care worker

noun

British
: a person whose job is to give care to people who are ill, disabled, etc.

Examples of care worker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2019, a girl reported to her teacher that a Southwest Key youth care worker, described as a shift leader, repeatedly raped, abused, and threatened her at a facility called Casa Montezuma in Channelview, Texas, the suit said, citing a Southwest Key report. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2024 Nigerian student and care worker Brendan came back from his 12-hour shift to find his car had become a smoking wreckage. Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024 A day care worker was arrested for shoving a 2-year-boy multiple times head first into a table at a Bronx pre-school, police said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024 The typical hourly wage for a child care worker in Wisconsin is $13.78, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meena Duerson, CNN, 15 June 2024 After cocaine was identified in the urine of 1-year-old boy who was covered in scratches, police in Oak Creek arrested a local child care worker. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 A day care worker has been arrested in connection to a baby who tested positive for cocaine, Wisconsin police said. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024 Mom is suing her back March 15, 2024 2:32 PM Read Next National Day care worker ‘savagely’ beats toddler, causing paralysis, lawyers say. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 As of May 2022, the median pay for a child care worker in the U.S. was $13.71, compared with $10.47 in West Virginia, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023

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“Care worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20worker. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

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