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Jamilah Omar is a social worker who is linked to Waterloo Road High School.

She first appears in Series 11 Episode 1 after it is discovered that Danny Lewis has been sleeping in the boiler room at the school. She speaks to him after his attempt to escape school grounds and arranges for him to stay in a hostel after the school discovers his mother and her boyfriend have been evicted and they cannot get hold of her.

In Series 11 Episode 2, Jamilah drives Tommy and Izzy Charles back to their father Donte's house after Tommy runs away from home to the school on the morning of their mother Chlo's funeral and Izzy chases after him. Jamilah offers her support to Donte, but he turns it down.

Jamilah appears again in Series 11 Episode 7 when she comes into the school to support Danny after he stabs Vinny McCullen, and she goes with Danny when he is arrested.

In Series 12 Episode 2, Jamilah is called into school for a strategy meeting about Kelly Jo Rafferty's welfare after the revelation that her mother Debs has been illegally medicating her with diazepam to calm her mood swings and meltdowms because of her ADHD, which she is diagnosed with in this episode. Jamilah also gives Joe Casey a letter for his foster sons Dwayne and Zayne from their biological mother Lisa.

In Series 12 Episode 4, Jamilah comes in to give Joe the EHCP for Kelly Jo, and disapproves when she finds out that he hasn't told Dwayne and Zayne about the letter from their mother. Jamilah comes in again later in the episode to have a meeting with headteacher Kim Campbell and Shola Aku after Shola uncharacteristically acts out. When Kim spots bruises on Shola's arm, Jamilah says that social services need to be called, but it is revealed that Shola gets the bruises from when her fibromyalgia-suffering mother grips her arms too tight when she helps her to her feet after she falls. After this, Jamilah tells Shola that social services can help her with a young carer's assessment.

Jamilah returns in Series 13 Episode 3 when allegations are made about Mike Rutherford's conduct towards Shola. Shola confesses to Jamilah that the contents of her diary, in which she fantasises about Mike, are completely made up, and that Mike never did anything wrong.

Jamilah next appears in Series 13 Episode 8 after Schuey Weever is found in the boot of his father Pete's car. After Pete is arrested, Jamilah tells Schuey that he and his sister Portia are going to go into care.

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