Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for an infant and toddler teacher.

An infant and toddler teacher is responsible for educating and caring for infants and toddlers. He/she ensures that the specific emotional and developmental needs of the infants and toddlers are met while complying with the regulations of the child care regulatory agency.

The teacher is also responsible for a couple of other duties including supervising the children. Others include assessing the specific requirements of each child and defining the most appropriate learning package for each as well as maintaining a creative but safe classroom environment. Lastly, they need to liaise with the parents and the director when making crucial decisions regarding the toddlers and infants.

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

INTERVIEWING:

Manage my emotions well during the process and to have good confidence.

Avoid talking too fast or too slow during the interview process but rather have a steady speech rate.

[employee comments goal]
MULTI-TASKING:

Use tools and apps such as tangible reminders that help one to keep focused on the tasks at hand

Assign complex tasks or projects for the time one is most productive such as early in the morning

[employee comments goal]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Choose to do your very best in the tasks given daily without fail

Respect every opinion while taking only that which is needful

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

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

Learn good listening and speaking skills in order to communicate effectively with other employees

[employee comments goal]
ATTENTION TO DETAIL:

Keep track of appointments, projects, and tasks that need to be accomplished so that one is not surprised when it's time to turn them in

Learn tricks that help clear one's mind and focus in order to enhance one's own attention to details skills

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Be punctual and consistent on time to work, meetings and functions

Take the initiative to meet the needs at hand rather than wait to be told what to do

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Establish new policies and procedures for maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information in the company

Provide the necessary information required to accomplish tasks and let other members of the team know when one does not have enough information about a certain task

[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]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Select words that conjure neutral, positive, or negative images in the mind of the other person to frame a persuasive argument

Understand the needs and concerns of the person one is persuading and put own points across clearly and concisely

[employee comments goal]
PRACTICAL THINKING:

Adopt a strategic approach to the situation at hand and actively follow through on that strategy

Take something that others see quite often or take for granted and analyze it to see if it could be a solution to the problem at hand

[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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