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

A Community Nutrition Educator has the primary duty of promoting good healthy living through good nutrition practices. He/she will get to design, implement, and teach community members about the best nutrition practices and will also assume the role of an advocator, advocating for good nutritional practices within the community under nutritional guidelines.

Besides that he/she will perform the following duties; offering counsel to individuals and the community as a whole on the best nutrition plan and practices, assess nutritional needs and then devise proper nutrition plans, facilitate nutrition training for the community members, providing nutritional counseling and developing and implementing dietary plans for the community members.

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:

Classify tasks according to importance and urgency in order to get an idea of what can wait and what needs to be done immediately

Become effective at switching tasks and release all emotional energy attached to the task once it has been completed

[employee comments goal]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Decide to be dedicated to the services of the company and remain so

Learn to work alongside others both in group setting and individual tasks

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Try and gain a deeper understanding of the other person's perspective without immediately saying that it is bad or good

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

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Learn how to put customers' needs first and go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure these needs are met

Take ownership for solving problems instead of making excuses or blaming others when things don't go as expected

[employee comments goal]
CONCEPTUAL THINKING:

Learn to identify the real key factors in a problem one is working on in order to effectively solve the problem

Learn to apply new theories, constructs, and models while translating complex ideas or information in order to communicate clearly and precisely

[employee comments goal]
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:

Learn to concentrate on written directions; highlight the main points and summarize lengthy documents into bullet points

Work closely with the instructor from the start to the of the task or project and ask for help where appropriate

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Promote information across departments that will help educate other employees on performance expectation and how to meet the company goals

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

[employee comments goal]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Investigate the benefits of own idea to potential supporters before presenting it and persuading them to support it

Modify implementation plans so that the initiative at hand appears appealing and attracts more potential supporters

[employee comments goal]
QUANTITY OF WORK:

Track how much time one spends on each task in order to identify tasks that take more time that needed

Delegate tasks that actually need to be delegated in order to avoid feeling overloaded and overwhelmed

[employee comments goal]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Make enough effort to understand how a product compares to rival products

Put enough effort to know the procedures and policies that guide products and services

[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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