Volunteer Mentor Review

by City Year UK

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • On a day-to-day basis, I would mentor 10 students in Year 11. I really enjoyed this as every day was very different and I liked the fast paced atmosphere of the school. I would take the students out for 1-1 sessions at some points, but I also supported in class. I work with my mentor team in school as well as leasing with teachers and pastoral staff. I would also do 2x duties a day at break and lunch- which seems daunting at first however this is how I built the best relationships with my year group.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have definitely developed all of my skills this year, and City Year spend time each half term focusing in on every skill. I have also had time to reflect on my skills this year and see certain ones in a different framing. For example, I never thought I was creative until this year when I realised that adapting and changing 1-1 sessions for the needs of all my pupils was in fact a show of creativity.


  • 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 were many chances to be responsible throughout the year which you could pick and choose- it was also helpful for me to wait to settle in before choosing to lead on a task. We got to take part in lots of team building activities and also lead on initiatives in school.


  • 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?
  • Loads. A point of contact at the school or my line manager was always on hand for any problems.


  • 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?
  • Really positive and nice to be involved in


  • 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 really enjoyed my placement, the opportunities from it have been amazing and I feel much more ready to finish university with a plan now. I also feel as though I have made a difference with the children which is what I set out to do in the first place


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • 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
  • Go in with an open mind and accept all the opportunities which you are given! What you put in is what you get out!!


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Education/Teaching

North West

June 2024


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