This recruitment is only open to current San Bernardino County, Fire Department, or Special District employees who hold a regular, intern, contract, extra-help, recurrent, Public Service Employee, or Work Experience Program (WEX) position. Former PSE, WEX, or interns are eligible to apply up to six (6) months from the end of their assignment. Your County employment must be clearly listed in your work history. ONLY THE FIRST 200 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED Pre-posted for viewing starting Saturday, April 11, 2026. Applications will only be accepted online starting at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026, until 200 applications have been received or until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2026, whichever occurs first. Excellent Benefits. To review job-specific benefits, refer to:View Benefits by Occupational Unit – Exempt (PDF)View Modified Benefits Option – Exempt (PDF)View County Exempt Compensation Ordinance (PDF)San Bernardino County Human Resources has an exciting opportunity for Human Resources Specialists, who perform a broad range of varied and difficult paraprofessional work in support of a variety of programs, units, and teams within the County Human Resources Department. Human Resources Specialists exercise independent judgment, advise and make sound recommendations based on established methods, procedures, techniques, and policies requiring research, decision making and discretion; and may oversee/coordinate office support functions, programs and/projects and may act as a lead worker over staff or projects assigning and reviewing work and monitoring outcomes and may train staff. Duties may vary depending on the area of assignment. For more detailed information, refer to the Human Resources Specialist job description. Minimum Requirements Education: An Associate's degree or equivalent completed college coursework (60 semester units) in business or public administration, social science, human resources management, organizational psychology, statistics, or a closely related field. A list of coursework or transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) must be submitted with application if degree (as above) has not been conferred. AND - Experience: One (1) year of full-time experience in performing personnel, human resources or employment services functions, which included responsibility for personnel processes such as recruiting, hiring or onboarding, explaining rules and regulations or policies and procedures, public contact experience, and using computer based systems (i.e., databases, word processing, spreadsheets, or Internet) to assist employees and the public with personnel, employment, and benefits related processes and questions. Substitution: One (1) year of additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of 1 year of experience for 1 year of education (e.g., 12 months of additional experience substitutes for 30 semester units). 2) A Bachelor's degree in one of the qualifying areas may substitute for the required experience. Desired Qualifications The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree or higher, three (3) years of experience supporting human resources functions, and have strong technical skills, including experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, EMACS (PeopleSoft) HRIS, and applicant tracking systems.