Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist

October 12, 2026
Alameda, CA, US
$85,000 – $123,000/yr
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The Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist manages the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and interviewing through offer and onboarding. Partnering closely with hiring managers and the HR team, this role identifies hiring needs, delivers a positive candidate experience, and builds a strong, diverse talent pipeline for current and future openings. As recruitment volume allows, the specialist also supports general HR activities and projects.

  • Manage full-cycle recruitment for open positions and ensure a positive candidate experience.
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and develop recruitment plans.
  • Source qualified candidates through job boards, social media, direct outreach, networking, and other channels, with a focus on diverse candidate pools.
  • Build relationships with passive candidates and maintain talent pipelines for current and future openings.
  • Screen and interview candidates to assess their qualifications and alignment with position requirements.
  • Provide backup support for scheduling interviews.
  • Lead recruitment check-ins and provide the HR team with daily progress updates.
  • Maintain consistent communication with hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
  • Manage reference checks and complete salary history documentation to support offer recommendations.
  • Maintain accurate ATS records, update candidate statuses, and send decline communications.
  • Stay current on recruitment trends and best practices. Recommend process improvements.
  • Support general HR responsibilities as recruitment volume allows.
  • Additional projects and duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

  • Minimum of eight years of full-time, relevant and progressively responsible experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university may be substituted for 4 years of experience. A Master’s degree may be substituted for an additional year of experience.

Knowledge of

  • Recruiting and sourcing best practices
  • Understanding of general human resources policies and procedures, including employment laws and regulations
  • Understanding of organizational staffing needs and workforce planning
  • Awareness of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles and best practices in recruitment.
  • Knowledge of interview techniques and evaluation methods.
  • Knowledge of labor market trends and talent pools.
  • Cross-cultural sensitivity
  • Principles and practices of planning and project management
  • Proficiency with HR and Applicant Tracking Systems (Paycom preferred)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Office 365 preferred

Ability to

  • Build relationships with passive candidates
  • Create a positive candidate experience
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
  • Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to staff and candidates
  • Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in a variety of contexts
  • Read, analyze, and interpret common professional publications, legislative or policy documents, financial reports and related agency documents and information
  • Plan and project manage work to ensure organizational goals are achieved
  • Work with HR Leadership to develop a wide variety of short- and long-range plans, tracking metrics
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with candidates and staff throughout the Agency
  • Facilitate groups and manage meetings effectively
  • Adapt, with minimal or no advance notice, to changes in agency operations and work assignments or procedures
  • Define and creatively address problems or management challenges requiring analysis of multiple variables or situations, collect and analyze information, consider alternatives, and draw valid conclusions

Please note

  • All First 5 employees must live and work in California.
  • The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $123,000 and as an independent government agency, the posted salary is the set salary range for this position. We cannot offer salaries above this posted range.

About First 5 Alameda County

First 5 Alameda County believes every child in Alameda County should have optimal health, development, and well-being to reach their greatest potential. Through innovative programs and policy advocacy, we help provide children and their families access to resources that support their first five years of development.

Join our mission-driven team that in partnership with the community, supports a county-wide continuous prevention and early intervention system that promotes optimal health and development, narrows disparities, and improves peak years of child development.

First 5 Alameda County Benefits

We offer a benefits package to our temporary employees with health care including Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage. We also offer paid vacation and sick time. We have 17 paid holidays including the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day as paid time off.