How CODDY's HR policy helps us become the best in children's programming

CODDY's HR policy ensures an influx of strong teachers who want to be involved in children's education. We conduct multiple stages of selection, train newcomers, and work to motivate employees.

How does the HR policy work?

It is a document/few documents that spell out everything related to employees: hiring, onboarding, training, etc.

Examples of HR policies are the drafting of employment contracts, pay acts and work restrictions. HR policy allows you to first create a team of professionals and then direct it in the right direction.

CODDY now has over 95 kids programming courses online. We teach kids code, design, math, chess and anything else that can be useful.

Important aspects of HR policies for the employee

We'll touch on the key points of HR policies and show what their benefits are.

Selecting and hiring employees

It starts with finding employees who know how to get along with children and also understand their course topic. We are looking for talented teachers who have a desire to teach programming, design and other useful skills to the younger generation.

Requirements are specified in detail. If a person has filled out a resume correctly, there are several stages of selection. In the course are testing, communication with HR and a trial lesson with a child. So the teacher will show that he will be able to lead the course.

About efficiency. Such selection allows you to collect the best workers in the team. And it is easier to work with a team of professionals.

Training

The most important aspect that is given the most time in the school. When a person passes the main stages of selection, he is given materials to improve skills in pedagogy and psychology.

One of the stages of selection is testing. Its results will show that the person is able to assimilate the material and is ready to learn.

After passing the tests, the teacher is assigned a mentor. This is a person who will help with difficult questions. Also, even more methodologies and useful materials are given, allowing you to raise your qualifications.

About efficiency. We prefer to train cool teachers ourselves. It is more reliable than looking for someone on the side.

Work with motivation

This is the key to getting an employee to perform well. We use several strategies here:

• Being able to choose the number of groups independently. You can work 4 hours a day, or you can work 10.
• Adequate salary. Paid either at or above the market level. After all, money is an important part of overall motivation.
  
• Onboarding. When a teacher comes to school, he or she is stressed as he or she enters a new workplace. We conduct an adaptation process to make it easier for a person to settle into the new place.
  
• Maximum flexibility in choosing programs. A person should be comfortable doing their job. Therefore, the school has vacancies where you can teach offline and online, teach courses with groups and individually, be teachers at a country camp and do intensives.
  

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On effectiveness. All these steps help you feel more comfortable at work. And this is the key to success for every company.

Qualities of a teacher

Teachers are the heart of our team. Recruiters look for teachers with the following qualities:

• Experience in your field. A deep knowledge of programming allows you to explain complex things in simple terms.
• Willingness to learn. Often after hiring a person stops developing as a professional. After all, the need for money is satisfied, and free time can be spent on entertainment. But people who are engaged in self-education, perform tasks more effectively.
  
• Ability to communicate with children. The younger the schoolchild, the weaker the load should be. The average child is sedentary and may not understand a lot. It is important to take these factors into account, be correct and help as a caring teacher.
  
• Creative approach to the case. This point is related to the previous one. When there is less routine in the lessons, children are interested in the learning process.
  

Individual approach is also important. We specially recruit small groups so that the teacher can explain unclear issues to each child.

The way the teacher presents himself plays a big role. If he or she loves what he or she does, the children will feel it. He may even become an authority for them. Just like in a regular school, where some people get good grades in order for the teacher to praise them.

On efficiency. All these qualities help in two things: making work productive and teaching kids. It's easy to do what you love to do while getting paid for it.

A little bit about CODDY’s goals

Human resources is a broad concept. It often interacts with other areas of the business:

• Decisions are made that are effective in the long run. Thousands of children are educated at CODDY each year, so the teaching staff must be impressive. A balance between soft and hard management is used to attract staff.
  
  
• Comprehensiveness. The strategies adopted interact with other areas of the business. The school needs talent, and for that, reputation, good budget, marketing, etc. are important. We advertise, participate in competitions and have introduced several training formats.
  

Feedback is used to improve the educational process.

• Consistency. All decisions that are made at CODDY complement each other. The school has an understanding of what a good teacher should be. Self-study is complemented by an open schedule that is supported by good pay and bonuses.
  
  
• Innovative and grounded. The school has been around since 2016, every step that is used in HR strategy and policy is proven, useful and grounded in practical results. It can be individual lessons with detailed analysis of homework, no grades, person-centered approach, etc.
  

The school also has a flexible corporate culture. Both those who want to cover maximum financial needs and people looking for part-time work are welcome here. The main qualities in a teacher are the desire and ability to teach children, and other issues are secondary.

On efficiency. Only by following the above steps can one become the best in the business. If everyone in every department is clearly fulfilling their tasks, then the chance of success of the company is greatly increased.

How HR policies have affected CODDY

Said theory is supported by practice. The school has existed since 2016, during this period we had more than 100,000 graduates of different directions.

Based on feedback, 96% of parents give an "excellent" grade. This makes us one of the best in the field of programming.

Learning from us has a demand. CODDY has grown into a franchise. As a result, more than 400 schools have been opened in different countries around the world. Steady growth allows us to venture into new areas of training. Now let's talk about the numbers and awards that have been received for 8 years:

• A large number of awards in Habr Careers. Relate to both the introduction of innovative techniques and the provision of comfortable working conditions.
• Positive evaluations in places where job postings are posted. They are left by other employees.
  
• In 2022 were among the top 100 franchises according to the EMTG company (it is the organizer of major franchise exhibitions). The rankings were based on financial performance, number of open locations, reputation, etc.
  
• Made it to the top 100 best employers according to RBC and hh.ru.
  
• Finalist of the "Company of the Future 2023" award.
  

That is why we say that this HR policy works. It allows us to hire and train teachers with great potential who enjoy the work of CODDY.

We welcome strong programmers who want to teach kids. If you are interested in teaching, fill out an application here.