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Dec
22

Department of Human Resources

At the Department of Human Resources (DHR), we're building an inclusive workplace where every person is treated with respect and supported to learn, innovate, and do their best work.

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Guided by King County's True North and values, we:

  • Recruit the best talent
  • Grow and reward our people
  • Work as one team to deliver outstanding results for the people we serve

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Employee resources

Current and former King County employees, as well as your partner and dependents:

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Current employees can find more resources on the employee intranet including a list of department HR managers.

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A message from the Director, Jay Osborne

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Jay Osborne, Director, Department of Human Resources

Welcome! At King County, we offer hundreds of interesting, impactful, and rewarding career paths in a racially just, diverse, and culturally responsive environment.

We support your health, well-being, and safety, offer a competitive and equitable wages, benefits, and leaves package, and provide equitable opportunities for advancement and the tools and resources you need to succeed.

We are very proud of our incredibly talented, innovative, diverse, and inclusive workforce. They want to make a difference in their communities and the lives of the people they serve.

If you want to make a difference in your community and thrive where you work, join us today.

About the Department of Human Resources

The Department of Human Resources’ mission is to provide strategic human resources leadership, modernize systems, and deliver customer-focused services designed to support the management, growth, and development of the King County workforce. 

We support King County departments which include HR managers and HR subject matter experts. Our services and programs assist leaders and HR professionals throughout the County in their work in accomplishing their organizational goals.

Our services include

  • Protecting and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of employees
  • Employee development and employee engagement
  • Talent acquisition
  • Workforce equity
  • Compensation and classification
  • HR systems and analytics
  • HR policy and legislation

About King County

As the only county in the United States named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant community with residents that represent countries from around the world.

King County has 19 departments that provide regional services to all residents of King County, including people who live in cities and the unincorporated areas.

Departments include:

  • courts and related legal services
  • public health services
  • county jails
  • records
  • elections
  • property tax appraisals
  • regional parks and facilities
  • roads management
  • King County International Airport (Boeing Field)

With the voter-approved merger of Metro and King County, county government has also assumed the responsibility for public transit and sewage disposal.

 
  • With over 2.25 million residents, King County is the 13th largest county in the United States in terms of population. There are more people living in King County than in 15 states.
  • At 2,130 square miles, the county covers more territory than the states of Rhode Island or Delaware.
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