Teacher of Brazilian language and literature in high school - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Teacher of Brazilian language and literature in high school earn

A Teacher of Brazilian language and literature in high school earns between $1.008 and $13.223 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.860 and a median salary of $1.995 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 1.110 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Science and arts professionals
• • teaching professionals
• • • high school teachers
• • • • high school teachers

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Main workplaces

High School Teachers they work with clients of different age groups, with a predominance of teenagers, coming from communities with different cultural and social contexts. They work in schools or educational institutions in the federal, state, municipal, private and NGO public networks. They work in urban areas, as statutory or registered employees. They carry out their activities individually and in teams, with occasional supervision, in places suitable for teaching activities. In some activities, they may be exposed to the effects of loud noise, vocal cord fatigue, and the stress of working under pressure.

What does it take to work in the field of High School Teachers

The exercise of these occupations requires specific higher education training, depending on the area of activity. In public schools, a public tender is required.

Functions and activities of Teacher of Brazilian language and literature in high school

High School Teachers must:

Activities

structuring the transmission of knowledge;
forward memos to management and coordination;
subsidize students for self-assessment;
appropriate the content to the predefined objectives and the student's prior knowledge;
indicate learning advances;
keep up-to-date records on student development;
teach theoretical and practical classes;
survey the student's needs and interests regarding the teaching material ;
define objectives for the area of knowledge;
define interdisciplinary contents and activities;
meet with parents or guardians of students;
request parental support in solving student learning issues;
complete class diaries: attendance, content and evaluation;
develop activities to establish relationships between content and practices;
applying assessment instruments;
select scientific, philosophical and cultural information disseminated by the media for analysis in class;
survey the student's needs and interests regarding the didactic material ;
instrumentalize students for study activities;
ensure an ethical posture in pedagogical action;
inform the student about the relevance of knowledge for human development;
adjusting pedagogical material to the objectives of the class;
choosing didactic and pedagogical material;
attend theater, cinema, exhibitions and libraries;
propose the hiring of specialized services;
respect the cultural, economic and social differences of the school community;
meet with parents or guardians;
select didactic and pedagogical material to be worked in class;
discriminate specifications of the didactic and pedagogical material for acquisition;
comment assessment results with students;
compete in literary, scientific and sports competitions;
learn about trends related to teaching in the specific field of knowledge;
request parent participation in school events;
set the timetable;
adapt pedagogical material to the objectives of the class;
analyze the adequacy of the didactic material to the pedagogical project;
set the calendar;
participate in teacher training activities carried out by the school;
request technical and legal support services for the exercise of the teaching profession;
continuously reflect on one's own teaching practice;
request assistance from professionals specialized in educational and pedagogical guidance;
learn about trends related to the teaching of the specific field of knowledge;
interact with students;
attend to student reactions in the room;
request parent participation in school events;
organize courses for teachers and the community;
comment the assessment results with students;
express yourself clearly;
follow refresher courses in the discipline or related areas;
work in trade unions and academics;
request teaching material;
develop activities for the production of knowledge by students;
develop activities for abstract reasoning and critical reflection of students;
maintain lines of communication with the governing bodies;
meet with peers of the discipline and area to discussions of pedagogical issues;
select texts and bibliography for the class;
contribute to the establishment of democratic relationships at school;
develop activities for political understanding of society's problems;
to compile a bibliography of didactic and pedagogical material;
read newspapers, magazines, periodicals and books;
guide students to participate in literary, scientific, artistic and sports competitions;
collect different teaching resources for the class;
encourage continuity of schooling;
correct tests, assignments and other assessment tools;
examining the national curriculum parameters for the definition of the proposal school pedagogy;
request funds and staff to organize events at the school;
request maintenance of materials, equipment and rooms;
ensure the maintenance of the teacher's achievements and rights;
require from the school conditions of access to publications of teaching interest;
influence the definition of career plans;
work in trade union and academic associations;
survey bibliography of didactic and pedagogical material;
develop aesthetic, ethical and political perceptions in students;
ensure the development of the course content;
ensure the development of course content;
comment on assessment results with students;
adjust the syllabus to the available class time;
discuss the teaching practice in pedagogical meetings;
inform peers about union referrals and matters of interest to the teaching category;
review teaching procedures and strategies based on the results;
modify strategies during class for greater learning;
intervene in the definition of school budgets;
encourage student participation in activities;
transform the results of assessments into a stimulus for the advancement of learning;
integrate interdisciplinary study groups;
diagnose students' previous knowledge and skills;
adjust the subject proposal to the school proposal;
intervene in the definition of municipal, state and federal budgets in relation to education;
stimulate professional vocations through the content of the disciplines;
examine the national curriculum parameters for the definition of the proposal school pedagogy;
organizing cultural, scientific, sports and philosophical;
probing the socioeconomic and cultural situation of the students;
request parental support in solving students' learning issues;
request support from parents in solving students' learning issues;
measure specific knowledge;
dialogue with students;
update in the use of new information technologies;
select texts and class bibliography;
serve parents and students;
adjusting the subject proposal to the school proposal;
inform yourself about demands and needs of society related to areas of knowledge;
encourage students' creative ability;
work in trade unions and academic associations;
assume positions of coordination, representation, direction;
participate in cultural, scientific, sporting and philosophical school events;
select didactic and pedagogical material to be worked on in class;
evaluate the development of students through specific records;
develop activities related to contemporary scientific, philosophical and artistic production;
stimulate the student for continuous learning;
meeting with parents or guardians;
to demand from the competent bodies the conditions for updating the teacher in the new technologies;
choose textbook;
monitor the learning process;
establish investigation committees;
diagnose the problems of the learning process;
indicate the purchase of didactic and pedagogical material;
require conditions for access to publications of teaching interest from the school;
adapt teaching material to the objectives of the class;
determine the subjects and contents of the subject;
establish examination boards for new teachers;
influence the decision to purchase didactic material;
write reports of teaching and student activities;
discuss pedagogical issues with peers;
relate with the school community;
choose didactic and pedagogical material;
develop activities for insertion in the specific languages and codes of each discipline;
empathize with students;
apply assessment instruments;
designing the school's pedagogical project;
stimulate continuity of schooling;
inform yourself about scientific, cultural, artistic, philosophical;
propose the acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities;
elect strategies, methodologies and teaching approaches;
maintain an environment that enables learning in the classroom;
master the knowledge of the specific area and the pedagogical area;
perform the continuous return of activities developed for students;
interact with students;
elaborate assessment instruments;
transpose knowledge into teaching and learning situations;
discuss the evaluation systems used in the school;
prepare for teaching competitions;
compose deliberative class and school councils;
adjust pedagogical material to the class objectives;
adjust the subject proposal to the school's proposal;
communicate student assessment results;
becoming aware of the pedagogical proposal of the school and the subject ;
indicate the advances in learning;
produce didactic and pedagogical material according to the school's pedagogical proposal;
adapt the planning to the classes;
research about the content to be worked on in each class;
manage conflicts;
raise students' awareness of the importance of content for human development;
design the school's pedagogical project;

Sectors that hire Teacher of Brazilian language and literature in high school the most in the job market

• elementary school
• high school
• child education - pre-school
• technical level vocational education
• language teaching
• higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
• child education - day care
• activities of associations for the defense of social rights
• other teaching activities
• preparatory courses for contests