King County employee participates in book club featured on KING 5
Shared from the DCHS Touching Base Newsletter For nearly 27 years, Liz Causby-Miles (Director’s Office) has been part of a book club with other African-American women. They meet regularly to discuss books by African-American authors, have traveled together, and occasionally attend other cultural events. The book club recently published a book of their own, Life Matters. To view the feature on King 5 profiling the book club and their recent book signing event, click here. To learn more about what DCHS is doing in our community, read the most recent issue of the Touching Base Newsletter (on SharePoint).
Social Media Spotlight: King County Sheriff’s Office Air Support Facebook
With over 1,000 employees, the KCSO serves the law enforcement needs of over half a million people in unincorporated areas and our twelve contract cities. The KCSO also provides police departments for the Muckleshoot Tribe, Metro Transit, and the King County International Airport. Our commitment to meeting the needs of all residents means that services such as helicopters and bomb disposal are available to King County’s 1.6 million residents. Follow King County Sherriff’s Office Air Support on Facebook today. Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Tech Tip: Developing new ideas and technology solutions that help our community
When KCIT isn’t managing HelpTickets or delivering new products, teams are partnering with both internal and external partners to bring new ideas to King County employees and our community. In January, KCIT and Microsoft partnered to host a Government Hackfest. It was a first for us! Check out our video.
Featured Job: Confidential Secretary I
Salary: $28.64 – $36.30 Hourly Location: Renton, WA Job Type: Appointed Department: Department of Elections Job Number: 2018-07916 Closing: 4/9/2018 11:59 PM Pacific Description: The Department of Elections is recruiting a Confidential Secretary I who will provide direct support to the Deputy Director and Elections Leadership Team by handling numerous daily administrative tasks and duties with a high degree of autonomy and decision making discretion. Contact: For more information contact Queniya Lassiter at 206-477-3773 or Queniya.Lassiter@kingcounty.gov. Learn more about this position or all available jobs.
Way to Shine! Celebrating King County’s EGP Ambassadors
Crossposted from KC Employee Giving Thank you, everyone who attended our Celebration event for the 2017 Annual Giving Drive on February 15, 2018. We were delighted to be joined by a full audience of King County employees, county leadership, and nonprofit representatives. Our annual Celebration event is our way of recognizing employees for their hard work, dedication, and general awesomeness. It is their moment to shine because they helped someone else’s star shine a little brighter! Read more at KC Employee Giving
Meet Errol, the country’s 100th Courthouse Dog
King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Page Ulrey was a handler for Ellie, the nation’s first Courthouse dog, trained by Canine Companions for Independence. Ellie died peacefully on her 13th birthday last November. This week, Page introduced Errol to the courthouse staff, along with service dogs Molly and Gabrielle from Canine Companions for Independence who came to Errol’s welcome party. Read more at the King County Prosecuting Attorney Office website.
ESJ Legislative Branch Committee guest speaker to discuss Dr. King, April 6
The Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) Legislative Branch Committee and Councilmember Larry Gossett invite all employees to attend the first event in an ESJ lunch and learn guest speaker series, entitled “The Forgotten King” with author and activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. The event will be held Friday, April 6, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. in the Superior Courtroom, E-942. The King County Council passed King County’s Equity and Social Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2022 and the goal of the ESJ Legislative Branch Committee is to help advance the vision of the Strategic Plan.
Submit 2017 FSA claims by March 31
Your 2017 FSA balance disappears at the end of the day on Saturday, March 31. Claims for eligible FSA expenses incurred by Dec. 31, 2017, must be received or postmarked by Navia no later than March 31, at 11:59 p.m. For the Health Care FSA only, unused funds up to $500 will carry over to the next calendar year. These carryover funds will be available to you after March 31. Go to Navia Benefits to check your FSA account balances, learn about eligible expenses, and learn how to file a claim. If you have any questions… Read More
KCIT ESJ speaker series to feature seminar instructor, March 30
The KCIT Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) Committee is excited to bring in Dr. Heather Hackman to the ESJ Speaker’s Forum. Heather has been leading a series of three day seminars for managers and staff on “Building a Racially Just King County” that have been very well received by employees. The event will take place on Friday, March 30, at noon in the City of Seattle Bertha Knight Landes conference room located on Fifth Avenue and James Street.
Using VR technology to train staff, retain knowledge
VR is not just for gamers! King County is using Hololens technology to capture work processes, capitalize on institutional knowledge and enhance staff training using Mixed and Virtual Reality. In a pilot project with Microsoft and Taqtile, King County’s Departments of Information Technology and Natural Resources and Parks captured Emergency Bypass Gate work processes, including operations checklists, and made the “stories” editable to allow updates to be made as things change – without the need for a team of technical developers. Capturing this knowledge will help King County prepare for the passing… Read More
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