Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a communications center specialist.

A communications center specialist is responsible for receiving, examining, and prioritizing emergency or non-emergency calls and deploys the relevant authorities to manage different situations. He/she retrieves and disseminates information gathered from multiple phone calls and evaluates the incoming calls including fire, medical, security calls, to gauge the best response for each of the incidents.

Other duties include finding more information concerning the reported event as well as to provide the police and other response officials with the necessary info to rescue the situation while ensuring their safety. The specialist offers the most appropriate intervention for distraught callers until they get help. Lastly, they enter the information gathered in the center's computerized system as well as processing, analyzing, and disseminating it.

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

SAFETY AT WORK:

Get the building inspected from time to time in order to find areas that need repair or improvement

Make sure that employees understand what needs to happen in case of a crisis whether by a natural disaster or violent person

[employee comments goal]
DELEGATION:

Match the requirements of the task to the ability of the employee and make sure that they are capable of doing the job

Point the person to the resources he/she may need or people they may need to coordinate with in order to complete the task

[employee comments goal]
PLANNING AND SCHEDULING:

Utilize calendars, charts, to-do lists effectively with priorities, and a workable follow-up plan on each project

Write down all your goals prior to the commencement of any project

[employee comments goal]
ENTHUSIASM:

Learn to think outside the box in order to find new ways that can help handle situations differently

Dedicate time to make things happen, be the leader and other employees' source of inspiration

[employee comments goal]
SELF CONFIDENCE:

Try an affirmation such as "I live authentically" or "My opinion matters" in order to avoid backing down during a conversation

Think about what causes the imperfections and acknowledge the fact that these are the things that make one special and more relatable to others

[employee comments goal]
EVALUATING OTHERS:

Learn to ask people about their work when one doesn't understand some of its aspects in order to give the right feedback

Share with people how one will assess performance so that they don't get surprised at the end of the review period

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

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

Learn how to control and respond to one's own emotions in order to avoid causing conflicts in the workplace

[employee comments goal]
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:

Avoid multitasking at all costs; work on one task, complete that task and move on to the next

Try and understand things that work best for oneself in order to feel happy and motivated to accomplish them

[employee comments goal]
QUALITY OF WORK:

Set clearly defined and achievable goals in order to stay motivated to accomplish them and meet quality standards

Allow enough time for tasks or projects in order to avoid feeling overloaded and increasing chances of errors

[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

Pay attention to the needs of other employees or team members who are solely relying on own work to meet their deadlines

[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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