Specializing in Providing Pre-Employment Transition Services for High School Students

About Us:

Ability Employment Services, LLC was specifically created to teach employment skills to high school students with a documented disability.  Ability Employment Services, LLC was co-founded by Anthony Centille and Scott Snowling.  Anthony and Scott have over 20 years of combined experience helping young adults with documented disabilities to find competitive employment.  Ability Employment Services, LLC teaches an engaging and thorough curriculum that focuses on an introduction to employment.  Ability Employment Services, LLC is currently working within numerous high schools in Kent County, Michigan.

Services Offered:

  • Workplace Readiness Training

  • Development of an Initial Career Portfolio

  • Job Exploration and Career Awareness

  • Soft Skills Development for Employment Success

  • Interview Preparation

  • Vocational Assessments

For more information please email Scott at scott@abilityemploymentservices.com or Anthony at anthony@abilityemploymentservices.com.

 

Scott Snowling                                         Anthony Centille

Co-Founder                                              Co-Founder

Testimonials:

“Scott and Anthony of Ability Employment Services are experts in preparing our students for employment success.  Their delivery of instruction engages students easily and makes a lasting impact.”

Kimberly Norman
Transition Coordinator
Region 1 Special Education

“Anthony and Scott did an amazing job of helping my high school students in the Mild Cognitive impaired program explore specific careers.  Students were surprised by the training required.  I personally was encouraged by the benefit to our employment IEP discussions.  Students could name related careers or jobs and expressed real interest and excitement about what they specifically needed to do to move toward their desired employment.  A valuable use of classroom time!  Kids really responded to Scott and Anthony!  These guys know the current job placement climate!”

Renne Wyman
Special Education Teacher
Sparta High School

“Ability Employment Services provided an extremely beneficial service for the students at Northview High School.  Scott and Anthony were great and our students truly look forward to meeting with them.  The lessons they implemented taught our students skills that will follow them well beyond high school.”  

Julie Haveman
Special Education Teacher
Northview High School

“Scott Snowling and Tony Centille have been a valuable asset to my cognitively impaired high school classroom.  They are professional, personable, and able to communicate with my special needs students of all different backgrounds and abilities.  My students have expressed to me how much they enjoy engaging in conversations with them and look forward to their arrival each week. They are an added resource for my student’s vocational education and helping them prepare for a future job.  I would highly recommend Scott and Tony as their skills, experience, and personalities are one of a kind!”

Cathy Kamminga
Special Education Teacher
Wyoming High School

Student Quotes: “inspirational”, “very helpful and a lot of fun”

“Anthony and Scott have done a fantastic job of connecting with our students and giving them an opportunity to investigate careers of interest and talk about “soft skills” important in the workforce.  Our students were very engaged and enjoyed their interactions with Anthony and Scott.  This was the second year of working with ability employment services and we would have them back again.” 

Mary Dalton
Teacher Consultant
Comstock Park High School

“The services provided through Ability Employment Services were very beneficial to all students in my classroom. Students learned about the essential elements of career exploration as well as pursuing and obtaining a job. Scott and Anthony had great rapport with all students, thus lending to great learning experiences. I look forward to more opportunities for Scott and Anthony to work alongside my students, providing support, instruction, and guidance for whichever career path they may take.”

Olivia McCain
Special Education Teacher
Lowell High School

“This course was very beneficial to my students!  I saw an increase in their self-confidence as they talked about the careers they researched, and they were excited to tell me about what the learned after each class.  Scott and Anthony were very professional and did an excellent job building relationships with my students. I highly recommend this course to any high school student that wishes to learn more about their career options for after high school.”

Allison Teitsma
Special Education Teacher
Forest Hills Eastern High School

“Wyoming High School has appreciated the partnership with Ability Employment Services for the last couple of years. Scott and Tony have been great in establishing relationships with our students and making the connection between school and potential careers.  Students look forward to this class! Job exploration, vocational assessments and the importance of soft skills are learning targets of this program and the students have greatly benefited from this experience!”

Nicolle Smith
School Social Worker
Wyoming High School

“My students and I loved working with Anthony and Scott from Ability! They were great at building relationships with my students and provided engaging and meaningful interactions while still building job skills! My students always looked forward to their meetings and learned so much more than what I could’ve taught them in the classroom. I can’t wait to work with them again!”

Kelly Cornell
Special Education Teacher
East Lee Campus

“My students enjoyed and benefitted from the program.  They were able to research and present a career that they were truly interested in.  This is a program that all students could benefit from, especially students that need some help figuring out what they want to do in the future. I was very impressed with the presentations at the end of the program; the students were proud of themselves too.”

Kara Scranton
Special Education Teacher
Forest Hills Northern High School

“Anthony and Scott of Ability Employment Services did an awesome job of connecting with my students and giving them an opportunity to investigate careers and talk about the “soft skills” which are important in the workforce. They reinforce the lessons I have taught with their knowledge of the working world. They are professional, personable, and able to communicate with special needs teenagers.  My students looked forward to them coming every week.

Keith Baker
Special Education Teacher
Comstock Park High School

“This program provides a much-needed service to high school students. Our 10th graders are able to explore careers and narrow down options that fit their skills and interests. Scott and Tony bring energy to the classroom, and our students always look forward to their lessons!”

Kelsey Smith
Resource Teacher
Wyoming High School

Student Quote: “It was nice completing interview questions getting ready for a job.  We also learned new skills and made goals for each year.  They helped me to explore different careers and I loved that they came to my school to talk about work experience.”

Quote provided by:
Abrianne Castaneda
ESS Teacher
Calvin Christian High School