Volunteer Mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Teaching
Birmingham
Review Submitted: November 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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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.
Start the day off with a mentoring session with a chosen student during form time. Then attending 2 lessons providing in class support and ensuring my students are also following along with the syllabus. Break time is time for break duty. Two more lessons. Then lunch is taking place where thr volunteers would stay in the office which was open for students to come and talk. The day finishes off with a lesson. Some lessons I took student out and we did revision. And we did one after school club a week
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes.
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?
Leadership skills.
Communication skills.
Communication skills.
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Every Friday was training and development focussed
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
There is a set culture and it involves everyone to take part
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it very much
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
Remember that this role will affect the students so always be a great role model for them.
