UR is a very friendly, person centered organisation to work for, and it is one of the few who stands up for what it believes in, Putting the individual we support first. When you are working with people, colleagues or those we support you can never get it right all the time, but I have spent over 10 years working for UR and I feel they get it right more often than most. After all you do not do the work we do for the financial rewards, btu in this area I think UR is similar to others in the field, and when it comes to job security, in these times this is important and I have always felt secure, respected and valued.

Good management can make all the difference in how you feel about your work. My manager is passionate about their services and genuinely cares about the welfare of their staff and service users, which makes for a very positive and happy work environment.
Wages aren't the best but at least I feel secure and supported in my job. There are far worse companies out there.....ones who aren't quite so stringent on training their new and existing staff!
One unfortunate aspect of this work (not just united response) is staff who are in the job more for what they can get out of it rather than for what they can put into it.
Support work is extremely rewarding IF you have the right attitude and care more about people's welfare than money and status. If you want the latter then maybe support work just isn't for you.