Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a community health worker.

A community health worker is responsible for educating community members on the various health issues both current and future and the available relevant health programs. He/she will promote a better understanding of the health issues affecting the community as a whole by responding to various general and specific needs and issues.

In addition to that, he/she will also get to perform the following roles; keeping accurate data and information on the health programs, collaborating with other professionals to promote health related issues, coordinating health programs, planning and budgeting for community health activities, conducting health related trainings and assessing and evaluating of the health conditions within the community.

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

TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Show willingness to learn the best way to manage my feelings and emotions while working with others.

Learn to talk in a very clear and concise way that other people can understand.

[employee comments goal]
MULTI-TASKING:

Decide on a distinct set of tasks that one needs to accomplish and stick to them, and put additional related tasks on a new list for next time

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

[employee comments goal]
SAFETY AT WORK:

Make sure that construction workers wear hard hats at all times when they are in specifies zones of the job site

Allow only authorized personnel to do certain jobs if one feels other employees don't have enough training to do them

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Learn to use active listening skills and body language to show understanding of what the other person is saying

Volunteer in different community activities in order to understand the needs of people and offer help where appropriate

[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

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:

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

Contribute fresh ideas and suggestions regularly and accept to take risks and new challenges

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

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

Learn when to ask for permission and when one has full responsibility to proceed on to 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

Reward oneself for objectives that have been accomplished successfully in order to feel motivated to work even harder

[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

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

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Lead by example; show others how to be open, thoughtful, and nonjudgmental in all situations

Define goals and set a clear plan that will help one to accomplish them successfully

[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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