Volunteer mentor Review
by City Year UK
Rating
4.9/5
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
- 7. Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Overview
Academic support for young people in inner-city schools through interventions and in class supoort.
Skills
From this experience I really developed my leadership skills. Became a lot more grounded and developed teaching skills
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Responsibilities
Yes, I was trusted to lead my own interventions and initiatives.
5/5
Support & Guidance
Every step of the way my manager was there to help and support with anything I needed
5/5
5/5
Culture
Always positive and supportive. Very pro mental health which I found amazing
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Your Impressions
This placement changed my life and helped me realise what I wanted to do in the future.
5/5
5/5
4/5
Yes
Please be open minded and preserve when it gets hard. Always ask for help when you need it !
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Education/Teaching
North West
October 2021
