Seasonal home maintenance classes
Whether you own your home or are renting, make sure your home is ready for the seasons ahead! This seminar is presented by HomeStreet Bank to help you learn basic home maintenance, what you need to do when the temperature changes, covering the cost of home maintenance, and you’ll be provided with a home maintenance checklist. There are two dates available for this class: Wednesday, November 2 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Chinook Building in downtown Seattle Monday, November 7 from noon to 1p.m. at the South Treatment Plant in… Read More
New discounts available for employees
Discounts for the Summit at Snoqualmie 2016-2017 Season Pass are available through December 31, 2016. To take advantage of the King County Discount for Xpass (all ages), Gold, Unlimited and Limited (ages 12-61) season passes follow these online instructions. To purchase passes for Snow Guarantee, Child (ages 0-6) and Senior (ages 62-69) please follow these instructions. Information about the discount pricing can be found here. Shopping discounts: CorporateShopping.com connects employees to over 250 top national retailers offering incredible employee discounts and private offers. Register now. For questions about this program or assistance with registration please… Read More
Safety and security at work
Ensuring your safety and security at work is our top priority. Recently, King County hosted an employee Lunch and Learn with representatives from the Sheriff’s Office and the Facilities Management Division (FMD) Security Unit sharing information and resources. In response to employee requests, we now have a list of safety tips online. This information from the Seattle Police Department is designed to help you enhance your personal safety and avoid potential trouble. We have also launched a new online security incident report form. You can use this form to report non-emergency incidents… Read More
Featured Job: Information Assurance Engineer Senior
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 10/31/16 4:30 PM Pacific Time Salary: $41.57 – $52.69 Hourly, $86,465.60 – $109,595.20 Annually Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Location: Chinook Building – 401 5th Ave, Seattle, Washington Department: King County Department of Information Technology Description: King County Information Technology (KCIT) is seeking a Senior Security Engineer. The Senior Security Engineer will be responsible for daily monitoring, management and administration of information security. The Senior Security Engineer proactively protects the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information technology resources. Incumbents resolve information security issues for internal and… Read More
The Annual Employee Giving Drive: Nonprofits helping kids
The County’s 2016 Annual Employee Giving Drive is approaching the halfway point, and this year’s goal is to raise $1.82 million. King County employees have donated $419,780.58 so far, bringing the drive to 23.1% of the goal! If you’ve made it to one of the nonprofit expositions, you may know you can win prizes just by learning about five attending nonprofits! (This can be done virtually, as well.) To enter a drawing for the grand prize of Seattle City Pass, movie tickets, and fun giveaways, visit nonprofits (in person, or through the… Read More
The Kitsap County Civilian Navy visits King County to learn about Supported Employment
In June 2016, King County hosted the Kitsap County Civilian Navy to share best practices about supported employment in order to assist them to grow and develop their own Supported Employment Program. During the Navy’s visit they toured the workplaces of three employees: Jennifer in DES Records and Licensing Division, Tony in DPH Financial and Administrative section, and Kirsten in DCHS Community Services Division, who showcased their work. Debra Wood, Kirsten’s supervisor, states, “It’s been wonderful to see Kirsten grow. [The Supported Employment Program] is a terrific! I want everybody who has… Read More
Community Supported Agriculture program proves County employees and local farms make a great pear
The farm-to-table effort has steadily grown in popularity over the last few years, giving rise to a new movement that brings together farms and local employers called farm-to-work. King County joined this movement earlier this year when it launched its Farm Fresh Local Program, bringing healthy, delicious produce to employees at select worksites. The Farm Fresh Local pilot is a collaboration between the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) and the Human Resources Division’s Employee Health and Well-Being program. Together they brokered relationships to test delivery at eight King County worksites… Read More
Featured Job: Payroll Administrator
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 10/30/16 11:59 PM Salary: $27.12 – $34.38 Hourly Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Location: Chinook Building – 401 5th Ave, Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Executive Services – Finance & Business Operations Division Description: Join Our Team! The King County Benefits, Payroll, and Retirement Operations Section (BPROS) in the Finance and Business Operations Division is recruiting to fill twoPayroll Administrators to be part of the Central Payroll team which provides critical support to county departments and agencies to pay our 15,000 employees. Our ideal candidate will possess… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) Twitter
PSERN will replace the current aging emergency radio communications network that first responders use with a new one. This account is not monitored 24/7. Follow PSERN on Twitter today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Tech Tip: Are you unwittingly putting King County at risk of a cybersecurity event?
Do you realize how easily you could compromise King County’s security without meaning to? As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness month several partners have collaborated to bring you the Workplace Security Risk Calculator. This calculator is an educational quiz which will provide you with a determination of your riskiness. Play the game by clicking on the link above to find out how some of the things you do every day that could be exposing King County to risk. Discover how behaviors like sharing passwords, or using your computer to check personal emails… Read More
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