1. MIKE PROCHASKA
168 SHADOWBEND DR. • WHEELING, IL 60090 • PHONE (847) 215-1706 CELL (847)477-8873
procm2@aol.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position working with children where I can share my enthusiasm for learning.
EXPERIENCE: Little Hands Childcare Center
October 2006 – Preschool Floater/Closer
June 2009 • Ensure a safe and good learning environment for the children
• Teach children how to cooperate with one another
• Organize the classroom
• Help in setting up activities for children in the afternoon
• Teach children to play sports and other outside games
Sept 2008 to present Fetch Pet Care North Shore
Dog Walker
• Care for and provide daily exercise for dogs
• Provided plenty of clean water and food
• In home overnight sitting including private walks, feeding, newspaper and mail retrieval, plant watering and home
security tests
• 30 minute in home visits for administration of medication and litter cage cleaning
August 2000 – Sept Gertrude B. Nielsen Childcare Center
2006
August 2005 - September 2006
Kindergarten Classroom Assistant
• Assisted in teaching reading and writing
• Taught motor skills such as woodworking and use of hammers and nails
• Assisted in teaching the self help skills
• Helped children learn to write their names
• Assisted children learning their sounds
• Helped teach concept of money and value
May 2005 - August 2005
Summer Camp Teacher/ Counselor
• Taught group sports such as soccer and baseball
• Taught card games as well as the dexterity and thought process required for these games
• Supervised outside gym class
• Supervised water play and field trips
August 2000 - May 2005
Preschool Classroom Assistant
• Taught children how to participate in shared learning and communication projects
• Orchestrated a positive classroom environment where the children love to learn
• Fostered one on one interaction with children to support their learning experiences
• Organized activities and snack times
• Assisted in building and classroom maintenance activities
EDUCATION: Loras College Dubuque, IA
1995-1999 Bachelor of Arts, majored in History
Minor in Early Childhood Education
Computer club
ADDITIONAL • I like working outdoors and doing very active activities like skiing, swimming and riding my bike. I also am a
DATA: dog walker and love watching Chicago Cubs baseball. I have traveled a lot and have been to South American,
Africa and Europe.
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