ASL Services Internship Program

ASL Services Internship is open and accepting applicants for the Spring 2023 Semester.

ASL Services Internship Program

ASL Services, Inc. Internships are an invaluable way to get career experience, build a stellar resumé, and kickstart a career in the Interpreting Field. What are you waiting for?

General FAQs about our internship program can be found by clicking here.

College Internship/Mentorship Application Process

Thank you for your interest in applying to become an intern with ASL Services for the upcoming academic semester. We have confidence that you will find our agency to be one of the premier agencies in the nation providing outstanding interpreting and related services.

American Sign Language Interpreting Services (ASL Services, Inc.) is a nationwide company dedicated to providing the highest quality of professional and ethical Sign Language services at reasonable prices to the community in accordance with the communication preferences of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons we serve.

Since 1989, ASL Services has set the regional standard in bridging communication and enhancing the quality of interaction between the Deaf and Hearing communities.

The ASL Services staff lives up to the highest standards of education and training.

Angela Roth, CSC, NIC (President/CEO) is a nationally recognized leader in the field of American Sign Language interpreting, leads our agency to offer highest interpreting quality and ethics.

ASL Services’ Professional Development Team is comprised of highly regarded certified, credentialed and evaluated interpreters, Deaf professionals and agency administration has evolved into a highly regarded academic and professional resource center for all of the agency’s interns.

Best wishes on your application and we look forward to the possibility of working with you.

Internship Application Requirements:

  • Logistics
    • Name and contact information
    • School and Teacher/Director contact information
    • What are the start and end times expected for internship (please include if you have flexibility in dates)
    • How many hours would you need to complete your internship?
    • Ex: How many observation hours? How many hand up hours? How many volunteer hours? etc.
    • Do you have or will you be able to secure reliable transportation?
    • Are you interested in housing support while where for a nominal fee?
    • Include any paperwork that your school may need completed by the agency
    • Any additional logistic information you believe is pertinent
  • Two letters of recommendations
    • One must be from a professor within your ITP/IPP or related program,
    • One is at your discretion – professional
  • A current college transcript; can be an unofficial copy
  • A resume outlining your working experience, any prior interpreting experience including formal/informal training and current number of interpreting observation hours completed.
  • Copies of certificates of any interpreting or Deaf-related workshops or training that you have received in the last five years
  • Copies of any test results that you have taken in related to interpreting, if any, (i.e. RID/NIC Written Examination, State of Florida QA Written or Performance Exam Results, etc.)
  • Please answer each of the following questions listed below and submit them in an essay format.
    • Tell me a time you disagreed with a person in charge. What did you not agree with? Why? What did you do? How did it work out? Should it happen again, would you handle it differently? If yes, how? (300 words or more in either MLA or APA format)
    • Using your essay apply the RID Code of Professional Conduct tenants. Identifying the tenants that were, could or should have been used. Explain why and how to tenants was, could or should have been used. (no word minimum requirement)

WE REQUIRE A VIDEO OF YOU MEETING THE CRITERIA BELOW

All video sections of the internship application should be 3-5 minutes in length.

  • (Part 1) You will begin with a short introduction of yourself in ASL.
    • Give your name and where you are from.
    • Why do you want to be an interpreter?
    • What interpreting experience have you had thus far?
    • Please state your future goals as an interpreter after graduation.
    • Descript yourself: hobbies, personality traits and etcetera.

  • (Part 2) Interpreting: Expressive and Receptive Instructions:
    • Video must be proctored by an Educator: Submit the name, role and contact information of the person that videotaped you.
    • Your interpreting sample must be done “cold” where you can’t know the material prior to interpreting except for the topic that will be discussed.
    • Be sure to have the audio and video of the stimulus included in your camera angle.
    • Interpret expressively (voice to sign) up to 5 minutes (must hear the stimulus).
    • Interpret receptively (sign to voice) up to 5 minutes (must see the stimulus).

Completed Applications Deadlines:

  • All portions of the application must be completed when sent in. Incomplete applications will not be accepted
  • Applications will not be accepted past the application due by date.
  • Application results will take between 4-6 weeks from the application deadline.

If your internship state day is between:Your Application is due by:
January 1st – May 31stNovember 1st
June 1st – August 30thApril 1st
September 1st – December 31stJuly 1st

Send Application By Mail To:

ASL Services
Attention Internship Team
3700 Commerce Blvd.
Suite 216
Kissimmee, FL 34741

Send Application Electronically:

Interns@ASLServices.com

*Actual start and end times of your Internship would be determined by your school’s requirements.

**Apply for the time frame that your internship will begin.

 

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