Teacher not qualified in elementary school - Salary and Career
Lay teachers in elementary school

Teacher not qualified in elementary school - 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 Teacher not qualified in elementary school earn

A Teacher not qualified in elementary school 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 Teacher not qualified in elementary school

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 Teacher not qualified in elementary school

Lay teachers in elementary school must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Teacher not qualified in elementary school 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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