Meet the team behind the Foot in the Door project
You can contact any of our team on free phone 0800 052 0540 or by email below.
Sarah Welch
Sarah Welch is a Southwark Works Employment Adviser with many years experience in the hairdressing and beauty industry. Sarah also helps people who are interested in working in the Fitness/Personal Training sector. Sarah will be able to assist young people who are interested in finding work placements in these sectors - perhaps with a view, longer term, to career / apprenticeship opportunities.
Danny Miller
Danny Miller is the Employment Adviser Team Leader at Southwark Works. He oversees the Foot in the Door project and manages a team of 5 Employment Advisers. Danny has been advising for several years and has built up significant expertise in the Construction industry, with contacts on all of Southwark's major development sites, such as the Shard (Mace); Neo Bankside (Carillion); Canada Water (Barratts); Elephant and Castle (Lendlease); Better Schools Projects (Balfour Beatty); and Bermondsey Spa (Hyde Housing). Danny can advise young people on a range of training and apprenticeship opportunities and regularly delivers workshops for young people at Southwark College.
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is an Employment Adviser at Southwark Works. He has a wealth of experience in supporting people into work via voluntary work placements in both the voluntary and the private sector. Mark has built up a good network of contacts in the retail sector and has worked with many of our key Foot in the Door high street chain partners such as Marks and Spencer, Peacocks, New Look etc so he is ideally placed to help young people who are looking for their first taste of work experience in the retail trade.
Nihaya Al-Othmani
Nihaya Al-Othmani is an experienced Employment Adviser who has worked with a wide range of clients including refugees and asylum seekers, lone parents and those with health issues. She has worked in a variety of outreach settings including Children’s Centres and nurseries and has specialist knowledge about training and employment in childcare and social care settings. Nihaya speaks 3 languages; English, Arabic and Russian.
Roger Daley
Roger Daley is an Employment Adviser at Southwark Works. He has many years experience of the recruitment industry and his particular areas of expertise are the hospitality and catering sectors, plus IT. Roger has extensive knowledge of the skills and requirements for success in these industries and will be supporting Foot in the Door applicants looking for work experience in those areas. As well as offering careers advice, Roger regularly runs employability workshops both for adults and young people.
Featured People
The Deputy Manager – Peacocks, Elephant and Castle
“I was given a chance and I like to help other young people from the area. How else are they going to get work”.
Young person who has participated in the project
“I would recommend the project because there are a lot of young people who want to start working but are not sure on what to do or how in terms of getting a job, that’s where the Foot in the Door project comes in, it gives them training on interview techniques, how to write a C.V and covering letter. The project is very beneficial with learning work skills and where to go to find jobs, the people are very easy to talk to and offer lots of help and advice, I had a very good result when working with them and I think others would too”