Employers perennially rank good communication and people skills as a must-have skill in all candidates.
Your resume should be based on all things that are important to an employer, whether they are communication skills or a well-organized personality.
Always remember that the resume is written for the benefit of the employer and not the candidate. So you must make it employer-friendly. Like the sample provided below:
School Bus Monitor Resume Sample
Ronald Weasel
4600 Hillside Avenue ● Hillside, NJ 79661 ● (000) 142-8562 ● ronwea @ email . com
SCHOOL BUS MONITOR
Pleasant personality and an inherent love of children
Summary: Self-motivated and dexterous School Bus Monitor with a track record of assisting students embark and disembark from buses, ensuing their safety and handling student behavior by implementing strict behavior rules. Effectively creates and maintains friendly relationships with students, while upholding an authoritative stance. Known for maintaining a positive and calm attitude even during times of distress
Core Skills & Competencies
• Route Mapping | • Behavioral Management |
• Emergency Evacuation | • Records Maintenance |
• Bus Maintenance | • Lost and Found Support |
• Bus Inspection | • Field Trip Management |
• Special Needs Assistance | • Onboard Safety Procedures |
• Student Safety and Wellbeing | • Physical Restraining |
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully averted a near-disaster by alerting the bus driver of a fallen bridge, less than 1 mile away, during a school field trip
• Saved a child from self-harm during an incident that transpired on the bus, by physically restraining him and calling for help at the next stop
• Trained 14 new bus monitors in employing emergency evacuation procedures as part of their initial training
Assured student safety and wellbeing while onboard school buses by implementing core safety and security rules, including bus inspections and interior sanitization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
School Bus Monitor | 8/2013 – Present
KIPP Delta Public Schools, Hillside, NJ
• Greet students and assist them with embarking the school bus
• Ascertain that they are seated in their assigned seats and buckle them up for safety
• Maintain student behavior by laying down ground rules and ensuring that they follow them
• Conduct emergency evacuation in cases of dire circumstances such as fire or accidents
• Monitor students to ensure their physical and emotional wellbeing
School Bus Monitor | 11/2010 – 8/2013
Community School, Hillside, NJ
• Assisted students in disembarking the bus and ensure that their belongings are handed over to them
• Provided support to the driver by assisting him in planning alternate routes during rush hours
• Conducted pre and post-trip inspections to ensure that the bus is safe, clean and maintained
• Assured that responsible adults take charge of students as they disembark the bus
• Maintained a friendly yet authoritative rapport with all students
School Bus Aide | 2/2009 to 11/2010
Delta Public Schools, Hillside, NJ
• Welcomed students as they arrived at the bus stop and assisted them in embarking the bus
• Ascertained that all students were properly seated and assisted young children in fastening their seatbelts
• Assisted the bus monitor with taking attendance and maintaining attendance records
• Cleaned and maintained the bus after each haul and ensured that any security concerns are communicated to the bus monitor immediately
EDUCATION
High School Diploma
Delta High School, Hillside, NJ – 2009