New employee discount to UW Husky homecoming football game, October 28
The time for Husky football is right around the corner! King County employees are welcome to take advantage of a discount on tickets to the Saturday, October 28 UW game against UCLA. The event is Local Government Appreciation Day as well as the University of Washington homecoming football game. The discount offers between $5-$15 off current ticket prices. To access the discount visit this link here. See all available discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
Goat Hill Giving Garden video
Crossposted from King County Healthy Incentives King County employees and community partners came together last week to celebrate the downtown Goat Hill Giving Garden. Attendees took a short break from their day to enjoy lavender lemonade made with lavender from the garden, pick up giveaways provided by LOOP Biosolids, learn about the history of the garden, and to hear firsthand reflections from Caroline Whalen, Whitney Abrams, Pike Market Senior Center, and many more. “We provide two meals to 150 people in the downtown area every day. That’s why it means so much to us… Read More
Tech Tip: Skype Bite: How to invite an external person to a Skype meeting
Many of us do business with outside customers and need those outside customers to use the King County Lync/Skype for Business system. It’s easy for those customers to download the web app. Here’s how.
Kudos! Supportive supervisor sets up yoga for employees at Columbia Dental Clinic
The following message was received by Dental Assistant Geniece Kinney in praise of her supervisor for being thoughtful of employees health and well being. I wanted to give a big shout out to my supervisor, Deborah DeQuier Bowden. She partnered with one of our community partners, Tiger Lilly Yoga. She has made it possible for some of our dental staff to take yoga for lunch two times a week at our site. Our job can be very stressful and we are learning to use mindful tools to lessen the impact to our lives. I’d like to send out a… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Regional Animal Services of King County Facebook
Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is a joint effort between 25 partnering municipalities and unincorporated King County to advance public health, safety, and animal welfare in the communities we serve. Follow King County Pets on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Featured Job: Deputy Sheriff
Closing date/time: Continuous Salary: $62,710.16 – $87,807.50 Annually Job type: Civil Service, Full Time, 40/hrs Wk Location: Multiple locations in King County, Washington Department: King County Sheriff’s Office Description: We offer countless unique assignments that range from school or community-based positions to drug enforcement and bomb disposal. All deputies begin their career on patrol (we have no jail service requirement), providing service to the people of a particular district. Deputies are assigned to single-person patrol cars, and gain a strong sense of ownership in their communities by interacting with the residents, business owners, and visitors to the area. Often,… Read More
Walk in the Shoes: Vashon Island, Spring Beach Community
It’s hard to beat the beauty of Vashon Island on a sunny day. That’s where I headed last month to spend the day with Health and Environmental Investigator Liana Criscuolo, a recent Walk in the Shoes of a County Employee participant. I spent several hours with Liana learning her day-to-day routine and meeting a number of Vashon residents. I had three goals with this walk: to spend time with county employees, to see the different projects they’re working on, and to meet and talk with community members who are affected by –… Read More
Standing up to hate, fascism and bigotry
Dear fellow King County employee, On Saturday we witnessed the ugly face of hate in our country at a rally of white supremacists, fascists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia. A similar group gathered yesterday in downtown Seattle, and my message to these groups on behalf of the people of King County is clear: We fought a Civil War against slavery, and you lost. We fought a World War against fascism, and you lost. Today, we stand united against the hateful rhetoric you have brought to our community. And you will lose again…. Read More
Fred Jarrett to lead initiative on excellence in unincorporated services and municipal contracts
Dear fellow King County employee, I have appointed Senior Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett to take on a major new body of work, leading an initiative to explore new and better ways to serve the people of unincorporated King County. About a quarter of a million people live in unincorporated King County, nearly as many as in the County’s second and third-largest cities – Bellevue and Kent – combined. From the Enumclaw Plateau to the Snoqualmie Valley; from urban White Center and Skyway to rural Hobart and Fall City; from the shores of Vashon… Read More
Tech Tip: An introduction to SharePoint
KCIT provides King County employees many tools to get work done faster and easier. And, even better, they’re free and already on your computer. Take three minutes to watch this overview video focusing on Microsoft products and SharePoint from KCIT’s own staff trainer, Pua Cain. https://web.microsoftstream.com/channel/4757669d-d029-47cf-ab2f-7e914a251adb
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