key worker
Britishnoun
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a social worker, mental health worker, or nursery nurse assigned to an individual case, patient, or child
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(in Britain) a worker in any of a number of public sector professions considered by the government to be essential to society, for example teachers, police officers, NHS health workers etc
Example Sentences
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When asked by his key worker - who wrote down his words - how he felt about so many rejections, Tyler said: "No matter how nice I am, they only see what they want to see. Why should I care about my education when no-one else does?"
From BBC
Alex, who was Tyler's key worker until his recent move to another home, says he is a "really smart young boy", but she fears the effect on him of not being at school.
From BBC
Katie's key worker says she takes "pride in her work" but believes she was "set up to fail" at the school, which had only agreed to take her after the local authority threatened to complain to the government.
From BBC
Santa's key worker was later discovered on Formby beach using thermal binoculars, while a local lifeboat quad bike team stepped in to shepherd him into some sand dunes.
From BBC
"I still feel guilt that I couldn't save him," she told the BBC, adding she was angry and frustrated her brother was not offered therapy, a mentor or a key worker as a single point of contact, and she said he might still be alive with that help.
From BBC
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