Job Detail- Special Education Teacher (GNETS)- Additional $6000 supplement Posted on: 02/24/2026

Job Title: Special Education Teacher (GNETS) - Additional $6000 supplement

Job Location: RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Category: Certified

Job Description :

Pay Scale: Teacher Salary Schedule, Additional $6000 Supplement

Pay Type: Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Employment Terms: 190 Days

Reports To Principal Goal

Goal: To provide a quality instructional program for students consistent with state and local rules, policies, and curriculum.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides general curriculum instruction at an appropriate skill level that meets individual student needs.

• Maximizes instructional time by teaching clear procedures and maintaining detailed lesson plans.

• Provides ongoing support to students and responds to student performance.

• Develops appropriate Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) for caseload students based on Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance.

• Regularly monitors progress towards IEP goals for caseload students.

• Utilizes de-escalation techniques when working with students.

• Conducts Functional Behavioral Assessments.

• Develops Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs) for students, implements the BIP, and maintains behavioral data.

• Manages a positive learning environment by implementing a classroom behavior system to support positive behavior.

• Provides social skills training.

• Continuously strives to prepare students for a transition to the least restrictive environment.

• Collaborates with various district/school staff, including related and therapeutic service providers.

• Maintains and cares for school property.

• Follows professional practices consistent with school and system policies.

• Complies with school, system, and state administrative regulations and Board policies.

• Demonstrates professional practices in teaching.

• Acts professionally and assumes responsibility for the total school program, its safety, and good order.

• Completes referrals for student evaluations in a timely and accurate manner.

• Maintains accurate, current, timely, and complete records as required by law and district policies/procedures.

• Follows Due Process requirements as stated in Federal laws, Georgia rules, and local guidelines.

• Follows state and local assessment procedures.

• Adheres to the Code of Ethics.

• Maintains required confidentiality.

• Adheres to all safety requirements.

• Practices professionalism in all job-related activities

• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance and the ability to adapt to an extended/ flexible work schedule.

• Possesses and maintains a valid and appropriate license, certificate, and/ or credentials as may be required for this position.

• Follows work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable, and punctual manner.

• Participates in professional development/training classes and conferences designed to enhance knowledge and skills, as determined by supervisor.

• Review current literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.

• Follows federal and state laws, School Board policies, and administrative directives.

• Performs other duties, as assigned.

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated by the principal or designee in accordance with the Georgia Teacher Evaluation Program.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from students, parents, staff members, regulatory agencies, or members of the community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to the prescribed style and format. Ability to present information effectively to senior district management, the Board of Education, and public groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply moderately complex mathematical and statistical concepts such as percentages, averages, tendencies, trends and norms. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of and adherence to all district requirements, policies, and procedures.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements to clarify the general nature and scope of a position's role within the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Department of Human Resources.) It should also be noted that the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use their hands to handle, feel, and/or reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualification Required: professional qualifications or other credentials as authorized by the employer.

Job Close Date :

Position Start: FY2027

Job Post Date: 06.18.2026