Use this sample and step by step explanation to craft a meaningful employee performance feedback review for a community services block grant/outreach social worker. Find the right words with quality phrases.
A community services block grant/outreach social worker is responsible for creating awareness about the available funding opportunities for low-income individuals. He/she also monitors the processes to ensure that they are aligned with the program policy.
The social worker in this capacity also carries out other duties such as identifying persons who are eligible for the grants and works with other community-based agencies to develop a list of individuals who are in need and process them for the funding. He/she also keeps records of the people who are in the programs and works with the rest of the professionals in the community services block grant program to identify extreme cases.
Employee Performance Review Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Rating Meaning | |
| The employee fails to perform the most important aspects of the job satisfactorily. Requires close guidance to carry out routine jobs. He/she needs significant improvement in all areas. Meetings should be held between the employee and the supervisor to discuss performance deficiencies. | 1 |
| Employee routinely meets and exceeds expectations in all areas of responsibility. Produces high-quality work that at times exceeds expectations. Consistently meets the most critical annual goals. Occasionally produces timely and accurate results. | 2 |
| The employee consistently and significantly exceeds the communicated expectations by producing exceptionally high-quality work. He/she demonstrates exceptional knowledge of his/her duties and is highly recognized by others as an authority in his/her area of work. | 3 |
Supervisor's Feedback | ||
Skill | Comments | Rating |
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| MULTI-TASKING: Multi-Tasking allows one to juggle and perform more than one task at a time without losing track of what you are working on or dropping the ball. | Finishes one task and moves to the next but still thinks about the task one has just finished Does not take breaks in between tasks to reassess new information or let one's mind rest | 1 |
| SAFETY AT WORK: Safety is being protected from hurt or other non-desirable outcomes that may tend to overrule a situation and cause damages of different kinds. | Requires all employees to wear protective gear necessary to do their jobs safely in order to prevent exposure to hazardous materials Requires employees to read material safety data sheets for chemicals in order to know how to handle specific chemicals | 2 |
| DEPENDABILITY: Dependability is the characteristic of being able to be counted on and relied upon by providing services that be trusted within a period. | Does not allow others to question the level of commitment and devotion Does not take any action following complaints from coworkers, management or customers | 1 |
| ASSERTIVENESS: Assertiveness is the inclination to stand up for your rights or other people's rights in a calm and concrete way without being aggressive or accepting a wrong. | Finds it hard to initiate and maintain comfortable relationships with colleagues at work Discourages other employees from openly voicing their views, ideas, and feelings | 1 |
| ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Attention to Detail is the capacity to achieve a thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task. | Examines technical charts for errors and reviews documents for compliance with established standards Plays focus enhancing games that help sharpen one's memory and problem-solving skills | 2 |
| COMMITMENT TO THE JOB: Commitment to the Job is the feeling of responsibility that a person has towards a mission and goals of an organization. | Shows eagerness to promote the company's products and services to customers in order to make the customers feel part of the company's long-term success Is encouraging, empowering and helpful and focuses on maintaining a harmonious and happy office environment | 2 |
| PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Personal Accountability is the feeling that you are entirely responsible for your actions and consequences taking ownership without blaming others. | Does not create own processes and timelines for getting things done thus keeps on missing deadlines Lacks confidentiality thus is not entrusted with sensitive information either by the manager or other employees | 1 |
| PERSONAL DRIVE: Personal Drive is a combination of desire and energy in its simplest form directed at achieving a goal in whatever you have set your heart to accomplish. | Does not show interest in learning new things or attending courses that enhance one's professional and personal development Wastes plenty of time doing things that are not important to the company and fails to work on what is important | 1 |
| PERSUADING OTHERS: Persuading others is making sure your best ideas get a fair hearing without manipulating others or using trickery. | Tries too hard to persuade, which puts off people faster or makes them lose interest in what one has to say Does not take the time to find out what the other person really needs before starting the persuasion process | 1 |
| USING COMMON SENSE: Using Common Sense is the ability to see what is missing in a situation or a project and supplying it without necessarily being assigned or asked to do it. | Kicks oneself after making a mistake instead of learning from it and moving on to looking for ways to avoid future mistakes Defines clear goals but does not develop ways to accomplish them thus often gets frustrated when one doesn't meet them | 1 |
Self Evaluation | |
Self Evaluation Question | Employee Comments |
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| MULTI-TASKING: What system do you use to keep track of multiple projects? How has this helped you meet deadlines? What tips have you used to differentiate tasks that fit well in multi-tasking from those that require your undivided attention? | [employee comments] |
| SAFETY AT WORK: How do you set your company's safety rules? How do you make sure that every employee follows these rules? Is there a time when you have had to deal with an employee who repeatedly ignored the company's safety instructions? What did you do? | [employee comments] |
| DEPENDABILITY: Can your manager depend on you to handle tasks without being asked to do so? Do you finish all your projects and tasks within the allocated time? | [employee comments] |
| ASSERTIVENESS: Is there a time you had to speak up in order to be sure that other people knew what felt or thought? How good are your listening skills? Do you have instances when you made mistakes because you did not listen well to what someone had to say? | [employee comments] |
| ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Describe a time when you were confused by a client's request. What process did you use to clarify things? Have you ever needed to persuade your supervisor or someone above you that they had made a mistake? How did the situation turn out? | [employee comments] |
| COMMITMENT TO THE JOB: What are some of the things that get you dedicated and devoted to your work? What has been your major work-related setback? What happened and how did you manage to keep moving forward? | [employee comments] |
| PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Can you describe a day when your supervisor was absent, and you had to make tough decisions? What are some of the decisions you made? Describe a time you reacted to pressure situations or short deadlines. How did you do it? | [employee comments] |
| PERSONAL DRIVE: What role has your supervisor, manager or colleagues played in improving your personal drive in the workplace? Can you think of a time when the events or actions of a colleague adversely affected your personal drive? How did you cope with that? | [employee comments] |
| PERSUADING OTHERS: When selling an idea, it is sometimes useful for one to use real-life stories. Can you give an example of a time when you were able to do that? What was the outcome? What are some of the challenges you have faced when trying to persuade others and how have you overcome them? | [employee comments] |
| USING COMMON SENSE: When is the last time you failed in a project because you did not use common sense? How did you rise up? How do you go about making decisions? How do you calculate your next action when solving a problem? | [employee comments] |
Summary |
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Sections 1-4: To be completed by the supervisor Section 5: To be completed by the employee |
1. Exceeds Job Related Expectations |
2. Areas to improve |
3. Goals completed since last performance feedback |
4. Goals for next period |
5. Employee comments |
Signatures | |
| I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal. | |
| Employee: | Date: |
| Supervisor: | Date: |
| Human Resources: | Date: |