Personnel Technician

SAN-Bernardino-Count; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

San Bernardino County is seeking a Personnel Technician for the Children and Family Services Department. The role involves processing personnel transactions, coordinating requisitions, and assisting with recruitment and outreach events.

Candidates must meet education and experience requirements and may be asked to undergo a background check and pre-employment process. The position requires strong technical skills with Microsoft Office products, HRIS systems, and applicant tracking software.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate's degree or equivalent college coursework (60 semester units) in business, public administration, or related field.
• One year of full-time experience in personnel, HR, or employment services functions including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and answering inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate list referral requisitions and processing of new hires.
• Explain personnel rules, policies and procedures; respond to inquiries and assist with recruitment and outreach events.

Skills

Public contact experience

HR knowledge

Recruitment experience

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree substitution allowed

Tools

Word

Excel

EMACS

PeopleSoft

HRIS

Applicant Tracking Systems

Power BI

Job description

ONLY THE FIRST 200 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Pre-posted for viewing starting Tuesday October 13, 2026

Applications will only be accepted online starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, until 200 applications have been received or until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, whichever occurs first.

San Bernardino County is recruiting for Personnel Technicians, who are assigned to County departments and liaison with Human Resources to process personnel transactions for their assigned departments. Responsibilities may include: coordinating list referral requisitions; processing new hires; answering inquiries and explaining personnel rules, policies and procedures; and assisting with recruitment and attending outreach events.

There is a current vacancy in Children and Family Services Department.

The resulting eligible list may be used for future vacancies in other programs and/or departments as needed. Applicants will be asked to indicate their availability and preference for referral to the different agencies in the Supplemental Questionnaire. For more detailed information, refer to the Personnel Technician job description.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To review job-specific benefits, refer to: Summary ofBenefits and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

San Bernardino County Fire Protection District is a separate entity from San Bernardino County, and as such, compensation and benefits for their positions are set forth in a different compensation plan.

The salary for San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (Personnel Technician (Fire/Special Districts)) is $24.30 - $35.21 hourly (range 23). For additional details, refer to the Non-Represented Employee Compensation Plan and Benefits Summary.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting, employment and education verification, and medical exam, which may include drug testing.

Travel

Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Sponsorship

San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Candidates must meet all of the following requirements:

• EDUCATION: An Associate's degree or equivalent completed college coursework (60 semester units) in business or public administration, behavioral 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.
• 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.
• SUBSTITUTIONS: 1) One (1) year of additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one (1) year of experience for one (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 6 (six) months of the required experience.

NOTE: Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. In addition, degrees completed outside of the U.S. must be accompanied by an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service indicating equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

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. Advanced experience working with Microsoft Access or similar databases and experience with Power BI are highly desirable for the Children and Family Services department.

Examination Procedure

There will be an online examination, which may consist of an evaluation of knowledge and skills on the following topics:

• Public and Interpersonal Relations
• Technical Office Procedures and Data Collection
• English Usage, Proofreading, and Correspondence
• Computer Skills and Procedures
• Arithmetic and Basic Statistics

EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. Review the Veteran's Preference Policy for more information and instructions to request Veteran's Preference points.

For additional information, review the County Employment Process