SURABAYA (November 19, 2023) - The administrative order needs to be cultivated in services to Social Welfare for Persons in Need (PPKS) carried out by Social Rehabilitation Companions.

The duties of social rehabilitation companions as Human Resources (HR) for social welfare include social workers, social welfare workers, social volunteers, and social counselors who work in the ATENSI scope.

In addition, social rehabilitation companions must also prioritize multi-service tasks not only in the PPKS cluster. Specifically, the duties and roles of companions include assisting with the Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) program, implementing case responses, forming comprehensive case management, conducting data collection, verification and validation of PPKS, helping PPKS access integrated reports, and conducting PPKS monitoring and evaluation in their area.

"Every social rehabilitation companion is required to make a report every month and must be ready to be evaluated," said the Special Advisor of the Minister of Social Affairs for Foreign Relations and Partnerships, Faozan Amar at the Monitoring and Evaluation Meeting in Surabaya, Sunday (11/19/2023).

Social rehabilitation companions must also coordinate with relevant stakeholders at the central and regional levels regarding the implementation of the tasks.

In the same place, Secretary of the Director General of Social Rehabilitation Salahuddin Yahya emphasized that the task of social rehabilitation companions is to maintain integrity, loyalty, and synergy in carrying out tasks.

"They must comply with regulations and rules and ensure that assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs is right on target by involving the role and participation of the community," said Salahuddin

The Minister's Technical Team for Social Empowerment, Arif An, Head of the Social Rehabilitation Division of the Surabaya City Social Office, Indra Fajar Swasana, and Head of the Sidoarjo City Social Office, Nur Chasan were present at the event.