Collins Dimba
Cherry Valley
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience as a Dietary Aide at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Proven ability in nutritional awareness and crisis intervention, effectively collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance resident care. Skilled in creating individualized support plans, ensuring compliance with health regulations while delivering exceptional service. Energetic dietary aide with several years of hands-on experience preparing and serving food to patients within healthcare facilities. Well-versed in sanitation and safety guidelines paired with in-depth knowledge of cooking and baking appliance operations. Successful multitasker possessing positive attitude and great sense of humor.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Dietary Aide
Notra Dame Home Care
Worcester
05.2025 - Current
- Prepared and served nutritious meals to residents following dietary guidelines.
- Operated kitchen equipment safely while adhering to health regulations.
- Delivered food trays to residents, ensuring timely service and proper presentation.
Dietary Aide
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center
Westborough
08.2023 - 05.2025
- Prepared and served nutritious meals to residents following dietary guidelines.
- Assisted in maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen and dining areas.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to address residents' dietary needs and preferences.
- Monitored food inventory levels and assisted with ordering supplies as needed.
Home Care Aide
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Assisted in medication.
- Visiting client in his home, taking him for appointment and outside specialist units.
- Assisted in groceries.
- Providing crisis intervention and support as clinically indicated.
- Communicating to family progress report.
- Other humanitarian services.
Deputy Manager
Mathare Rehabilitation Center, Mentally ill and Drug Abuse Rehab
Nairobi
07.2015 - 06.2020
- Establishing action plans based on case facts, best practices, protocols, jurisdictional issues and available resources.
- Compiling detailed person centered care plans.
- Working with people in crisis.
- Providing cover in the absence of other managerial colleagues.
- Maintaining up to date administrative records.
- Assisting in providing day-to-day services to consumers, treating all individuals with dignity and respect.
Program Assistant
Komarock Community Development Network (KCDN)
Nairobi
02.2011 - 07.2015
- Working closely with the Program Managers and Officers to ensure that program documents for conducted an end-line survey on smart saving project for women and girls in slums of Kibra and Korogocho
- Trained women and girls from the two slum on simple financial literacy
- Mobilized communities and identified small business groups.
- Mobilized and recruited data collectors and research assistants.
- Trained the research assistants in the study methodologies.
- Conducted a survey on the types of small enterprises being undertaken by women and youth in the study areas
Education
Diploma - Community Development(Livelihood Transformation)
Premese Institute
Nairobi, KenyaKenya Certificate of Education -
Technical High School
Nairobi,KenyaSkills
- MS Word
- Regulations compliance
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Create Individual Treatment/ Support Plans
- Implement behavioral management interventions
- Excellent administrative skills
- Knowledge of therapeutic programming
- Communicate well in a multicultural environment
- Case Management
- Writing Reports
- Developing High Performance
- Making Effective Decisions
- Making Things Happen
- Delivering in Partnership
- Managing Change Effectively
- Social Care
- Early Intervention
- Workload management
- Nutritional awareness
- Record keeping
- Crisis intervention
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Sanitation practices
- Patient communication
Hobbies and Interests
- Physical fitness
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Reading
- Volleyball
References
- Rev. Enoch Kyeremateng, Director, African Ministry, 774.253.4660, africanministry@worcesterdiocese.org
- Mary Kiarie, Supervisor, Home Care Aide, 508.333.6146, Kiariem19@yahoo.com
- Margaret Okumu, Colleague staff, 617.602.2567, mkhayoko@gmail.com
Languages
English
Professional
Timeline
Dietary Aide
Notra Dame Home Care
05.2025 - Current
Dietary Aide
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center
08.2023 - 05.2025
Home Care Aide
08.2020 - 12.2020
Deputy Manager
Mathare Rehabilitation Center, Mentally ill and Drug Abuse Rehab
07.2015 - 06.2020
Program Assistant
Komarock Community Development Network (KCDN)
02.2011 - 07.2015
Diploma - Community Development(Livelihood Transformation)
Premese Institute
Kenya Certificate of Education -
Technical High School
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