Volunteer Mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Voluntary
Altrincham
Review Submitted: July 2026
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
Worked as a mentor in an Alternative Provision school providing tailored academic and social-emotional support to students with a variety of complex needs.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, responsible for the development and progress of my students and for other tasks around the school.
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?
Majorly developed my resilience, leadership, communication and problem solving.
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Tons!! City Year offer so much support throughout the program. This comes in the form of your school team, Impact Officer, wider cohort, wellbeing support and general community.
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?
Absolutely incredible. Such a supportive and encouraging environment. So much positivity from Impact Officers, Programme Managers and SLT.
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
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Absolutely loved it, probably one of the best things i’ve ever done.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Put your all into everything, you will get so much out of it. Step out of your comfort zone!
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
2/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
