Community Worker Program

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

COMMUNITY WORKER PROGRAM

SUPERVISOR’S EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE

This evaluation report has two purposes. The first purpose is to provide information about the student’s performance, and the second is to inform the student of her/his progress to date at the placement organization. On the following pages, we provide a guide for evaluating the student’s progress. We suggest that you respond to the questions by giving examples to illustrate your assessment. The report may also be discussed at meeting with the faculty advisor.

PLACEMENT SUPERVISOR: ________________________________________TEL:___________________________________

ORGANIZATION/AGENCY: _________________________________________________________________________________

FACULTY ADVISOR: __________________________________________________________________________________

STUDENT: ___________________________________________Date:____________________________________

PLACEMENT SUPERVISOR: __________________________________________Date:____________________________________

Please describe the student’s performance level using the categories below. Please add comments if necessary.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT “O”

Demonstrates leadership, i.e., can demonstrate exceptional skills and perform a leadership role by teaching/coaching other adults.

SATISFACTORY ACHIEVEMENT “S”

Demonstrates an acceptable basic skill level, i.e., can perform the task consistently and has fully met the expectations of the supervisor.

UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE SKILL AT A SATISFACTORY LEVEL “U”

Unable to demonstrate the task satisfactorily, i.e., little or no indication of skill attainment, little or no change despite redirection,

constant monitoring required.

NOT APPLICABLE “N/A”

The student has not had the opportunity to engage in activities that would utilize this skill.

A) General

1. To what extent does the student demonstrate knowledge of the agency’s philosophy, policies and practices, and its relationship with the communities it serves:

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2. Assess how the student functions within the agency in a professional manner by the student’s ability to:

· Attend regularly O S U N/A

· Be punctual O S U N/A

· Notify agency of absences/illness O S U N/A

· Share agency tasks O S U N/A

· Relate to staff/volunteers O S U N/A

· Relate to clients O S U N/A

Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________

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B) Skills Development

3. To what extent does the student practice office management skills such as:

· Retrieving and filing records O S U N/A

· Completing various office forms O S U N/A

· Writing clear telephone messages and memos O S U N/A

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________

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4. To what degree does the student:

· Analyze problems O S U N/A

· Identify information needed to solve a problem O S U N/A

· Effectively seek out that information. O S U N/A

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________

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5. To what extent does the student demonstrate skills in:

· Asking for direction O S U N/A

· Asking for feedback O S U N/A

· Accepting & acting on feedback O S U N/A

· Persistence and follow-through with a task O S U N/A

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________

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6. Most community workers find themselves attending lots of meetings, sometimes in leadership roles and sometimes as members. To what degree has the student demonstrated the ability to:

· Be a constructive force in meetings O S U N/A

· Demonstrate assertiveness skills O S U N/A

· Demonstrate effective public speaking skills O S U N/A

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________

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7. We live and work in a pluralistic society. To what degree does the student:

· Develop effective helping and collegial relationships regardless of ethnicity,

race, gender, abilities,social & economic class and sexual orientation. O S U N/A

· Develop effective relationships with persons of various ages

and/or at various developmental stages O S U N/A

· Complete tasks successfully while working with/in diverse communities O S U N/A

· Remains aware of own biases and engages in strategies to diminish their impact O S U N/A

· Practice an openness to learning from others O S U N/A

Comment: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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8. To what extent does the student demonstrate a commitment to social justice O S U N/A

Comment: ___________________________________________________________________________________

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C) Attitudes/Behaviours

9. How comfortable do you feel in recommending this student for another internship/or employment in the field of community work?

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10. What are this student’s specific areas of strength?

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11. What are specific areas in which improvement is needed for this student to become an effective community worker?

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12. Supervisor’s comments on the overall experience of working with the student:

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