Removing barriers from job posting increases opportunities
Access to career advancement opportunities was a key theme in last year’s Employee Survey, with only 50 percent of employees saying they were satisfied with opportunities to achieve their career goals. One way that King County is making job opportunities accessible to more employees is by removing unnecessary minimum qualifications from job postings. “Shifting the focus from an education-based approach to a skills- and experience-based one “screens in” more applicants who have the skills to be successful in a role but don’t have a degree or certification that really isn’t needed,” said… Read More
King County and Goodwill: Preparing inmates for release
For people who find themselves in the criminal justice system, transitioning back into society, including getting a job and accessing housing, can often be challenging. To ease that transition King County removed criminal history disclosure requirements from its employment applications early last year. At the same time, the County also began a partnership with Goodwill to better prepare County inmates for release. The partnership began with a Goodwill Job Training pilot at King County Correctional Facility. “The Goodwill Job Training program actually started out as a pilot at KCCF for about a… Read More
DAJD Officer William (Ken) Antonius shares his hobby with community
Shared from the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention’s Employee Spotlight In the Fall of 2017, Corrections Officer William Antonius hopes to retire after more than 30 years with the Department. His career with the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) began in 1985 after serving in the U.S. Army and National Guard during his senior year at Auburn High School. Married to his high school sweetheart, they raised four beautiful children and have 9 precious grandkids. A devoted family man and public servant, Officer Antonius also makes time to give… Read More
Featured Job: Supervising Engineer
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 10/23/16 11:59 PM Salary: $43.59 – $55.25 Hourly Job Type: Special Duty Assignment or Term Limited Temp (TLT) Location: King County Airport, 7300 Perimeter Road S, Room 129, Seattle, WA 98108-3848, Washington Department: Department of Transportation – Airport Division Description: The Airport Division is looking for a skilled, knowledgeable, highly-motivated, and enthusiastic team player to independently lead an engineering responsible for providing engineering, environmental, and project management services to the Department of Transportation, Airport Division. This position works closely with Maintenance, Operations, Planning, Business Information Systems, and Finance sections… Read More
The Annual Employee Giving Drive and Disability Awareness Month
The County’s 2016 Annual Employee Giving Drive continues, and this year’s goal is to raise $1.82 million. King County employees have donated $286,165.44 so far, bringing the drive to 15.7% of the goal! The Employee Giving Program is a philanthropic resource for King County employees that benefits county employees by providing prescreened nonprofits, allowing you to plan your giving, making it possible for you to donate time (vacation or compensatory hours), and offering anonymity. In observance of King County’s Disability Awareness Month, the following are four nonprofits serving the King County area… Read More
Tech Tip: SharePoint Basics Training in 2 hours!
SharePoint is one of the most powerful file sharing systems available to King County teams. Starting this week, KCIT is excited to start offering free in-person Basic SharePoint Training sessions. Bring your laptop Get the SharePoint basics under your belt in 2 hours. Meet KCIT’s new SharePoint trainer Learn how SharePoint can help your teams work better, smarter and faster. Basic training is Friday, Oct. 14 and Thursday, Oct. 27. Intermediate training is Tuesday, Oct. 25. You can even schedule custom training from our new SharePoint website.
Making history: Preserving your program’s legacy
How your work is remembered depends on you! This workshop will provide guidance to County employees on steps you can take now to preserve County history. Learn how you can document County programs to help future researchers make the most of records that are transferred to the Archives. The workshop will be held Friday, October 28, 2016 from 2 to 3 p.m. It will be in the Chinook Building, room 126. Click here for more information and to register. Topics will include using retention schedules to determine archival and potentially archival value,… Read More
What you may not know about health in the Chinatown-International District
Crossposted from Public Health Insider We are writing a three-part series on the health of one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in our region, the Chinatown-International District (CID). With a one year nationally-funded grant, The BUILD Health Challenge has led to a robust community partnership that will take a deep look into the health and vibrancy of the CID. To start us off, Nadine Chan, Epidemiologist from Public Health, shares some of her insights from taking a close look at what our health data can tell us about the neighborhood. The BUILD… Read More
Watch RASKC’s stories on Univision Seattle
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC RASKC is excited to share the first of nine segments which Univision Seattle, KUNS channel 51, will be proudly airing each Wednesday at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Univision is the fifth largest network in the U.S. with the largest Spanish-speaking audience in the world. This amazing opportunity, which starts by highlighting RASKC’s success in saving 9 out of 10 lives, will serve as a public service announcement to engage and inform the community on the various services provided by King County’s Regional Animal Services. Read more… Read More
New ‘loop’ system at Metro customer service office helps deaf or hard of hearing bus riders
Crossposted from Metro Matters Bus riders who are deaf or hard of hearing and use cochlear implants or hearing aids now can use a newly installed hearing ‘loop’ system at King County Metro’s Customer Service Office at 201 South Jackson Street in Seattle. The induction hearing loop system allows customers who use the system to better communicate with Metro employees when they are buying or reloading ORCA cards or getting other help to better ride Metro. Installing the induction hearing loop system demonstrates Metro’s continued commitment to accessibility for all of our… Read More
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