Islamic Studies Teacher

A Day in the Life

Your day is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and your job is the spiritual core of the curriculum — you teach the Pillars of Islam and Iman, the prophets, the seerah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the names of Allah, and the adab and akhlaq that shape how students live. Three 45-minute sessions per grade per week. PreK and K are story-based — the prophets at picture-book level, daily du'a, basic adab. 1st grade adds structure: pillars by name, more prophet stories, the steps of wudu, names of Allah with simple meanings. 2nd grade introduces the seerah chronologically and deepens fiqh of salah and zakat. Halaqa-style discussion is the dominant mode — students sit in a circle, listen, speak, ask questions. You also help train classroom teachers in leading Islamic etiquette throughout the day; your influence reaches well beyond your three weekly sessions per grade.

Qualifications

Required

• • Practicing Muslim in good standing.
• • Strong knowledge of the Quran, hadith, seerah, fiqh of worship, and Asma'ul-Husna at a teaching level.
• • Bachelor's degree (Islamic Studies, Education, or a related field preferred).
• • Authorization to work in the US (we do not sponsor employment authorization).

Preferred

• • Prior Islamic-school teaching experience.
• • ISLA (Islamic Schools League of America) program training.
• • Familiarity with curricula like the Tarbiyah Project, I Love Islam series, or Ihsan curriculum.
• • Working knowledge of Arabic.

Key Focus Areas

Skills, Duties, and Responsibilities

• • Teaches three 45-minute sessions per grade per week — twelve sessions weekly across PreK, K, 1st, and 2nd.
• • Builds curriculum around Pillars of Islam, Pillars of Iman, prophet stories, seerah, Asma'ul-Husna, and akhlaq.
• • Uses story-based pedagogy at PreK/K and halaqa-style discussion at 1st/2nd.
• • Teaches and reinforces salah mechanics — from wudu in K to independent salah by 2nd.
• • Embeds adab and akhlaq instruction in everyday classroom routines.
• • Coaches classroom lead teachers on leading Islamic etiquette throughout the day.
• • Verifies any Quranic ayat or hadith citations used in lessons against authoritative sources.
• • Conducts ongoing observational assessment (the strongest indicator of Islamic Studies learning).
• • Submits weekly lesson plans and quarterly progress notes per student.
• • Participates in school-wide events: Eid celebrations, prayer assemblies, family religious nights.
• • Open to feedback from administration and peers; participates in professional development.
• • Other duties as assigned by the Head of School.

Faith Expectations

Specialist roles (Quran, Arabic, Islamic Studies) directly teach the school’s religious instruction, so practicing Muslim status and alignment with the school’s Islamic mission are bona-fide qualifications under Title VII religious-employer scope.

Compensation & Benefits

• • Salary: competitive, based on experience and credentials.
• • Benefits: paid school-year holidays and breaks (including Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha), professional-development budget, and tuition discount for staff children enrolled at Al-Razi School.