Bilingual indigenous teacher - Salary and Career
Lay teachers in elementary school

Bilingual indigenous teacher - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They teach in schools in rural areas and remote regions of the country, teach reading, writing and calculation, prepare classes, teaching materials and plan the school year. They assess students and supervise their activities. Perform administrative procedures. In the development of activities, they communicate with students, parents, school staff and community.

How much does an Bilingual indigenous teacher earn

A Bilingual indigenous teacher earns between $1.124 and $6.593 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.314 and a median salary of $1.500 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 3.550 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Bilingual indigenous teacher

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.314 27.768 578 13
1º Quartile 1.124 13.484 281 6
Median Salary 1.500 18.000 375 8
3º Quartile 5.028 60.338 1.257 28
Higher Salary 6.593 79.117 1.648 37


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • lay and mid-level teachers
      • lay teachers in elementary and vocational education
        • lay teachers in elementary school

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Main workplaces

Lay teachers in elementary school they work in the teaching area as teachers of multigrade or unigrade classes in rural areas and remote regions of the country. They can do follow-up and family guidance. They are usually employed on temporary contracts, with permanent supervision. They work individually, indoors and during the day. They have precarious working conditions, living with a lack of resources and infrastructure.


What does it take to work in the field of Lay teachers in elementary school

Most lay teachers have up to the fourth grade of elementary school. For professional practice, they are required to enroll in the in-service teacher training program (pro-training) to obtain training equivalent to teaching. The course is based on distance learning and lasts for two years, with face-to-face and distance phases, and with the guidance of a tutor.


Functions and activities of Bilingual indigenous teacher

Lay teachers in elementary school must:

  • take class;
  • communicate;
  • prepare didactic material;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • perform administrative procedures;
  • plan the school year;
  • teaching;
  • teaching to read, write and calculate;
  • prepare teaching material;
  • evaluate students;
  • prepare class;
  • plan the academic year;
  • tar class;
  • supervise student activities;
  • dar aula;

  • Activities

    • analyze attendance;
    • pass didactic and story videos;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • demonstrate motivation;
    • guide handwriting;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • research the student's family reality;
    • make handouts (storybooks, texts, etc.);
    • establish an annual, semester and monthly program;
    • accompany students at lunch;
    • check material availability;
    • write reports;
    • make posters and panels;
    • organize classroom;
    • track student learning;
    • passing homework;
    • organize queues;
    • establish a schedule of activities;
    • stimulating discussions and comments;
    • show patience;
    • visit libraries, museums and places of interest;
    • develop assessment instruments;
    • playing with students;
    • write texts with students;
    • demonstrate organization;
    • interview people from the community and entities;
    • teach fundamental operations;
    • refer students to support professionals;
    • clarify doubts;
    • search textbooks and videos and stories;
    • define assessment methods;
    • organize classroom material;
    • select material;
    • organize out-of-school events and activities;
    • demonstrate initiative;
    • make pedagogical sheets;
    • overcoming difficult situations;
    • organize student lunch;
    • give tutoring;
    • work as a team;
    • contact people in the community for class;
    • define methodology (how it will work);
    • play material;
    • storytelling;
    • set goals;
    • set goals;
    • organize events and activities at school;
    • review the correction with students;
    • complete class journal (lesson content);
    • display class content;
    • recycle material;
    • disclose activities and events to the community;
    • observe student participation;
    • observe student behavior;
    • fill in the student's individual form;
    • develop group dynamics with students;
    • demonstrate participation;
    • participate in extracurricular events;
    • supervise students at playtime;
    • select textbooks and storybooks;
    • make a call;
    • demonstrate perseverance;
    • participate in qualifying events;
    • attend parent meeting;
    • complete student report card;
    • establish rules of behavior;
    • define projects;
    • organize meetings with parents;
    • develop pedagogical projects and activities with students;
    • elaborate class schedule;
    • define contents;
    • create play and games;
    • demonstrate self-confidence;
    • absorb changes;
    • listen carefully (know how to listen);
    • solving problems;
    • demonstrate sensitivity;
    • mediate conflicts;
    • make lightning and concrete dictations;
    • complete grade map (students' school history);
    • organize student material;
    • search for previous knowledge of the student;
    • dict words and texts;
    • schedule extracurricular events and activities;
    • serve the parents of students;
    • study content (subjects and topics related to the class);
    • playing with students;
    • evaluate students' daily activities;
    • watch didactic and story videos;
    • chat with students;
    • listening to the students' experience;
    • participate in meetings with coordination and management;
    • dramatize stories, songs and folkloric parties;
    • correct assessment instruments;
    • read texts with students;
    • call parents or guardians;


    Sectors that hire Bilingual indigenous teacher the most in the job market

    • elementary school
    • child education - pre-school
    • child education - day care
    • general public administration
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • high school
    • activities of religious organizations
    • other teaching activities
    • activities of employer and business associative organizations
    • social assistance activities provided in collective and private residences




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