The DeKalb County School District is hosting another job fair on Thursday to fill hundreds of open positions before the school year begins in a few weeks.

The district will be hiring teachers, counselors, bus drivers, custodians, substitutes and healthcare professionals, according to a release. The district’s hiring website lists more than 350 open teaching positions.

The district has hired 550 new employees already this summer, including 380 educators.

One of those new hires is Nafeesuh Muhammad-Freeman, who will be teaching science to students with special needs.

“Summer’s been great but I’m really excited to get back in and watch these children flourish continually,” she said. “I feel that when we educate, we don’t just educate that one individual — we educate generations to come.”

Teacher salaries range from a starting pay of $53,751 up to $102,608. The school year begins Aug. 8 in DeKalb.

The hiring fair will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, at the district’s administrative complex at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Stone Mountain.

Those interested in working in the state’s third-largest district can register online for the hiring fair.

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