Quran Teacher for MakeSpace Children's Summer Program

MakeSpace is hiring 2 Qur'an Teachers for the Children's Summer Program

POSITION TYPE:

This is a part time, position to teach Qur'an in-person to children age 5 to 12 at MakeSpace HQ in July 2023:

• Onboarding week: approx. 5 hours between July 5 and July 9
• Teaching: 12 to 15 hours per week from July 11 through July 23: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm AND Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

JOB OVERVIEW

After the initial onboarding with the Director of Childrens Education, the QT-SIP teaches Qur’an to children age 5 to 12 during the MakeSpace Children’s Summer Program in July 2023.

They provide a fun and engaging, intensive learning experience to children age 5 to 12, as well as a student centered, supportive classroom that promotes compassion, inclusivity and tolerance, emotional security, resourcefulness, and independent critical thinking.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Must have direct experience teaching Qur’an

2. Experience teaching children/youth preferred

3. Ability to scaffold to teach Qur’an for multiple levels

4. Ability to create fun, unique, and engaging ways to teach Qur’an

5. Must be available to work the following dates/times:

• Onboarding: approx. 5 hours total between July 5 and 9 (planning/getting ready)
• Teaching: 12 to 15 hours per week from July 11 through July 23: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm AND Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

6. Ability to motivate and inspire children/youth

7. Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing

8. Outgoing, well organized, and patient

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The MakeSpace Vision, Mission and Approach to Religion and Community Building

VISION
Our vision is to build an inclusive community of God-conscious, compassionate and empowered American Muslims

MISSION
MakeSpace is an inclusive community organization empowering American Muslims to flourish spiritually and intellectually while becoming more socially and civically engaged citizens.

Approach to Religion and Community Building

• We believe there is tremendous richness in the totality of the Islamic tradition. The tradition consists of infallible divine revelation as well fallible human interpretations. Reasonable people can disagree about the validity of the various interpretations.
• We will actively strive to avoid polemics that have historically divided the ummah and focused heavily on irrelevant, anachronistic debates. Since possessing the entirety of ultimate truth is only befitting to God Almighty, within the tradition we are committed to seeking love for all humanity, mercy towards all creation, unity of the ummah, balance between extremes, and most importantly relevance to our daily lives and our socio- cultural realities and challenges.
• We encourage members of the community to strive to build a personal relationship with God and lead productive, ethical lives. Our programs seek to realize this by encouraging the community to seek meaning in our practice of the faith’s essentials.
• We advocate critical thinking over blind following and strive to build a community where men and women, young and old, are all valued and served equally without regard to race or national background.
• Without being antagonistic, we strive to choose opinions within the Islamic tradition that level the playing field for women. Not only is this approach the right thing to do as a matter of principle, it is also an excellent way of keeping the Islamic tradition relevant in these challenging times.
• For our communities to thrive, civic engagement and serving the larger society are critical. Working on common aspirations with the larger society, especially members of other faiths, is also an Islamic imperative.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Alexandria, VA 22310: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• The summer program runs from July 11 through July 23 and requires about 12 to 15 hours per week, mornings and evenings. Can you reliably commit to those dates/hours?
• The onboarding with the Director for Children's Education takes place between July 5 and July 9, for a total of approx. 5 hours. Can you reliably commit to those dates/hours?

Experience:

• working/volunteering in an Islamic Community Center: 1 year (Preferred)
• teaching Qur'an: 1 year (Required)
• teaching children/youth: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $23