Volunteer Mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Teaching
Birmingham
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.5 /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
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
You will need to be at school for 8am and usually finish at 4pm. You conduct mentoring sessions with students and help the students in class; sort of like a teaching assistant at times. You also need to create worksheets and academic sessions for your students. It might be that you have to deal with behavioural management as well.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given the responsibility to lead clubs in school. We were allocated students and had to watch their academic performance and had to ensure their behaviour improved too.
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?
Organisational skills
Time management
Communication skills
Public speaking skills
Team work
Perseverance
Time management
Communication skills
Public speaking skills
Team work
Perseverance
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?
4/5
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support from the company and school
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very uplifting. Energetic. They love motivational quotes and team activities
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement a lot. I have made friends that I see as life long friends
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
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
The pay is not great so if you can survive on little pay then I would recommend it.
