Kudos to KCSO’s dedicated unit in the fight against domestic violence in King County
The Seattle Times profiled the King County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Investigations Unit in Saturday’s edition, highlighting the reformation of the unit and the hard work being done to protect victims of domestic violence and convict DV offenders. The article speaks with Detectives Ben Wheeler and Robin Ostrum, Senior Deputy Prosecutor David Martin and Sheriff John Urquhart. The article goes on to say “Though there isn’t money to expand the unit, Urquhart said he plans to formally offer the unit’s services to the 12 cities that contract with the Sheriff’s Office for… Read More
Featured Job: Regional Services Manager
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 09/18/16 4:30 PM Salary: $52.69 – $66.79 Hourly, $109,595.20 – $138,923.20 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 an effective leader to join our department as the Regional Services Manager. This is an exciting, strategic role that plays a key part in regional partnerships and collaboration around the County. The Regional Services Manager is responsible for overseeing several functions that provide services to… Read More
Employee Discounts to Seattle Symphony
Seattle Symphony – Get 15% discount on most Seattle Symphony performances. Go to http://www.seattlesymphony.org | Click on: Concerts and Tickets | Enter Promo Code: Conductor1617 to receive 15% discount on most Seattle Symphony performances. Discount is good on: Masterwork, Seattle Pops, UnTuxed and National Geographic Live performances. Note: The discount will not work on: Yo-Yo Ma (Sold Out) Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, Hilary Hahn or “Live at Benaroya Hall” performances. Special discount for the Opening Night concert only (Sept. 17): Use Promo Code: OpenNight16 for September 17 Opening Night of the 2016/2017… Read More
Listening to employees, acting on your feedback
On Monday, Sept. 26, the 2016 King County Employee Survey will launch, giving the County an opportunity to hear from employees about how we can better serve our customers and make King County a better place to work. In 2015, more than 7,500 employees participated in the employee survey. Since then, more than 230 action plans have been created to address the issues you raised and the major themes that emerged: 1. Growth and development Launched an Employee Resource Center to provide resources like resume building, mock interviews and training plans to… Read More
We’re hiring!
Crossposted from the Election Connection Are you an elections nerd? A civic enthusiast? Just interested in earning some extra cash for the Holidays? King County Elections will be hiring more than 500 temporary staff to help with this year’s Presidential Election. Some of the things our temporary staff help out with include: Providing customer service to voters and answering questions about things like voter registration, ballot tracking and election deadlines; Reviewing ballots, including duplicating damaged or write-in ballots; Opening, separating and inspecting envelopes and ballots; Analyzing and determining whether to accept or… Read More
Ideas from 9/15 Training
Top ideas from the 9/15 training: Discuss w/team the goals of the survey and its ability to create change incrementally. Schedule a time for work group to take the survey. Serve food and beverages Paper survey – work site meeting time. Online – outlook calendar meeting. Be clear about using work time. These were not the top scoring ideas from the training, but interesting enough to share: Explain to the employee how important the survey is, share results from last year and the timeline of how involved the county is in gathering… Read More
Congrats to our very own King County Parks employee, Jordin Andrade, for a successful run (literally) in Rio!
Crossposted from King County Parks Jordin Andrade, an employee from the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, recently competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since January, he has worked as a control room technician, and thanks to his flexible schedule, was able to balance training for the Olympics and working. Even though he works at the WKCAC (a hub for Olympic swimmers), he actually ran in the Men’s 400m hurdles, representing Cape Verde. Andrade made it to the semifinals in the Men’s 400 meter hurdles and placed 16th. He… Read More
Ideas from 9/8 Training
Here are some ideas for engagement from the 9/8 training: Give staff lunch on me (supervisor) if work group has 100% participation Raffle Prizes Incentivize them with a special raffle prize every week for those who have completed the survey. The earlier you do it, the more chances you have to win.
RALS employee featured on Evening Magazine
Crossposted from the DES Express Anthony Taylor, a customer service specialist in the Recorder’s Office, was on KING-5’s Evening Magazine. Anthony is a volunteer at Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Stanley Stamm Summer Camp, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Anthony attended the camp as a child, and even met his soon-to-be-wife there. The video quotes him saying “Having fun and that’s what I want to give back to the kids because that’s what I got,” said Taylor. “This is family. Doc Stamm’s like a second dad to me.” You can see the full… Read More
Engaging employees in action planning pays off big
It’s important for employees to have a strong work-life balance. Doing so can reduce stress and significantly decrease other health risks in a person’s life. It also allows employees to get more satisfaction out of doing their job, making the work more meaningful and effective. With this in mind, one section in the Department of Executive Services decided to use the results from the 2015 Employee Survey as a turning point to tackle an ongoing issue – telecommuting. Carmel Call, the Director of the Business Resource Center (BRC), explains that the topic… Read More
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