
Angelika Sojka
Kalamazoo, MI
Activity summary
Trustworthy Care for Your Children and Furry Friends
My name is Angelika, and I offer reliable and professional care for both children and pets from my home. As an RBT and recent graduate from WMU, I am organized, patient, and committed to the well-being of those under my care. I have 2-3 years of experience in babysitting newborns through teenagers, and I also have extensive pet-sitting experience, including administering medication and caring for senior pets. My certification in CPR/First Aid gives you extra peace of mind, knowing your loved ones are in capable hands.
Pet sitting $15 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Fish
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Dog walking $12 / hour
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
- Large dogs (44—88lbs / 20—40kg)
- Giant dogs (+88lbs / +40kg)
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
- Pet daycare (at my place during the day)
- Pet boarding (at my place overnight)
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
- Running errands
Babysitter, Parent helper $16/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Teenagers (13+ years)
- Up to 2 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Bottle feeding
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Toilet training
- Changing diapers
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- Before school care
- Preparing school lunches
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for sick children
- Administering medications
- Care for twins/multiples
I'm available for events
- Special event babysitting
- Corporate functions babysitting
- Wedding babysitting
I can provide home daycare (at my place)
- Home daycare
- Drop-in / occasional daycare
- School holiday daycare
I can provide special needs care
- Care for special needs kids
- Food allergies
- Asthma
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
I can do tutoring
- Tutoring
- Primary school tutoring
- High school tutoring
I can do house sitting
- House sitting
- Collecting mail / packages
- Watering plants
- Taking trash bins in / out
- Rotating lights / blinds (for a 'lived-in' look)
- Basic house security checks
Other services I can provide
- Yard work
- Cleaning
- Car washing / cleaning
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time employment.
I can travel to neighboring suburbs/towns of Kalamazoo for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Public holidays
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 3 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- Have a pet carrier
- 2 years experience working with children
- I'm a parent
- CPR training
- First aid training
- Water safety training
- Swim coach
- Bachelor of early childhood education (currently studying)
- I have child car seats
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 22 years old
- Police check
- Driver's license
- Emergency car access
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Liability insurance
- Languages I can speak: English, Polish, and German
I am currently a student at Western Michigan University. I am studying criminal justice and psychology. I used to work as an RBT for over a year until I found my current job at Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home. I enjoy working with a variety of children. I am also a new mom and would love to help some parents out due to me being home. I am CPR and First Aid certified.
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Singing
- Dance
- Comedy
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Fitness
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Video
- Design
- Writing
- Foreign languages