Gateway Vocational Services:


Tired of spending time and money hiring and training people who quit soon after? Increase your success in hiring quality employees with Employment Services offered by Gateway...

Gateway’s Employment Services works with people who are serious about being a viable, contributing member of the workforce. People who have a barrier, but are determined to be independent and self supporting.

Employment Services offered by Gateway provide…


Assessing and Testing:

At our Career Development Center, we test our clients for literacy and performance skills. We also assess their interests, experience, abilities and attitudes. We’ll let you know up front the strengths and weaknesses of a potential job candidate.

Skills Training:

When you employ a Gateway client, the services of our staff are available to help you train your new employee. Only after your new employee demonstrates appropriate skills, do we decrease our coaching time.

Job Readiness:

We are also available to reinforce appropriate habits such as promptness, dependability, following instructions, interaction with customers and co-workers and more.

Job Analysis:

Before we send an applicant to you we will have conducted a free Job Analysis to ensure the qualifications of the person we’re referred. You’ll receive a copy of the analysis.

Information & Consultation:

Gateway may assist you in obtaining information regarding tax incentives and wage reimbursements. We can also help you with understanding governmental regulations affecting employment practices and costs.

Reasons to use Gateway Employment Services
  • Experienced Placement Specialists
  • We Train your potential employee
  • Over 25 years of experience
  • We’ll assist you with understanding the rules
    and regulations of ADA


Examples of Placements
  • Assembly
  • Clerical
  • Cleaning
  • Food Service
  • Forklift Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintenance
  • Shipping & Receiving


Gateway is a non-profit organization, which assists people with vocational disabilities to reach their highest level of vocational potential. Gateway provides services to persons with barriers to employment through transition employment and direct placement service.

Gateway partners with Michigan Department of Career Development–Rehabilitation Services, Michigan Department of Mental Health, Berrien Mental Health Authority, Office of Michigan Works!, Michigan Commission for the Blind, etc.