Quran Teacher

A Day in the Life

Your day is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, moving between four classrooms with a 45-minute period for each grade. PreK is mostly listening and repetition — Al-Fatihah, Al-Ikhlas, the four mu'awwidhat, the Adhan. Kindergarten begins memorization (Al-Fatihah and a handful of short surahs from Juz 'Amma) and starts naming the makharij of letters. 1st grade introduces beginning Quran reading from Qa'idah / Noorani Qa'idah and adds simple tajweed (ghunnah, basic idgham). 2nd grade has individual recitation conferences each week — your hardest job is hearing every student every week. You track memorization individually for each student, share progress with families, and lead muraja'ah at the start of each session before introducing new material.

Qualifications

Required

• • Practicing Muslim with a strong personal Quran practice.
• • Ability to recite the Quran with correct tajweed at a level appropriate for teaching K–2.
• • Authorization to work in the US (we do not sponsor employment authorization).

Preferred

• • Ijazah in recitation.
• • Prior Quran teaching experience with elementary-age children.
• • Experience adapting Quran instruction across heritage and non-heritage learners.
• • Working knowledge of Arabic.

Key Focus Areas

Skills, Duties, and Responsibilities

• • Plans and delivers age-appropriate Quran instruction across PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade — 45 minutes per grade per day.
• • Uses talqin as the primary method, especially in PreK and K.
• • Builds memorization of Al-Fatihah, the four mu'awwidhat, and surahs from Juz 'Amma over the year.
• • Introduces tajweed concepts at age-appropriate level: makharij of letters, ghunnah, simple idgham, basic madd.
• • Conducts weekly individual recitation conferences with each student.
• • Maintains a memorization log per student and shares progress with families.
• • Leads daily muraja'ah (review) before introducing new ayat.
• • Models the etiquette of reciting Quran — physical handling of the Mushaf, Bismillah before, focus during recitation.
• • Coordinates with grade-level lead teachers on classroom routines, Islamic etiquette, and family communication.
• • Submits weekly Quran-instruction plans and quarterly progress notes per student.
• • Participates in school-wide events: open houses, Eid celebrations, end-of-year recital.
• • 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.

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