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 PreK ESE teacher(s) for our Lakeland school for the 2025-2026 school year beginning in August. 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. Classrooms have 11-12 special needs PreK students and 1-2 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.
  Information about our school can be found on our website at www.AchievementAcademy.com

  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

• We are hiring classroom paraprofessionals for our Lakeland school for the 2025-26 school year. 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 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.