Lay teacher in a multigrade class - Salary and Career
Lay teachers in elementary school

Lay teacher in a multigrade class - 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 Lay teacher in a multigrade class earn

A Lay teacher in a multigrade class 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 Lay teacher in a multigrade class

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 Lay teacher in a multigrade class

Lay teachers in elementary school must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Lay teacher in a multigrade class 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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