Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a community services block grant/outreach social worker.

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 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

MULTI-TASKING:

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

Make to-do lists and get the most tedious tasks ticked off before embarking on the more interesting ones

[employee comments goal]
SAFETY AT WORK:

Do regular fire drill exercises in order to help every employee in the workplace familiarize themselves with the exits

Make sure to maintain and repair equipment on regular basis regardless of the company's financial status

[employee comments goal]
DEPENDABILITY:

Be available to the coworkers, customers, and management and show concern

Change for the better when a complaint is raised by any colleague, manager or customer

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

Avoid any form of argument or defensiveness and try as much as possible to maintain calm

Constantly remember that every employee deserves to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

[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

Keep project details into perspective and be ready to get down to a microscopic level if needed

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

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

Seek ways to learn new skills in order to improve one's performance and experience

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Find opportunities to improve one's skills, and to provide additional services and products to the customers

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 take part in suggesting new ideas to solve problems in the company, turn the ideas into actions, and actions into results

[employee comments goal]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Get to know where a person wants to be in the future and how badly he/she needs to get there in order to know how much effort is needed in persuading

Explain the benefits of one's own arguments and get the person one is persuading to support one's own views

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Take the time to examine a new problem in order to come up with the best solution and avoid making mistakes

Learn how to anticipate problems and deal with them before they happen in order to avoid panic and frustrations in the future when they do happen

[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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