Volunteer mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Teaching
birmingham
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
looking after focus list students, supporting them with their emotional, social and behavioural concerns in and out of classroom. Ran self guiding reading sessions during lunch and after school clubs as well as year 11 revision sessions. Every morning did check in/check out to ensure students wellbeing and how they are. Other roles included admin duties for example, typing up data for students i personally work with to monitor progress.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, i have been given a lot of responsibility as i managed and supported my own caseload of students to take care of and helped them to perform their best.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
yes i have such as leadership, problem solving, and adapting to challenging situations for example, i delivered sessions on stem club, 1 to 1 independent working with my students.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My IO [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] has been a tremendous help throughout my placement in city year as she helped me feel more inclusive and supported through every step of the way. however, City Year as an organisation have a mental health number but its not well known and workload for the amount of extra hours they expect is not beneficial or helpful.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I greatly enjoyed the company culture and general atmosphere as everyone has been very welcoming and friendly, making me feel included and part of the wider city year culture.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
i truly enjoyed my placement at City Year despite the many challenges I experienced throughout the year. The best thing about my placement was creating strong meaningful bonds with some amazing students and getting to know my team. I was fortunate to have such a lovely team and IO which made my experience fantastical.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Go for it! City Year is a place that takes your personal and professional development very seriously and there are so many incredible people in the organization who are all willing to support you with whatever you need But you need to have the attitude of putting yourself out there and making the most of it.
