caseworker

American  

[keys-wur-ker] / ˈkeɪsˌwɜr kər /

Or case-worker,

noun

1. a person who does casework.

2. an investigator, especially of a social agency, who aids disadvantaged individuals or families chiefly by analysis of their problems and through personal counseling.

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Etymology

Origin of caseworker

First recorded in 1930–35; case ¹ + worker

Example Sentences

If a mom decides she doesn’t feel like feeding her child, she simply hands the baby off to a caseworker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Many of the jobs advertised have titles such as constituency caseworker, manager or policy adviser.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Instead, books can be purchased only through a person’s prison caseworker, paid for directly from the person’s prison’s bank account—which charges extensive fees—and from a highly limited number of “approved vendors.”

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

“Of course you can. We’ll borrow one from storage for you, and then we’ll ask your caseworker to retrieve your bike from Mrs. Chavez.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter