King County remembers Sue Ammeter
“Sue was strong, she was fierce, but she also didn’t direct attention to herself and her efforts,” said Karla Lynch, Employment and Community Access Program Manager with the Department of Community and Human Services. “When I think about her energy and her effort, it really was to improve the lives of all people with disabilities.” While at King County Sue Ammeter worked as a Disability Services Specialist. She understood how disabilities could impact people’s lives, as she was blind herself. Her impact in the areas of civil rights, disability accommodations, and employee… Read More
Executive Constantine names new Deputy Chief Operating Officer to serve as interim jail director
Brenda Bauer, former city manager for the City of Bainbridge Island and director of the City of Seattle’s Fleets and Facilities Department, will join the Executive’s Office as Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Now serving as director of the King County Road Services Division, Bauer will report to Chief Operating Officer Casey Sixkiller. Following the announcement that Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention Director William Hayes will retire at the end of October, Bauer agreed to serve as interim director until the position is filled on a permanent basis. A national search… Read More
Featured Job: Accountable Community of Health Technical Lead – Epidemiologist III
Salary: $100,360.00 – $127,233.59 Annually Location: Seattle, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: Public Health – Seattle and King County Job Number: 2018EY08710 Closing: 10/11/2018 11:59 PM Pacific This Epidemiologist III position is a leadership position responsible for oversight of multiple projects and studies, including all assessment and evaluation activities around the Accountable Community of Health. APDE’S primary role is to provide health assessment data and analysis to inform planning, policies, and actions, and develop innovative interventions to improve the health of King County residents. Analysis and elimination… Read More
County Council Declares October Disability Awareness Month
When people have the opportunity to use their talents and contribute to society, everyone benefits. King County Executive Dow Constantine launched Disability Awareness Month in King County Monday, Oct. 1. and the Metropolitan King County Council has recognized citizens with temporary or permanent disabilities with its declaration of the month of October as Disability Awareness Month in King County. Signed into law in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act focuses on protecting the civil rights of citizens with disabilities continues to ensure that people, regardless of their disability, are an active part of… Read More
2018 Balanced You Worksite Fund recipients
Crossposted from Balanced You The Balanced You Worksite Fund is a competitive process overseen by King County Employee Health and Well-Being in the Human Resources Division. It’s one way we’re investing in your health and well-being. In response to our first call for applications earlier this summer, we received over 100 applications totaling almost $300,000 in requests. In 2018, we plan to invest about $100,000 in over 40 projects reaching worksites throughout the County. Your interest and enthusiasm in creating positive change in our worksites was fantastic to see. Continue reading to learn more… Read More
Training Spotlight: Introduction to PeopleSoft Query and Supervision and Leadership Skills Series
Introduction to PeopleSoft Query, Oct 4: The Human Resources Division has scheduled training for the peopleSoft Query tool.This course is open to experienced PeopleSoft Query users who wish to learn how to create useful reports using PS Query. Learn more and register on Eventbrite. Supervision and Leadership Skills – Series, Oct 4: Develop your leadership, communication, motivation, and problem-solving skills with this workshop based series. Take all six sessions in the series to enhance your professional toolbox with skills useful in a variety of workplace situations. The series includes: Conflict Awareness, Developing Your Leadership Style, Communication Skills in the… Read More
King County Metro honors three ‘Operators of the Year’
Ricardo Diaz, Penny Scott and Robert Leyse walked into cheers and applause at a surprise ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Atlantic-Central Base where they were named King County Metro’s Transit Operators of the Year. Each year since 1979, Operators of the Month are selected from each of Metro’s seven bases, who later are responsible for selecting an Operator of the Year from among them. In nearly 40 years, there has never been a tie between three operators. Metro had two-way ties for Operator of the Year in 1994, 1997 and 2007. Having three operators… Read More
Featured Job: Maintenance Facilities Engineer II
Salary: $36.30 – $46.02 Hourly Location: Renton, WA Job Type: Special Duty Assignment or Term Limited Temp (TLT) Department: Department of Transportation – Road Services Division Job Number: 2018MD08564 Closing: Continuous The Road Services Division, Maintenance Section, is currently recruiting for an Engineer II position to provide facility engineering services for the purpose of maintaining and designing Roads Maintenance Facilities and/or Roads Maintenance Facility renovation and improvement projects. This is term limited project that will not exceed December 31, 2019. For more information contact Melinda Dickie at Melinda.Dickie@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-3608. Learn more about this position or all available jobs.
Courthouse Building to reopen Friday
The King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle will reopen tomorrow morning, Friday, September 28. Employees who are scheduled to work Friday are expected to report to work as usual. The broken water main has been repaired and all systems will be operating normally. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this closure.
Oxygen masks resuscitate pets suffering from smoke inhalation
The number one cause of death related to fires is smoke inhalation. In King County, firefighters are all trained emergency medical technician (EMT) basic level qualified. This means they know how to apply oxygen, when to apply oxygen, and how to administer it in a safe manner to humans. However, what happens when a beloved animal has suffered from smoke inhalation? Thanks to an investment from Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC), emergency responders in Tukwila are now equipped with life-saving oxygen masks for pets. The idea to ADD animal masks to Tukwila Fire Departments fire responding vehicles originally came about when… Read More
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