Alisha Hoskin

Reliable, self-motivated person with excellent communication skills developed through working with diverse age groups from young children to the elderly. Happy, outgoing individual with a good sense of humor who enjoys working in team environments. Flexible in approach with strong commitment to deadlines and organizational policies.

Computer literate with experience in various software packages including Microsoft. Current up to date DBS Certificate holder. Always willing to learn new skills. Experienced in residential support work with children, healthcare in hospital settings for adults, residential care for the elderly, administration, and customer service in retail.

Senior Residential Support Worker in LD Children's homes - PBS children's homes

(2025-03)

Working with children with learning disabilities ages 4-21. Help children develop their life skills and promote the ethos of the home ensuring children have a family environment.

• Establishment, support and develop the environment providing young people with a calm safe and relaxed group living experience conducive to emotional security and personal happiness and growth
• Responsible for responding to any emergency by acting with care and with competence to inform the senior on duty / call where necessary
• Maintain and keep the home secure and safe in line with legislation
• Administer medication in line with policy, procedures, regulations, and guidelines
• Attend and contribute to all relevant meetings and case reviews, family contact
• Liaise with other staff and any external agencies
• Lead in providing/checking monthly reports to social workers for Looked After Children
• Care empathically, non-judgmentally and unconditionally in a person-centered approach building positive relationships
• Main role is a key worker for one young person providing consistent, child-centered support by building a trusting relationship, promoting their health and well-being, safeguarding them from harm, advocating for their views wishes and feelings, coordinating with professionals around their care and supporting them to achieve positive outcomes in line with their care plan and relevant legislations

Senior Residential Support Worker in EBD Children's home - Next Generation Care

(2024-01 - 2025-03)

Senior Residential Support Worker in Children's home working with children 5yrs to 17yrs old.

• Establishment, maintain and develop the environment providing young people with a calm safe and relaxed group living experience conducive to emotional security and personal happiness and growth
• Responsible for responding to any emergency by acting with care and with competence to inform the senior on duty / call where necessary
• Maintain and keep the home secure and safe in line with legislation
• Administer medication in line with policy, procedures, regulations, and guidelines
• Attend and contribute to all relevant meetings and case reviews, family contact
• Liaise with other staff and any external agencies
• Lead in providing/checking monthly reports to social workers for Looked After Children
• Care empathically, non-judgmentally and unconditionally in a person centered approach building positive relationships

Carer - Select Prime care residential home

(2023-11 - 2024-01)

Working with the elderly providing care and support.

• Personal care at the start and end of the day ensuring everyone is clean
• Providing mental and emotional support and keep them safe
• Providing food and tea through out the day
• Toileting and pad changes
• Supporting colleagues
• Hospital trips with residents when they need support
• Helped cover domestics and kitchen assistance

Health care assistant - Basildon Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre

(2023-04 - 2023-10)

• Washing and dressing patients
• Serve meals and help feeding patients
• Monitoring patients conditions and observations (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight and blood pressures)
• Echo cardiograms every morning
• Help patients mobilise and move about
• Making up fresh beds every morning
• Patient admissions and discharges
• Removal of chest drains, catheters and cannulas

Administration Assistant/Healthcare Assistant - Hassengate Medical Centre

(2019-04 - 2022-09)

Training position - Locum

• Medication audits
• Urine sample testing
• Blood Pressure Checks
• Capillary Blood sugar samples
• Teaching patients how to use Capillary blood sugar monitors
• Providing patients with various forms
• Restocking various medical equipment including bandages, dressings etc.
• Restocking and organizing resource information literature

Retail Assistant - Primark

(2019-11 - 2020-11)

• Checkout operator dealing with all types of transactions
• Customer Service dealing with a variety of customer requirements
• Organizing/merchandising a variety of products
• Dealing with returned products
• Some supervisory responsibilities at weekends

First Aid Trainee - St.John Ambulance

(2014 - 2018)

Volunteer position

• To train in the correct treatment of a variety of injuries in differing situations
• Accompanied qualified St John Ambulance staff at a school fayre
• Lesson/activity planning
• Following instructions and the essential disciplines associated with the organization

BSc - Adult Nursing - Hertfordshire University

Level 3 Extended Diploma - Health and Social Care - South Essex College (2018-09 - 2020-06)

Secondary School - Gable Hall Secondary School (2013-09 - 2018-06)