Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Employee Development PDF

TO: ALL PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL FROM: PATRICK J. KENNEDY FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATOR PREPARED BY: FIRE RESCUE PPM COMMITTEE SUBJECT: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PPM #:...

TO: ALL PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL FROM: PATRICK J. KENNEDY FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATOR PREPARED BY: FIRE RESCUE PPM COMMITTEE SUBJECT: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PPM #: FR-A-105 ISSUE DATE EFFECTIVE DATE November 7, 2022 December 5, 2022 PURPOSE: To initiate a method for documenting Fire Rescue personnel job performance outside of the disciplinary process. UPDATES: Future updates to this PPM are the responsibility of the Deputy Chief of Administration, in conjunction with the PPM Committee, under the authority of the Fire Rescue Administrator. AUTHORITY:  Fire Rescue Administrator SCOPE: This policy applies to all Palm Beach County Fire Rescue personnel and reservists. POLICY: Supervisors are responsible for assessing and evaluating the adequacy of Fire Rescue personnel performance in relation to job requirements. Supervisors should utilize the Employee Development Form or Letter of Commendation to document Fire Rescue personnel job performance. DEFINITIONS: 1. Employee Development Form – A non-disciplinary form utilized to document negative Fire Rescue personnel performance as a method of coaching or counseling. 2. Letter of Commendation – A form utilized to document positive Fire Rescue personnel performance as a method of commending. PROCEDURE: 1. Any supervisor may initiate an Employee Development Form or a Letter of Commendation for the purpose of improving or commending Fire Rescue personnel performance (i.e., need to improve report documentation skills, compliment personnel for exceptional work on an incident). These forms are located in “My Evaluations” on Target Solutions. 2. The supervisor shall review the completed Employee Development Form or Letter of Commendation with the employee, including a method to improve job performance or suggestions for future projects and/or advancement. FR-A-105/Page 1 of 2  3. The supervisor will then sign the Employee Development Form or Letter of Commendation, and advise the employee that the document will appear on their “My Evaluations” page in Target Solutions and will need to be signed in order to complete the form. 4. The Employee Development Form is not a form of discipline, and shall not be used to identify an infraction or breaking of a Fire Rescue rule or regulation. The Employee Development Form is not the first step in the progressive discipline process. ______________________________ PATRICK J. KENNEDY FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATOR Supersession History 1. PPM#FR I-57, issued 12/01/1992 2. PPM#FR I-57, issued 10/20/2010 3. PPM#FR I-57, issued 03/24/2014 4. PPM#FR A-105, clerical 03/01/2018 5. PPM#FR A-105, clerical 07/02/2018 6. PPM#FR A-105, issued 11/07/2022 FR-A-105/Page 2 of 2