Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a child caregiver.

A child caregiver is tasked with the primary responsibility of creating and maintaining a safe and stimulating environment for the young children under his or her care. He/she should or usually will work in a family designed-like program and ensures that the children receive the best of skills at an early age by supervising and managing them.

Other than the primary role he/she will perform other main responsibilities that include; formulating plans for language and literacy skills development, maintain a safe environment for the children, support proper growth of the child as a whole and helping in organizing and setting up of the classroom environment.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

JUDGMENT SKILLS:

Constantly remind oneself of times when own judgment served them well in order to fuel confidence in the ability to trust oneself

Move away from things that decrease one's own confidence and sense of self-reliance and towards what increases it

[employee comments goal]
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Get physical strength enough to carry out the tasks with ease

Follow the safety precautions keenly to ensure security is maintained at all times

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

Acknowledge other people's rights and remember that everyone has a right to exercise own emotions including anger

Learn new ways to handle stress and stop feeling threatened or victimized when things don't go as expected

[employee comments goal]
ATTENTION TO DETAIL:

Limit distractions by working in an area that is free from noise and always put one's phone on silent when paying attention to details of a project

Always read and understand a project's needs and ask for clarification in areas that are not understood before working on it

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Avoid sadness and depression triggers at all cost in order to remain focused and committed to work

Speak up when there are problems that need to be addressed in order to get the problems fixed

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Create a personal mission statement that conveys one's core values and defines why one has to meet specific goals

Arrive to work early in order to get enough time to arrange the day's commitments and avoid missing deadlines

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

Help employees and team members meet their goals and suggest ways to make them more valuable to the company

Actively seek new opportunities to improve oneself and the company and seize them when they occur

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Separate own values from those of other employees and do what one thinks is right no matter what

Tackle new skills in order to gain knowledge and confidence needed to handle current or upcoming projects

[employee comments goal]
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:

Take breaks between tasks in order to allow own mind to refresh and give oneself a productivity boost

Share some of the work among other employees in order to make them feel a sense of ownership and keep oneself from being bogged down

[employee comments goal]
RESOURCE USE:

Eliminate current projects that may seem costly or unnecessary in order to free up resources to fund more productive ventures

Allocate tasks to resources in a balanced and fair manner in order to ensure maximum utilization

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. 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:

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