<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

I have been working for the city I live in as a staff for a special needs day program the last 6 years. Southwest USA. I'm 23.

I was thinking about going to school for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (business psych), and got up to an Associates before finances/life got troublesome.

I think I'm getting burned out what I'm doing, and I could use a full-time at higher pay. Right now I'm at 30h@ 11.5$. If these numbers are embarrassing, I can only say I got complacent. It was easier to stick it out while going to school than hit the job apps. Now that school is up the air, I figure I'd better start climbing the ladder in the mean time.

My plan is to get a job in HR department with my employer. Entry is high school education, 40h@17$. The spot above that is Associates + 3years HR experience 40h@20$. Governmental benefits, since its public sector.

I want this job in particular because its inter-department, in the field of study I want to make a career someday, and I'm more comfortable with administrative desk work than what I'm doing now (hands on recreation). I'm even considering going to school for a Bachelors in Human Resources if thats possible, instead of minimum Masters for IO psychology.

My problem is I dont know how to job search since I've been at this place for 6 years. I worked at a movie theater before this for about 6 months I think. I jumped ship because I got a city job.

Who do I talk to in order to get my foot in the door? Would my supervisors help? Should I talk to someone in HR? We have internal and external job postings, and I set up an email alert when HR spots come up. I dont think its a spot that empties out often, and I don't know how many people are in front of me, if any. I just want them to keep me in mind, or at least know I exist.

I obviously would prefer to stay with my employer for several reasons, but also want to look into any HR position thats a step up from what I'm doing now.
<bot>: worked at current job for 6 years. I dont know the best way to get a better position, but I want one. Inter-department if possible, but oh well.