Role play and scenario based. They would give examples of scenarios that could happen on a residential for example, and ask you how you would react. They also asked you to deliver speeches/team building exercises as if you were on the job.
I applied online. I interviewed at National Citizen Service
Interview
I had an assessment day, composed of two assessed team working tasks and an individual interview. The interview was a panel of people asking questions and they were very friendly and engaging.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at National Citizen Service
Interview
The interview was really relaxed and mainly consisted of a short presentation which you had time to prepare for and then questions which were aimed at a group. You only had to speak when you were confident to do so and a lot of the time we ran through scenarios of challenging behaviour or situations and how we would deal with that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe the relationship between mentor and the young people?
How would you deal with challenging behaviour?