About Our Job

ASL Program Support Intern – Human Rights and Community Partnerships

This unpaid internship is designed for an individual fluent in ASL who is interested in learning how accessibility services are coordinated within HRCP Access for All Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS). The intern will shadow the Program Coordinator and Program Administrator to understand how ASL Interpreting and CART services are scheduled, how community support is managed, and how outreach, resource development, and administrative operations function within a government accessibility division.

What We Offer

All City and County of Denver emerging talent positions are supported by a trained hiring manager and encouraged to attend up to 4 sessions of professional development each season (Winter/Spring, Summer and Fall).

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field several days a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days. 

What You’ll Do

As an Intern, you will work on various projects and tasks to help you understand the ASL Support Program.

As an ASL Program Support Intern you will have the opportunity to experience:

• Support scheduling and coordination of ASL interpreter and CART service requests, including communication tracking and confidentiality.
• Assist with monitoring the DHHS inbox, routing inquiries, and drafting replies under supervision.
• Observe VP public support and learn how referrals to city and community resources are handled.
• Help create social media content and public information materials, including ASL‑accessible content.
• Maintain and update the community resource directory and assist with basic data organization.
• Assist with vendor documentation tasks, such as distributing and organizing paperwork.
• Support community outreach by shadowing meetings and helping prepare materials for workshops and events.
• Provide general administrative and project support, including organizing files, preparing materials, and helping with events.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Fluency in American Sign Language
• Experience with administrative tasks or customer/community support.
• Comfort using tools such as Teams, Zoom, Canva, and basic email platforms.
• Familiarity with Deaf culture and the broader Deaf/Hard of Hearing community.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement: Current enrollment in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelor’s, or higher degree in Science, technology, engineering, mathematics or closely related field, or a recent graduate (completed specified program within 1 year of completion).

Experience Requirement: None

Education and Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.

License/Certification Requirement: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Mandatory documentation required to be considered for this position: 

• Resume: 1-2 pages, with the most current information.
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts – either official or unofficial, dated within your current academic term. 

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until May 3. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than May 3 at 11:59 PM.

About Everything Else

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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