Employment

Achievement Academy is a Drug-Free workplace and all candidates will be successfully background screened and fingerprinted prior to hiring.  Interested candidates may send resume via email to cindi@achievementacademy.com  or by mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805.

Open Positions

Teacher

• We are hiring a PreK ESE classroom teacher for our Lakeland school. This position works closely with two paraprofessionals in a classroom of eleven students with special needs. Hours for teachers are 8:00am to 3:30pm, Monday-Friday while following the traditional school calendar of Polk County. The successful candidate has their Florida Professional Teaching certification in PreK-Primary (age 3 through Grade 3) or Preschool Education (birth through age four), has experience working with infants/toddlers in a preschool classroom setting and must be sincerely interested in educating and working with exceptional children. Salary and benefits competitive with Polk County Schools. Fingerprinting, background clearance and drug screening is required before hiring.  Salary and benefits competitive with the school district. Send resume in person or mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to cindi@achievementacademy.com.

Paraprofessionals

• We are hiring a classroom paraprofessional for our Lakeland school. This position works closely with the teacher and one other para in a classroom of 11 students with special needs. Hours for paraprofessionals are 8:00am to 3:00pm, Monday-Friday while following the traditional school calendar of Polk County. The successful candidate has graduated from an accredited high school or has completed a GED, has experience working with infants/toddlers in a preschool classroom setting and must be sincerely interested in educating and working with exceptional children. Fingerprinting, background clearance and drug screening is required before hiring. Salary and benefits competitive with the school district. Application may be printed, completed and returned via mail or in person to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or returned via email to cindi@achievementacademy.com.

Early Interventionist

• The Achievement Academy’s Birth to Three program is currently seeking a full-time Early Interventionist.  The Birth to Three program provides home-based early intervention services to children from birth to three years of age who may be “at-risk” of having developmental delays and/or have been identified with a specific delay.   Understanding that parents are a child’s first teacher, parental involvement is key to the effectiveness of the program.  A successful candidate must be knowledgeable in child development, developmentally appropriate practices and milestones.  A minimum of 1 year of experience working with “at-risk”/developmentally delayed children from birth to 3 years of age or 5 years experience out of field with Bachelor of Science Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood or related field preferred.  Benefits include IRS rate mileage reimbursement and a cell phone allowance as well as insurance and retirement.  Send resume in person or mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to kristin@achievementacademy.com. 

Administrative Professionals

• none available at this time

Therapists

• none available at this time
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Support Staff

• none available at this time

 Employment Application

An employment application is available for downloading/printing.