 Open Enrollment begins tomorrow
Open Enrollment starts tomorrow, Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 15. To ensure you are selecting the right benefits for you and your family for 2024, learn about your choices and see what’s changing next year:
When you’re ready, Log in to PeopleSoft Nov. 1 – 15, and select the Open Enrollment tile. Make your changes, review your Preview Statement, then use the Submit Enrollment button. For help with PeopleSoft, call the IT Service Center at 206-263-4357. Learn more, including what happens if you don’t participate in Open Enrollment and how to get more information.
Updates to Walking Bus pilot program start Nov. 6
With darker, longer days almost upon us, King County’s employee “Walking Bus” pilot program will soon offer five afternoon departures times from the King County Courthouse to King Street Station and Colman Dock via the Pioneer Square light rail station.
In this pilot phase which starts Monday, Nov. 6, King County employees can join their colleagues and a Facilities Management Division (FMD) Security Escort each weekday evening walking from the Third Avenue entrance of the King County Courthouse to the King Street Station and Colman Dock via a stop at the Pioneer Square light rail station entrance at Jefferson Street and Yesler Way.
These changes have been made based on feedback to provide a safer commute and more effectively serve customers and will allow FMD to better manage security resources. Due to staffing resources, FMD Security cannot provide additional escorts in the 4 to 6 p.m. timeframe. Plan to use the walking bus program for escorts during that time. Get more information and departure times here.
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Administrative professional recognitions now available for July through September
The Administrative Professionals Program is excited to announce the Administrative Professional Recognitions for the 2023 third quarter, from July through September. These 10 individuals have been recognized for their excellence as administrative professionals at King County. View the recognitions here.
The list includes: Catalina Corvalan, Marni Donnely, Shenathan Burtdon, Linda Eaves, Ithica Nolan-Williams, Susan Felchlin, Alison Hoffarth, Stephanie Scappini, Viviana Ramirez-Carrillo, and Bryan Baird.
Thank you to the Administrative Specialists, Executive Assistants, Customer Service Specialists, Medical Assistants, Court Clerks, and others who keep King County operating. Please consider taking a moment to recognize an Administrative Professional on your team, so we can give them a shoutout in the upcoming fourth quarter.
For more information about the Administrative Professionals Program, visit www.kingcounty.gov/administrativeprofessionals.
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Power of giving: Better together
The Employee Giving Program helps King County employees support a multitude of causes from arts, culture, and humanities to mental health services, and more. We have been doing this for 35 years and it is amazing to see the positive impact King County employees can have by working – and giving – together. We can make a difference and are better together!
Check out this video below to learn more about the Employee Giving Program and be a part of the change!
You can make your campaign pledge here. Pledge today!
Regional Veterans Court seeks vet mentors
Now in its 11th year, King County Regional Veterans Court (RVC) strives to increase effective cooperation between federal, state, and local veteran’s service agencies and the criminal justice system. RVC’s mission is to address the underlying issues that have resulted in veterans being referred to the criminal justice system.
This Veterans Day, RVC is seeking additional veteran mentors to work with RVC participants. “Mentors help to continuously support and uplift the veterans they partner with as each vet undertakes the rigorous RVC program requirements,” says Terrell Carrington, RVC Mentor Program Coordinator for King County District Court. “The most important thing a mentor does for the vet is just being there.”
Terrell recruits mentors from numerous veteran services organizations throughout the Puget Sound Region. He works with RVC participants and mentors to find a match that works for both parties. In evaluating a mutually beneficial pairing, Terrell considers the vet’s and mentor’s ages, gender, military branch and rank, and period they served.
“I know how tough it is to re-adjust to civilian life,” says Terrell, a former Army staff sergeant. “Our mentors show vets in the RVC program that it is possible to overcome any number of challenges – and, the mentor gets to experience the joy of helping a comrade succeed.”
If you are a vet or know of a vet who would be a good RVC mentor, you can email Terrell at TeCarrington@kingcounty.gov.
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Energizing! the Future
Did you know that building and facility energy use is the region’s second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, which represents nearly half of King County carbon emissions? The continual increase in greenhouse gas emissions is a key driver of the ongoing climate crisis. The need for sustainable, regenerative, and resilient building practices is critical to curbing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering a climate-friendly future. Additionally, climate change often disproportionately impacts frontline communities – communities that face historic and current inequities and have limited resources to adapt, often cited as environmental justice or overburdened communities. This makes the need for a sustainable, equitable, and environmentally just future even greater.
The Department of Local Services (DLS) Energize! Heat Pump program is one of many of King County sustainable building tools and centers both sustainability and equity principles as a foundation of the program. The program contributes to reaching the County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) goals of reducing countywide sources of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to a 2007 baseline, by 25% by 2020, 50% by 2030, and 80% by 2050. Read more.
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Reminder of required training: We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work
To reach our True North – a welcoming community where every person can thrive – we must achieve racial justice. “We Are Racially Just” is a core value of King County. Through personal testimonies from King County employees, the We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work eLearning course explores what it means to be racially just and helps to familiarize employees with King County’s Pro-Equity and Anti-Racist actions and identify behaviors that can support these actions at work. This training helps to ensure that each of us understands what it means to be racially just and what we can do in our own work to advance racial justice at King County.
If taking this eLearning is still on your NEOGOV To Do list, employees who have regular computer access at work should complete the eLearning by Dec. 31, 2023. Those without regular computer access have until Sept. 30, 2024. This NEOGOV eLearning can be accessed here: We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work. Thank you again to everyone involved in creating a welcoming community at King County where every person can thrive.
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ICYMI Neurodiversity Training: Actionable Strategies for Inclusion
Are you ready to embark on an educational journey towards a more inclusive workplace? For a limited time, view the insightful webinar event, "Neurodiversity Training: Actionable Strategies for Inclusion," hosted by the King County Department of Human Resources (DHR). This recorded webinar of the live training from October 19 is designed for both employees and supervisors who are interested in creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace. It is an opportunity to gain valuable insights and leave with actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately.
DHR has partnered with The How Skills, an organization specializing in neurodiversity to empower individuals, support workplaces, and create inclusive environments. A Senior Coach at The How Skills will guide participants through an engaging session that will not only raise awareness, but provide actionable strategies for fostering a more inclusive work environment.
You can access the training until November 19 only:
The recording of the webinar will be available only through November 19. For more information, contact Erin McPhee, Manager, Disability Services at EMcPhee@kingcounty.gov. For disability accommodations related to the webinar, please contact DisabilityServices@kingcounty.gov.
King County employees receive discounted tickets to Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at the 5th Avenue Theatre
King County employees can take advantage of discounted tickets for White Christmas at the 5th Avenue Theatre. For a limited time, until Nov. 5, employees can get $29 tickets in zones 3, 4, & 5 and $79 tickets in zones 1 and 2 for any evening performance. Discounts are only available for evening performances.
To access this discount go to www.5thavenue.org/blueskies or put in Promo Code: BLUESKIES when purchasing your tickets at 5thavenue.org.
See all available discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
Featured Job: Language Access and Outreach Coordinator (Vietnamese)
Salary: $34.97 - $44.33 Hourly
Location: WA 98057-2906, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 2023RL20322
Department: KCE - King County Elections
Division: Election Outreach
Opening Date: 10/30/2023
Closing Date: 11/13/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: F3A : L117-P&T
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
The Department of Elections is searching for energetic and resourceful professionals who like to "get stuff done." The Language Access and Outreach Coordinator position in the Elections Department combines an exciting, fast paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills. The ideal candidate will thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done.
Learn more about this position and view all available positions.
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