Culture One Story at a Time
Our work culture is perfectly organized to give us the results we are currently experiencing. What if people seem to be disengaged, apathetic, or actively undermining a productive workplace? Without awareness, our natural storytelling talents can create a toxic culture of drama and dysfunction. But, with intent, we can shape stories that build psychological and emotional engagement. In this interactive, one-day class, attendees will: Learn why people disengage from work. Learn how to tap into the power of voice to connect with what we care about. Learn five tools to shape our… Read More
Training Spotlight: ArcGIS Fundamentals and Intermediate GIS Concepts
It’s time to register for training in Seattle to build your GIS skills. Face-to-face, instructor-led training builds a solid foundation in GIS to advance your career. The King County GIS Center is offering two-day ArcGIS Fundamentals in September and three-day Intermediate GIS Concepts in October. ArcGIS Fundamentals Overview ArcGIS is a powerful and complex tool for viewing and analyzing data. With so much functionality available in the software, it can be difficult to get started. This 2-day class teaches essential skills for being efficient with ArcGIS. Explore GIS data through ArcMap and create… Read More
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