Employee navigates “hire-to-retire” transition for others
Working in benefits planning to help those who are retiring can be a challenging job. With an aging workforce, there’s always work to be done and a new person to transition into retirement. Carmen Johnson, a Retirement and Benefits Navigator, has happily taken on this task, enjoying the work she does to help outgoing King County employees start a new adventure in their life. “I find it so rewarding,” she said. “It’s an emotionally and mentally challenging time for people and I get to help them through it.” With an average of… Read More
United Way free tax preparation available
Tax season is upon us and King County would like to highlight United Way of King County’s free tax preparation services as a convenient option available to you, your family members, and your community! Tax time can be stressful and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be; consider taking advantage of this free service so you can avoid costly tax preparation fees and maximize your refund. United Way offers free tax preparation services at over 27 locations throughout King County and online from now through April. Households making under $64,000 can have their… Read More
Get in gear during your commute!
You’ve spoken, and the County heard you. In addition to the improvements made at King Street Center last year, Facilities Management Division and Healthy Incentives have joined together to make improvements to the cyclist accommodations at the Chinook Building; they are installing additional lockers. For the commuters among us who have been considering cycling to work, there are many ways the County supports you – regardless of your particular work site location! Many County facilities accommodate cyclists with bike parking areas, lockers and showers. If you don’t feel like pedaling the entire… Read More
Executive Constantine announces continued commitment to health care priorities as Congress debates rollback
Shared from the DCHS Touching Base Newsletter The people of King County benefitted dramatically from the expansion of health insurance and other reforms under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – and a repeal without a comparable replacement threatens widespread damage to the region’s health and economic well-being. More than 200,000 people access health care in King County through the ACA, including many people now eligible for Medicaid coverage under Medicaid expansion. That has made health and behavioral health care possible when treatment and other services were previously out of reach. But that… Read More
King County open regular hours today
King County operations, including Superior Court, District Court, Department of Judicial Administration, Elections, Department of Assessments and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, will open at regular hours today, Tuesday, Feb. 7, unless advised otherwise by your leadership. Icy road conditions and freezing temperatures may impact your commute this morning. Please let safety be your guide when making commute decisions. Where allowed, employees may be able to telecommute or take a day of accrued vacation or comp time instead of reporting to their normal work location today. Check with your supervisor for more information…. Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Dow Constantine Twitter
Follow the official Twitter account of King County Executive Dow Constantine for Executive news and updates. This account is monitored by the Exec and his staff. Follow the KC Exec on Twitter today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Featured Job: Oracle Applications Developer – Senior
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 02/13/17 4:30 PM Salary: $40.53 – $51.38 Hourly, $84,302.40 – $106,870.40 Annually Job Type: Term Limited Temporary, Full Time, 40 hrs/wk Location: Chinook Building, 401 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington Department: King County Department of Information Technology Description: King County Information Technology (KCIT) is looking for a Senior Application Developer to play a vital role in the success of numerous King County agencies by supporting multiple applications/systems and critical and complex development projects. Responsible for the full software development lifecycle, this developer will recognize the best solutions for organizing, integrating… Read More
Tech Tip: Staying connected all the time via Skype
Some King County employees have jobs that require, at times, 24/7 availability. Skype for Business has a tool that forwards all work calls to the phone of your choice IF your work phone isn’t picked up at your desk. It’s called Simultaneous Ring. It just requires a few checked boxes, as we show you in this video.
Come see us at the Northwest Film Forum’s Archival Screening night, February 17
The King County Archives is delighted to be participating in the Northwest Film Forum, Friday, February 17. Titled “Moving History Returns: Saving Our Magnetic Media,” the event will begin with a happy hour at 7 p.m., with the program kicking off at 8 p.m. The King County Archives and other participating organizations will showcase clips of rare feature films, historic Seattle, oral history interviews, dance performances by Pacific Northwest artists and much more. This archival screening night is presented by Moving Image Preservation of the Puget Sound (MIPoPS) to showcase video digitized… Read More
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