Data & Records Technician

Foundation for Blind Children is currently hiring for a full time Data & Records Technician as part of our Braille Production Team! This position is 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We offer health insurance, life and disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan, and more! 

The role of the Data & Records Technician is to manage cataloging and ordering for new braille book transcription requests.  This includes maintaining accurate catalog entries, directing the workflow to braille transcribers, receiving and processing digital book files, and general office duties.

Job duties include: 

• Maintenance of database entries to the library catalog
• Issue orders to transcribers for new book transcriptions
• Ship supplies and materials to transcribers
• Process incoming files from transcribers
• Monitor due dates and document files received
• Perform quality control checks on incoming files
• Assist with braille document production, binding, and shipping
• Support coworkers by assisting with order fulfillment
• Complete other general administrative support duties as assigned
• Maintain regular attendance according to the assigned work schedule.

Foundation for Blind Children (FBC) is a high profile, nationally recognized non-profit in Phoenix, Arizona.  Celebrating our 70th Anniversary, FBC serves over 2,000 blind and visually impaired students of ALL ages, from birth to currently 102 years old on three Valley campuses. Our preschool for blind children and braille library are the largest in the country.  A well-established and growing non-profit, FBC leads the blind community both locally and nationally with new and innovative teaching methods, technology, and outcomes.  Our workplace culture consistently ranks in the top 10% of non-profits in the country with 95% of our team recommending FBC as a great place to work.  The vision of the Foundation for Blind Children is a world where vision loss is a diagnosis, not a disability.  

• Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by Arizona Department of Public Safety or the ability to obtain within 90 days of employment
• Must be friendly, approachable and motivated
• Willingness to pursue braille certification (on-the-job training and support provided) 
• Knowledge of productivity software (MS Office, Teams, and Google) and good computer skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail