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Employment Opportunities at OPPC

If you are interested in applying for an employment postition at The Prayer Center of Orland Park please read the job descriptions below. You can apply by submitting your information via the website contact form or by mailing us to our PO Box address:

16530 S. 104th Ave.
Orland Park, IL 60467
(708) 349-6592

If you have a resume and/or other files to attach, please email us at: jobs@op-pc.org

If you would like to print a copy of the job description, here are the printer friendly job descriptions for your convenience. Otherwise, you can simply read the descriptions below (by clicking on the position title below) for your information or tell a friend about this site if you think they are interested.

Positions Available:
  1. Shaykh/Imam
  2. Vice President of Operations
  3. Secretary
Job Descriptions:
  1. Shaykh/Imam:
    2.
    • Legal Residency
    • Languages
      • Fluent in English
      • Fluent in Arabic
    • Islamic Education
      • Solid knowledge of Islamic Shari’ah and Quran (tafsir)
      • Properly rehearsed in Fiqh (with experience with contemporary issues)
      • Excellent recitation of Quran
      • Ability to give motivational Khutbas / Khateeras
      • Teaching
        • Quran (Tajweed/Tafsir)
        • Fiqh
        • Hadith
      • Basic understanding in Christianity and Judaisim
    • Communications
      • Public speaking experience (khutbas, lecturer, public speaker, etc)
      • Ability to speak to press if requested
      • Ability to Raise Funds
    • Counseling
      • Experience implementing fiqh in counseling
      • Family Issues
      • Janaza
    • Dawah
      • Experience with Non-Muslims (using hikma in approach)
      • Experience in dealing with first and second generation American Muslims
      • Experience in dealing with Immigrant Muslims (mainly Arab)
    • Logistics
      • Must work with Executive Board and VP of Operations
      • Work with other Masajid in greater Chicagoland Community
      • Work with other Churches and Synagogues in area
      • Working with males and females of all ages
      • Working with different ethnicities
    • Patience
      • Working closely with Executive Board
      • Working closely with Community
    • Time
      • Must dedicate majority of time in community/masjid
        • Leading prayers
        • Teaching (Fiqh, Quran, Dawah)
        • Counseling
        • Nikah
        • Janaza
      • Imam should be ambitious to take our community to next level.
      • Research Orientated to continuously look up fiqh issues.
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  2. Vice President of Operations:
    3.
    • Manages Day to Day Operations
      • Responsible for 5 Daily Prayers (making sure the prayers are covered)
      • Opening and closing masjid (Ensuring Masjid is opened and closed)
      • Keeps Calendar of all events in Masjid
      • Needs to be informed of all events in Masjid and manages space and events
      • Must be present at all major events at the Masjid
      • Oversees other staff members (Secretary and Janitor)
      • Makes sure Masjid is clean
      • Makes sure Masjid is running properly (technical equipment, air control, security, bathrooms, trash)
      • Attends to Voice Mails
      • Security (head of security)
      • Overlooks logistics committee
        • Parking
        • Collection of money after Salat
    • Works with Village of Orland Park
    • Knowledge of Members of Community
      • Ability to delegate (needs to use resources to accomplish goals)
      • Needs to constantly get feedback from community
    • Financially
      • Answer to Treasurer
      • Assists in Fundraisers
      • Ability to raise funds
    • Languages
      • Fluent in English
      • Fluent in Arabic
    • Announcements
      • Stay up to date with events in the community
      • Ensure members are informed on all OPPC functions (as advance as possible)
    • Back up Shaykh/Imam
      • On all issues except counseling
    • Islamic Education (backup to Shaykh/Imam)
      • Knowledge of Tajweed
      • Proper recitation of Quran
      • Ability to give motivational Khutbas / Khateeras
    • Counseling
      • Experience in fielding fiqh in counseling (directs messages/requests to appropriate channels)
      • Family Issues / Nikah
      • Janaza
    • Dawah
      • Experience with Non-Muslims (using hikma in approach)
      • Experience in dealing with first and second generation American Muslims
      • Experience in dealing with Immigrant Muslims (mainly Arab)
    • Logistics
      • Must work with Executive Board
      • Work with other Masajid in greater Chicagoland Community
      • Work with other Churches and Synagogues in area
      • Working with males and females of all ages
      • Working with different ethnicities
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  3. Secretary:
    4.
    • Speaks English and Arabic
    • Types English and Arabic
    • Activist (motivated)
    • Organized
    • Office Clerk
    • Attends to Voicemail
    • Needs to be assistant to Vice President of Operations
    • Excellent Computer Skills
      • Word Processing (word)
      • Excel
      • Powerpoint (presentations)
      • Basic Web experience (update events on the website, via admin platform)
      • Basic design experience
    • Full Time / Part Time
    • Community Relations
    • Women Liaison (if secretary is female)
    • Backup to Vice President of Operations
      • Basic Day to Day Management of Masjid
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