Volunteer Mentor Review
by City Year UK
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
- 7. Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Overview
As a mentor, you are expected to go in to classes and hold 1:1's with your focus list to set goals around elements of their schooling they might need help with. You could be helping with a certain subject, improving their attendance, etc. You will have an IO that will be in school 2 days a week but contactable all 4 days and on the 5th day you participate in a learning development day, where you come together with other VMs from other schools.
Skills
I have improved in my confidence and sense of authority in the classroom. I've become better at presenting and learnt how to tutor a small number of students independently.
Responsibilities
You are given loads of responsibility. You are treated like staff and are contributing to the development of 8-10 students. You work with staff to build plans that can help the students but are often given the responsibility of putting the plans in motion.
Support & Guidance
Your IO is your main point of contact and will help support you in the placement. However there are many other people who also guide you through the year. There is a whole team at City Year that are ready to answer any questions or fix any problems and then there are the staff at the school including your point of contact.
Culture
The atmosphere is very energetic, a bit americanised but incredibly friendly and helpful.
Your Impressions
I loved my placement. It was exactly what I needed to gain the experience and confidence i needed for my next steps.
Yes
It is a lot of hard work but if your willing to put in the effort then you will definitely reep the rewards.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Education/Teaching
West Midlands
September 2021
