11/8/2019

Employee Voices
¿What the heck is the ECC?
So, how many of you out there have heard about the Employee Communication Council (ECC) and have wondered what in the world is that? Well, it’s an employee-led group that was formed as a result of a past Leadership Summit in an effort to help ITD continually improve.
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Safety Corner
ITD unveils first-ever Critical Incident Stress Management class
After several years of development and planning, ITD launched its first-ever Critical Incident Stress Management class. The course taught members in attendance how to reach out and offer assistance to fellow employees traumatized by what they have seen and experienced as responders.
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Threat Detection
Personnel improve safety by identifying threats to snowplows through GIS hazard maps
Maintenance crews are involved in an ongoing effort to identify obstacles and hazards that can damage or wreck expensive equipment. Those that travel the roads every day are familiar with the specific hazards, but they are often not known by a new employee. There's a new tool to map out all of the challenges on highway routes that snowplow drivers need to be aware of.
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Employee Profile
Innovation Steward Profile: DMV's Beth Thompson
One of the biggest obstacles to greater participation in Innovate ITD is that employees simply don't know who to go to to submit an innovation or just talk about a fledgling idea. To remedy that, we are starting a series of profiles of the stewards in each division and district. First up -- DMV's Beth Thompson.
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Your Safety
ITD & Gov's Office collaborate on Incident Safety awareness
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and ITD are collaborating on Tuesday, Nov. 12 to bring attention to the importance of traffic incident responders during National Traffic Incident Management Awareness Week.
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Future
Districts recruit Vandals, Bengals and Cougars
Employee-led recruiting is spreading across the state, with two different districts attending career fairs at their respective home universities in October to "cast a wider net."
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Employees
ITD's MVPs
ITD employees have an avenue to share their appreciation for the assistance and guidance of colleagues. Recognition and acknowledgement is an essential component of job satisfaction. These are the MVP cards submitted by employees recently:
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Career Development
ITD Job Openings
The current list of job openings may help inform employees of the career choices available to them that make ITD a great place to work. It also may assist in external recruitment when looking for the best candidates.
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Technology
Employee desk phones to be upgraded - UPDATED SCHEDULE
The desk phones of all employees will be upgraded soon as the department moves to more securely link our phones to our computers, and the viable lifespan of the old phone system draws to a close. The phones installation will roll out by the end of the year throughout headquarters, and from January to May in the districts.
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