VACANCY: Head Teacher for IANL Academy

Islamic Association Of North London; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused religious organisation in Redmond seeks a highly motivated individual to lead their educational services. The role involves improving programmes, managing staff development, and ensuring students learn and practice Islam. Candidates should have a commitment to the Islamic community, strong organisational skills, and ideally a degree or Islamic seminary background. This position offers a supportive environment to work in and engage with a dedicated community.

Qualifications

• Dedication to serve the Muslim community.
• Highly self-motivated individual.
• Ability to deliver a shared vision.
• Confident decision maker with a calm approach to complex situations.
• Experience of working within an Islamic organisation is preferred.
• Dedicated commitment to an Islamic perspective in all academy activities.

Responsibilities

• Improve ‘Education’ programmes within the Academy.
• Develop management and administration for activities.
• Organize staff development and inspire teaching staff.
• Enhance the quality of educational programmes.
• Facilitate students' learning of Islam.
• Develop and improve IANL Academy.
• Ensure safety and support for students.

Skills

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

People skills

Creative imagination

Decision-making

Experience in Islamic organisations

Islamic educational background

Education

Qualified to degree level or graduated from an Islamic seminary

Job description

• Salary: Competitive (salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications)

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About Us

The Islamic Association of North London (IANL) is a large and busy Mosque and Islamic Centre, with a long history of serving an increasingly diverse community in the London Borough of Barnet.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated sakr who will create opportunities for the Madrasah Team (IANL Academy) and support them to enrich our programmes of educational services.We are looking for a role model who can take charge of IANL Academy, and to ensure that our educational service provision and its policies and practice are of the highest standard and fit for a better future.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for improving the range of ‘Education’ programmes within the Academy
• Establish, maintain & develop good management and administration for current and prospective activities.
• Organise continuous personal and professional development of staff and teachers and to inspire and motivate them to promote the mission of Prophet Muhammad (saw)
• Review, improve and enhance the quality of IANL programmes of study
• Ensure that students increase their knowledge and understanding of the deen of Islam and actively learn to practice Islam in their life
• Development and improvement of IANL Academy
• To ensure students feel safe, secure and well supported

Skills and Qualifications

• Although formal qualifications and the life skills needed to fulfil the above tasks will be taken into consideration, our main objective is to seek to appoint someone who embodies a clear sense of dedication to serve the Muslim community and a commitment to the house of Allah.
• Well organised, highly self‑motivated
• Excellent people skills with creative imagination
• Ability to deliver a shared vision
• Self‑confident in making and taking decisions calmly Varfi测扇 lpressoorqe
• Experience of working within an Islamic organisation
• Qualified to a degree level or graduate of an Islamic seminary such as a Darul‑Uloom
• Dedicated commitment to an enlightened approach with an Islamic perspective in all activities related to IANL
• Salary range: Competitive depending on experience and qualifications
• The salary reflects the nature of the role in the charity sector
• You will be working in an Islamic environment where you will be able to consistently pray in the mosque and will be surrounded by people with a like‑minded attitude to help others

How to apply

Please send your CV along with a statement explaining how you feel you can meet the requirements of this role to [e-mail]

Please note that we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates. This job description reflects the core activities of the post. As the service and the post‑holder develop, there will inevitably be some changes to the duties, and possibly to the emphasis of the post itself. We expect that the post‑holder will recognise this and will adopt a flexible approach to work. This could include undertaking relevant training where necessary. The management will consult the post‑holder if significant changes to the job description become necessary. Any changes will be reflected in a revised job description.

Successful candidate will require a DBS check prior to being offered the final offer of employment.