
Staff stories
People who work with United Response have lots of stories to tell. We thought we would share some of them with you.
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In 2000, Chris Browne, then service manager for one of United Response’s London services, cautiously set off on his first London Marathon. Little did he know that in the next seven years he would run another seven marathons. -
A senior support worker's job is never dull. We asked Becky to share a day in the life of a senior support worker with us. -
Jan is a senior support worker at a service in Ipswich where all the people who are supported are deaf and many of the staff have hearing impairments or are deaf. -
Thinking of changing your career? Gemma graduated from university with an Art degree. Her first job was working as a sales co-ordinator for a theatrical make-up company. She saw an advert in the
local newspaper for Job Coach with United Response and applied. -
Gillian is one of our mature workers. Before starting to work for United Response, she spent most of her working life as a secretary for a flower nursery. She has 4 sons and is grandmother to 8 grandchildren. -
"You learn something new everyday and most of it comes from the people you support!"
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One man who doesn't see age as an issue is relief support worker, Leo Burch.
