Employment

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

Open Positions

Teachers

• We are hiring a PreK ESE teacher for our Lakeland school. Achievement Academy is a public charter school and teacher certification is required.

  Bachelor’s degree or higher is required and you must either hold a valid Florida Certificate for full-time teaching or a valid Florida Statement of Status of Eligibility (SOE) which deems you eligible to hold a Florida Certificate for full-time teaching. This position requires certification in PreK-Primary or Preschool Education (Birth-Age 4).

  A CDA is not a replacement for this certification-teachers must have or be eligible for DOE state certification.

  Achievement Academy follows Polk County School District’s student calendar and is competitive with the salary scale for teachers. Beginning teachers start at $47,500 and increases with experience. Hours for teachers is from 8am to 3:30pm. Experience with young children a must; experience with special needs is preferred. Classroom has 11 special needs PreK students and 2 full-time paraprofessionals for assistance. Teaching responsibilities include lesson planning, student assessment, goal development, data collection, progress reporting, IEP development and implementation, etc.

  Requirements include:

  • Proven ability as a highly effective teacher of PreK ESE students.
  • Successful classroom/behavior management of young special needs students with a variety of exceptionalities.
  • Good interpersonal skills with student’s parents and colleagues.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with each student’s team members-parents, therapists, ESE facilitator, nurse, administration-to provide a successful environment in which students will thrive and grow.
  • Successful supervisory skills of paraprofessional(s).

  If it is your desire to teach young, special needs preschoolers in a supportive environment, Achievement Academy provides that and more.

  If you would like to submit your resume or contact the Principal, Cindi Parker-Pearson, for additional information please do so at cindi@achievmentacademy.com. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Paraprofessionals

• None available at this time

Early Interventionists

• None available at this time

Therapists

• None available at this time

Support Staff

• None available at this time

An employment application is available for downloading/printing.