Teacher without training for the teaching profession - Salary and Career
Lay teachers in elementary school

Teacher without training for the teaching profession - 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 without training for the teaching profession earn

A Teacher without training for the teaching profession 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 without training for the teaching profession

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 without training for the teaching profession

Lay teachers in elementary school must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Teacher without training for the teaching profession 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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