Volunteer Mentor Review

by City Year UK

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I mentor 9 students all with different needs. I am regularly in their Maths and English lessons, whilst mentoring each student one on one once a week.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Commitment, teamwork, dedication, time management, listening

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • There was a lot of responsibility and independence as you are in charge of certain situations and run a lot of clubs.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • There is a lot of support from your impact officer and the school. There is a lot of guidance and support from everyone

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The general atmosphere was quite good, it was always friendly and everone is really approachable

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • My placement was really enjoyable, everyone was really welcoming. It has taught me a lot about different career options

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK

    • Take every opportunity and get involved as much as you can at school

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Voluntary

West Midlands

July 2022

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