BSK core team complete with new Trauma-Informed Advisor
Crossposted from the Best Starts for Kids Blog Sarah Wilhem is the new Best Starts for Kids Strategic Advisor for Trauma Informed Systems. The title is a mouthful but in a nutshell–Sarah’s role is to provide a trauma-informed perspective and lens that will influence all BSK strategies. With Sarah joining the BSK team, our core staff team is complete! The core BSK team is now 10 staff strong, but many more supporting positions will be popping up, so stay tuned for job postings. In this blog post, Sarah shares her understanding of her BSK… Read More
Gordon Hirabayashi Memorial celebrates his legacy
The late Gordon Hirabayashi is honored with a plaque where he was imprisoned for refusing to comply with Executive Order 9066, which ordered the forced removal of Japanese-Americans. To read more about the memorial, read more in the official press release, or watch the video below.
Life on the line: Meet a voice of 911
Crossposted from Public Health Insider For National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week (May 21 – 27), we’re honoring the local heroes that make up our EMS/Medic One system in King County. Each day, we’ll be sharing a unique perspective on saving lives from the people doing this work every day. Today, the spotlight is on Emergency Medical Dispatch. Dispatchers are the first point of contact with the public, asking medically-based questions to determine the appropriate level of care to be sent, providing instructions and even guiding callers through providing life-saving steps, such as CPR and using a defibrillator,… Read More
Breaking down barriers with Supported Employment: Ting Chou
Ting Chou is a 17-year King County employee in the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention whose positive attitude and work ethic spreads sunshine through the correctional facility walls. Ting is a supported employee through King County’s Supported Employment Program, which matches job seekers with developmental disabilities to jobs by identifying efficiencies and unmet needs throughout King County government. He is proud of everything the program has helped him to achieve. “If you set a goal for it then you can accomplish a lot of new goals and achievements,” said Ting. Watch the short video below… Read More
Renewing King County’s commitment to veterans and helping the region’s growing senior population
King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced an initiative to strengthen the county’s capacity to connect veterans to opportunity, help veterans, seniors, and vulnerable populations gain or maintain affordable housing, and add new services to help the region’s rapidly growing senior population. If approved by voters in November, the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy will replace the existing levy, which will expire Dec. 31. The current levy – which King County voters overwhelmingly renewed in 2011 – has connected hundreds of thousands of veterans, active service members and vulnerable populations to… Read More
Are you really being secure online?
From the desk of Ralph Johnson, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer Browsing the web and interacting with websites in a secure fashion is immensely important in today’s connected world. Everyday things like online banking, shopping, and submitting your taxes involve sharing financial and sensitive information online. This makes browsing securely something that everyone should consider more closely. In this article we explore some ways to connect to the Internet and browse websites securely, as well as how you can double check that you are being secure. Use a Secured Wi-Fi Network… Read More
Six things you may not know about car seats: Test your knowledge!
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Whether you are a seasoned parent who installs car seats often, a grandparent who pulls out the car seat from the basement when your little ones come to town, or you are expecting the arrival of a new baby, installing car seats correctly can be tricky, but Public Health is here to help. Parents and caregivers can get support fitting their children securely in car seats at events hosted by Public Health and partners starting in May. See below for all the details. And now for our… Read More
Walk in the Shoes – Othello Encampment
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to join Walk in the Shoes of a County Employee winners Mary Dunbar and Della Lorenzen from Public Health – Seattle and King County for an afternoon on the job. Mary has been a social worker with the Kids Plus program in our Downtown Public Health Center for the past three and a half years. Della is a Personal Health Services Supervisor there. As part of the Health Care for the Homeless Network, their team of three social workers and two Public Health nurses are… Read More
Featured Job: Administrative Specialist III
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 06/02/17 4:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $22.94 – $29.08 Hourly, $1,739.75 – $2,205.24 Semi-Monthly Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 35 hrs/week Location: King County Administration Building – 500 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Assessments Description: The Department of Assessments is seeking an administrative professional who is action orientation with strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills. This role involves providing technical and administrative support to the Division Director, on a variety of property accounts. The ability to be flexible, have the ability to adapt to a… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County Parks – Your Big Backyard on Facebook
King County Parks stewards 200 parks, 175 miles of regional trails and 28,000 acres of open space, including such regional treasures as Marymoor Park, Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, and the world-class Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. By cultivating strong relationships with non-profit, corporate and community partners, King County Parks provides recreational opportunities for King County residents and protects our region’s public lands, leaving a legacy for future generations. Follow King County Parks – Your Big Backyard on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
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