Volunteer mentor Review

by City Year UK

Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • Classroom assistance and mentoring of a focus list along side professional development workshops

    Skills

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

    • I have developed confidence, social skills, time management

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • There are times where you may be in charge of a class/ small groups full of children for periods of time. Also social emotional learning sessions are a responsibility

  • 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?

    • Our impact officer was incredibly hands on and helpful with anything you could need in and outside of the job directly. Incredibly supportive experience

  • 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?

    • Very positive and goal directed. Some healthy competitive elements but mainly supportive in all areas.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 3/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • So much. I have learnt so many relevant skills I would need to become a teacher which is my intended career. Some personal development elements weren’t as productive for me but overall a very enriching experience

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

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

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?

    • Yes

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

    • Be ready for the personal development side as it can feel quite intense and individual elements are not optional. I wasn’t aware of how prominent this would be in the programme but appreciate it none the less.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Voluntary

North West

July 2022

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