Social Media Spotlight: King County Parks Plog
King County Parks Plog, showcases some of the 200 parks, 175 miles of regional trails, 215 miles of backcountry trails, and 28,000 acres of open space that Parks Division manages, one of the largest regional parks and trails systems in the country. Follow the King County Parks Plog on WordPress today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Happy New Year: A time you may embrace
We wish all our employees a safe and joyous Happy New Year, full of exciting moments and wonderful opportunities! As The Byrds said, there is a time for everything, so enjoy this new season and the chance to start a new.
Featured Job: Communications Specialist III – Best Starts for Kids
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 01/02/17 11:59 PM Salary: $33.58 – $42.56 Hourly Job Type: Career Service Location: Chinook Building, Downtown Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Public Health–Administrative Services Description: In support of the Best Starts for Kids initiative, two Communications Specialist III positions are being recruited for the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) and Public Health – Seattle & King County Communications Teams, with one position serving in each department. S/he will carry out a wide range of external and internal communications functions that support department-wide and program area goals and activities, with particular attention… Read More
White Center Teen Program: 25 years of burnt toast, ballin’ and being awesome
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog This year, King County Parks’ White Center Teen Program (WCTP), which takes place at the “Log Cabin” (a.k.a. White Center Community Center) at Steve Cox Memorial Park, has been commemorating its silver anniversary (that’s 25 years, for you non-Hallmark card-types!) with lots of reminiscing and festivities and a serious tallying up of some impressive accomplishments. Since its start in 1991, King County Parks’ White Center Teen Program (WCTP) has given White Center youth a safe, positive place to get involved in year-round recreation and educational programs… Read More
Kudos to the the Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) program!
Compared to the same nine-month period last year, juvenile domestic violence case filings have dropped 62% since the FIRS program launched in January 2016. The program, offers youth arrested for family violence incidents space at an overnight respite center instead of secure detention. FIRS staff offer de-escalation counseling to safely reunite youth with their family. At no cost to them, families are offered in-home family counseling, mental health services, drug and alcohol services, and the Step-Up Program, which specifically addresses adolescent family violence. Read more about the program and its success here.
Summit at Snoqualmie discount ends Dec. 31
The Summit at Snoqualmie Corporate season pass sale ends December 31, 2016. After that King County employees will have to pay regular, full price rates for a 2016-2017 season pass. Please make a note to purchase your pass using the employee discount, if needed, before December 31. See all available discounts on the Employee Discount Webpage.
CVS to manage pharmacy benefits for Regence plan in 2017
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, CVS Caremark™ replaces Express Scripts as the prescription benefits administrator for King County employees on the KingCare (Regence) health plan. Members of this plan will receive a welcome kit and new ID card in late-December, and can fill prescriptions at any of the 64,000 pharmacies in the CVS network, including major chains such as Bartell, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Costco and Wal-Mart. CVS will automatically begin managing current prescriptions on January 1 if the preferred pharmacy is in their network. For more information, call CVS Customer Care at 1-844-380-8838. In the meantime, if you have questions,… Read More
Sixteen remarkable achievements of 2016
King County Executive Dow Constantine just released a slideshow of 16 accomplishments in 2016 which highlight some of the remarkable achievements of King County employees and community partners over the last 12 months. “Your professionalism and passion improves the quality of life in our region,” Executive Constantine said in an email message to employees. “Your good work creates public trust that gives us the opportunity to lead bold initiatives that make even greater progress on the most important issues of our generation, including social justice, climate change and mobility.” You can check out the slideshow of… Read More
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Sidewalks to close on 4th Ave S
Sidewalks on 4th Ave S in the vicinity of King County’s worksites in downtown Seattle will close beginning January 3 as part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: From Tuesday, January 3 through mid-February, crews will close the sidewalk on the east side of 4th Ave S between S Washington and Jefferson streets. Crews will be widening the bridge footings (beneath the sidewalk) weekdays, and other crews will be installing a large electrical utility vault next to the eastern bridge abutment weeknights. This sidewalk closure is in addition… Read More
Downtown blood drive also donates to Northwest Harvest
Friday, December 30, Bloodworks Northwest is holding a blood drive for the King County Chinook and Administrative buildings, with a special promotion. For the first 30 people that register to donate, Bloodworks Northwest, will give a pound of food for each registered donor to Northwest Harvest. That’s 30 pounds of food that will help our local community! Friday, December 30, 2016 – from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.) Your single blood donation will help patients in need and help feed community members during the holidays! Please consider donating. Click here to make an appointment. For questions about… Read More
Employee News 