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Read MoreDOC WCCW Ladies Hear the Message with Music
By Alexandra Barton (email) DOC Communications Photo by Alexandra Barton, DOC Communications A powerful melody resonated throughout the halls of Washington Corrections Center for Women as the three-woman band, Trillium-239, played ‘This Land is Your Land’ for the incarcerated women. The band’s visit was part of Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau Series: Music with a Message, an educational program...
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Read MoreDOC Statewide Security Advisory Councils
Each quarter, Washington State Department of Corrections staff from across the state, along with representatives from the Teamsters, meet to have dialogue surrounding concerns, successes, and new ideas about security in correctional facilities and the community. The Statewide Security Advisory Council consists of individuals representing their Local Security Advisory Councils and bring with them updates...
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Read MoreDOC Congratulates the Northwest Region Correctional Worker Core class 1906 graduates!
The Washington State Department of Corrections congratulates the 13 graduates of the Northwest Region Correctional Worker Core class 1906, whose class graduated on June 27, 2019 at the Capt. Jimmie Evans Performance Center in Monroe, Washington. Correctional Worker Core is an instructional course that introduces new Corrections staff members to the skills and basic work functions needed to work in a...
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Read MoreDES Human Resources
Welcome new employees! The following employees went through New Employee Orientation in July, and are pictured, not in order: Alexander Agidius (C&P); Catalina Cabotage, Alexander Kenesson, Andrew Rajic, Melissa Rossiter, Millie Stone (B&G); Kelly Grey and Rohann Imbao (BRD); Eric Lester (FPS); Rebecca Blanton (FIN); Christopher Shock, Molly Wharton, Jason Chu (HR). Welcome to...
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Read MoreGovernor honors 20 state government managers for outstanding performance
Gov. Jay Inslee honored 20 state agency managers today who have demonstrated outstanding leadership. The 2019 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management recipients were honored at an awards luncheon at the Executive Residence. This year’s recipients were recognized for a wide range of accomplishments in 2018. These included delivering successful major transportation projects in Seattle and Spokane and...
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Read MoreDSHS Central Purchasing receives Leadership Award
It’s commitment to sustainability has garnered the Department of Social and Health Services Central Purchasing Unit the Leadership in Greener Purchasing award from Office Depot. It was one of 21 awards the office supply firm presented for calendar year 2018. DSHS won the award in the state government sector. It spent $1,022,728 on green products (55 percent of its purchasing!). Here’s what DSHS was able...
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Read MoreDSHS DVR Diversify WA Career Fair
By Chris Wright DSHS Office of Communications DVR worked closely with job seekers to ensure they were properly prepared for the Reverse Career Fair. DVR Business Outreach staff prepped the candidates to pitch themselves to potential employers and to create targeted resumes for positions they applied for. For many candidates, the coaching beforehand made the career fair itself much less stressful. “I’ve...
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Read MoreMexican Consulate in Seattle and Employment Security Department sign historic agreement
Posted by Ann Hartmen – annhartman For the first time, the Employment Security Department (ESD) and the Consulate of México in Seattle have a formal protocol for working together. ESD Commissioner Suzi LeVine and Consul Roberto Dondisch signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) — one copy in Spanish and one in English — to document how the two organizations work together. The signing ceremony...
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