Center for Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice
Reports to (Title)
Dean of Religious Life
Seated Employee
Employee First Name
Employee Last Name
Job Summary
In three to five sentences, please briefly describe the job’s primary purpose to the department.
Job Summary
The Muslim Prayer Leader is responsible for preparation of sermon and leadership of our Gumaa Prayer each Friday during the academic year. Additionally, this person will serve as a member of the Religious Life Staff and may be called on for advising and guidance about Islam and Muslim practice by members of the community. This staff member will be engaged in planning and scheduling of guest speakers, dialogue(s) and programming with Religious Life Staff. Each year, the prayer leader organizes a trip to the mosque to celebrate holy days, in particular, the Eids when they occur while in session.
Position Summary Information
Select the level of education needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.
Master’s degree or equivalent
If a specific degree, certification, license, or registration is necessary, please list.
Master’s degree or equivalent preferred (or comparable experience)
Select the level of experience needed to successfully start the position and accomplish the essential duties of this job.
Five years or more
Preferred Qualifications
A candidate with a B.A. and many years of experience in Islamic leadership (10-15 yrs.) might be sufficient. However, there is a desire among the Muslim community for the Muslim Prayer Leader/Imam to have an educational background that would be consistent with a more learned scholar of the tradition.
FLSA Category
Exempt
Staff/Faculty
Staff
Employment Status
Part-Time
Employment Category
Term
Essential Staff (emergency situations)?
No
On-Call?
Essential Responsibilities
List the job’s most important responsibilities. There are probably no more than six of these. Also indicate the approximate percent of time spent on each job function. (Note: Do not record how the job responsibilities are carried out.)
Essential Responsibility percentage of time needs to equal 100%
Responsibility
Gumaa Service Responsible for preparation and leadership of Gumaa service (Friday prayer service for students, faculty and staff.)
Percentage Of Time
45
Responsibility
Campus Festivals and Holy Day Celebrations Plan campus festivals and holy day celebrations with students. (Includes assistance with transport to mosque for Eid(s) or other cultural/religious events).
Percentage Of Time
15
Responsibility
Advise/Support Muslim community.
Percentage Of Time
15
Responsibility
Attend department meetings. Administrative duties. (Including regular email communications and marketing regular and special events.)
Percentage Of Time
10
Responsibility
Assist students in planning guest speaker(s) or religious discussions on campus.
Percentage Of Time
15
General Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
(1) Maintain regular attendance in accordance with department policy.
(2) Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
(3) Understand and comply with the policies of the College Staff Handbook.
(4) Demonstrate commitment to customer service. Establish effective relationships with internal and external customers and respond to their needs.
(5) Perform duties as a team member in a manner supportive of department and College procedures, policies and goals.
(6) Protect confidentiality of College information.
(7) Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
(8) Communicate with others in a courteous and helpful manner.
(9) May be asked to fill positions considered essential during weather emergencies or other events requiring special staffing.
(10) Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Does this job have supervisory responsibilities?
No
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Supervise Student Staff
No
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Supervise Non-Exempt Staff
No
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Supervise Exempt Staff
No
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Select the level of supervision that this position provides.
Supervision Received
Select the level of supervision that this position receives from their supervisor.
General Direction: receive very general guidance with respect to overall objectives; work is usually quite independent of others; operate within division or department policy guidelines using independent judgment in achieving assigned objectives.
Computer Operations
Please check one of the following
Basic personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, etc.
Travel
Please check one of the following
Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.
Essential Function Analysis
Accurate identification of essential and marginal functions and the time required is important for making a variety of personnel decisions, including recruitment, hiring, performance evaluation, discipline, training and accommodation. The analysis explains the components of the job by identifying who, what, why, how much, and when.
Essential functions are those functions that individual must be able to perform either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. A job function may be considered essential if it meets one of the following criteria:
the position exists for performance of the function;
a limited number of employees can perform the function, and it, therefore cannot be reassigned;
the function is specialized and requires certain expertise to perform it.
Many jobs will also have marginal functions. Marginal functions are those that may be performed by the position but are not tasks critical to job success, can be completed in a number of ways by a variety of people, and are not the primary functions for which the position exists.
Mental/Cognitive Requirements
How much on-the-job time is spent in the following mental/cognitive activities? Show the amount of time by checking the appropriate boxes below.
Essential Responsibility percentage of time needs to equal 100%
Responsible for preparation and leadership of Gumaa service (Friday prayer service for students, faculty and staff.)
Plan campus festivals and holy day celebrations with students. (Includes assistance with transport to mosque for Eid(s) or other cultural/religious events).
(2) Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
(3) Understand and comply with the policies of the College Staff Handbook.
(4) Demonstrate commitment to customer service. Establish effective relationships with internal and external customers and respond to their needs.
(5) Perform duties as a team member in a manner supportive of department and College procedures, policies and goals.
(6) Protect confidentiality of College information.
(7) Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
(8) Communicate with others in a courteous and helpful manner.
(9) May be asked to fill positions considered essential during weather emergencies or other events requiring special staffing.
(10) Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential functions are those functions that individual must be able to perform either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. A job function may be considered essential if it meets one of the following criteria:
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the position exists for performance of the function;
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a limited number of employees can perform the function, and it, therefore cannot be reassigned;
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the function is specialized and requires certain expertise to perform it.
Many jobs will also have marginal functions. Marginal functions are those that may be performed by the position but are not tasks critical to job success, can be completed in a number of ways by a variety of people, and are not the primary functions for which the position exists.No documents have been attached.