Volunteer Mentor Review

by City Year UK

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    3.0

    Overview

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

    • Supporting students in class, 1:1 mentoring, and lunch/break duties

    Skills

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

    • Developed my ability to communicate confidently with a range of people, and can empathise with many concerns

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

    • 5/5
  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • A lot of responsibility, but we also have team leaders, and a school contact

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Some support, especially from those st City Year itself

  • 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?

    • 3/5

    Culture

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

    • Very high energy and fun training sessions.

  • 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?

    • I enjoyed it a lot although it was quite stressful working full time voluntarily

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

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

    • 2/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK

    • 3/5
  • 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 yourself and be open about your reasons for wanting to do the placement and your own experiences

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Education/Teaching

London

July 2023

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