Administrator-Director

Preschool Education Director

Mulberry Academy is seeking a Preschool Education Director to lead the educational program of our English-immersion, neuro-affirming school on the Nazarbayev University campus in Astana. This is a senior leadership role overseeing curriculum, teaching quality, and staff development across our preschool groups (ages 2–7), working directly with the Co-Founders and supported by our educational and student support team.

Location: NU Campus, Astana
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Reports to: Co-Founders

Salary Range: 500 000+ negotiable

What the role involves

• Leading day-to-day educational operations across all preschool groups
• Maintaining open and positive communication with the parents
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing lead teachers and assistants — including hands-on support in classrooms
• Driving our neuroscience-informed, non-behaviorist approach from principle into operational classroom protocols
• Overseeing assessment, progress reporting, and curriculum planning across groups
• Supporting teacher recruitment, onboarding, and observation/feedback cycles
• Working alongside the methodologist, school psychologist, and operations team
• Contributing to accreditation and continuous improvement at the preschool

What we're looking for

• Significant experience leading an early childhood or primary program, ideally in an international or English-medium setting
• A track record of coaching and developing teachers, not just managing them
• Deep commitment to inclusive, neuro-affirming education and genuine fluency in (or strong willingness to master) co-regulation, declarative language, and project-based learning
• Excellent English; Russian and/or Kazakh strongly preferred given our families and staff
• The maturity and steadiness to hold therapeutic principles in place under real classroom pressure
• A relevant degree in education, early childhood, or a related field; advanced qualifications welcome

Why Mulberry
A genuinely distinctive model — one of very few truly neuro-affirming schools in Central Asia — with room to shape institutional practice rather than inherit it, and a leadership team that engages as peers.

Subject line: Preschool Education Director Application.