Mary Behnke
WICHITA,KS
Summary
Adept at fostering safety and positive environments, my tenure at First Student showcases a blend of hard and soft skills, including safe driving practices and effective communication. Achievements include enhancing student safety and fostering community, underpinned by a clean driving record and a knack for problem-solving.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Bus Driver
First Student
08.2014 - Current
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
- Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Enhanced student safety by strictly adhering to bus routes and schedules, as well as enforcing established behavior guidelines.
- Developed positive relationships with students, faculty and parents to support continuous rapport and communication.
- Adapted quickly to unexpected situations such as road closures or detours while maintaining composure under pressure to ensure timely arrivals at destinations.
- Reported vehicle maintenance and repair issues to appropriate personnel for timely resolution.
- Collaborated with school administrators to address any behavioral issues arising during transportation effectively.
- Assisted in emergency preparedness drills, demonstrating appropriate evacuation procedures to students and staff members.
- Assisted students with boarding and exiting bus to reduce safety issues.
- Fostered a strong sense of community among bus riders, promoting respect for fellow passengers and valuing the importance of punctuality.
- Enforced student behavior policies and responded to student emergencies.
- Made sure the students have a daily positive interaction.
Garden Center Caretaker
Plant Kingdom Greenhouse
03.2020 - 07.2021
- Doing daily assignments of temperature and soil moisture, then moving plants if temperature is not ideal for that species and or watering based soil moisture.
- Answering/Returning calls from customers. This requires you to be able to assist with plants suggestions based on what they are asking for, to be able to remember the plant catalog and what's currently available and to offer substitutions if we are out of something.
- Keep everything organized and tidy. Put like plants together (sade vs sun, perennial vs annual) and consolidating flats to make more room.
- To help customers figure out what would work best in their yard & with their goals.
Education
Associates Of Liberal Arts - Miscellaneous
Cowley County Community College And Area Vocational-Technical School
Arkansas City, KSSkills
- Dependable and reliable
- Effective communication skills
- Safety-focused
- Safe Driving Practices
- Behavior Management
- Passenger Management
- Route Planning
- Defensive Driving
- Adaptable routes
- Student Supervision
- Passenger safety management
- Child Safety Awareness
- Student chaperoning
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Dependable and Responsible
- Clean Driving Record
- First Aid Certification
- Valid Driver's License
- Attention to Detail
- Dispatcher Communication
- Map Reading
- Language Fluency
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
Accomplishments
I earned the Gold Award( the highest award in Girl Scouts equivalent to the Eagle Award)
Certification
I am certified in First Aid & CPR
I have a CDL class B with Passenger & Schoolbus endorsements
Timeline
Garden Center Caretaker
Plant Kingdom Greenhouse
03.2020 - 07.2021
School Bus Driver
First Student
08.2014 - Current
Associates Of Liberal Arts - Miscellaneous
Cowley County Community College And Area Vocational-Technical School