Employment

Achievement Academy is a Drug-Free workplace and all candidates will be successfully background screened and fingerprinted prior to hiring.  

Open Positions

Teacher

• We are hiring a PreK ESE classroom teacher for our Lakeland school for the 2023/24 school year. 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. Fingerprinting, background clearance and drug screening is required before hiring.  Salary and benefits competitive with the school district. Send resume via mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to cindi@achievementacademy.com.

Paraprofessionals

• none available at this time

Early Interventionist

• The Birth to Three program is currently seeking an 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.  Send resume by mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to kristin@achievementacademy.com.

Therapists

• We currently have a need for a full-time Speech/Language Pathology Assistant to help service our Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven Campuses beginning August 2023. The Achievement Academy is a developmental pre-school servicing special needs children between the ages of 2-6. Therapist hours are typically 8:30-3:30 Monday through Friday. The Achievement Academy follows the Polk County school calendar including holidays and summers off. Candidates must hold current Florida Licensure, be able to pass a level 2 background check, and pediatric experience is highly preferred.  Speech/Language Pathology Assistant responsibilities may include; assisting supervising Speech Therapists in implementation of treatment plans for children with varying exceptionalities, providing individual therapy sessions to address concerns in speech and language development, and completion of all necessary paperwork (data collection, attendance, billing logs, etc.). Send resume via mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to Wendy@achievementacademy.com.

• We currently have a need for a Part-time (2days/week) Physical Therapist to service our Winter Haven Campus. The Achievement Academy is a developmental pre-school servicing special needs children between the ages of 2-6. Therapist hours are typically 8:30-3:30. The Achievement Academy follows the Polk County school calendar including holidays and summers off. Candidates must hold current Florida Licensure, be able to pass a level 2 background check, and pediatric experience is preferred.  Physical Therapist responsibilities include; evaluation, plan of care, and IEP development for children with varying exceptionalities, providing 1:1 individual therapy sessions to address concerns in gross motor development, equipment trials/training/education, possible PTA supervision, and completion of all necessary paperwork (data collection, attendance, quarterly progress reports, attend IEP meetings, billing logs, etc.).  Send resume via mail to 716 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland, FL 33805 or via email to Wendy@achievementacademy.com.

Support Staff

• none available at this time

An employment application is available for downloading/printing