Total 6 F&B / Tourism / Hospitality job vacancies in Denver, Colorado

• Plans, facilitates, and coordinates, budgetary, human capital planning, and administrative support functions.
• Evaluates and adjusts administrative support staff workloads and assignments, special projects, and training needs.
• Provides advice and guidance on the District’s operating budget, usage of financial management systems, completion and submission of budgetary reports and data calls, procurement and purchasing, and tracking and analysis of financial expenditures.
• Coordinates the work of lower-graded administrative support staff to ensure customer service standards and deliverable requirements are met, administrative activity is managed, routed, and completed in a timely fashion.
• Coordinates hiring, employment, and recruitment activities including partnerships with local agencies.

Starting at $80,665 Per Year (GS 11-12)

• The Pathways Recent Graduate program duration is one year. Upon successful completion of the program and at the agency's discretion, the appointee may be converted to a permanent position in the competitive service.
• The duties described below are at the full performance level (GS-9). Incumbents will serve in a developmental capacity, wherein the work is less complex in nature and the supervisor provides specific instruction and guidance.
• Coordinate staffing and coverage of inspection assignments.
• Maintain the database of available personnel to ensure assignment staffing.
• Provide information to union officials and representatives of employment organizations regarding staffing and related issues.
• Function as liaison with the FSIS Office of Human Resources to initiate recruitment for new or vacant positions.
• Coordinate training activities for the district and assist with travel arrangements in accordance with the travel regulations.
• Authorize and audit travel vouchers to ensure proper use of travel funds.
• As needed, you may assist in the development of budget and/or hiring projections for the district.
• Administer leave schedules for inspection personnel and for monitoring time and attendance reports using WebTA.
• Conduct orientation sessions for new FSIS employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Starting at $54,505 Per Year (GS 7)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is an open continuous announcement until September 30, 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. This announcement may close without advanced notice.

This position independently performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items;
• Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware;
• Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for;
• Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available;
• Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu;
• Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques;
• Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian;
• Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area including assembling, labeling and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks;
• Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients;
• Makes final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures;
• Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line;
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full time or Part time; Work schedule will be determined upon selection.
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Remote: This is not a remote position
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 4 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstance as exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e., broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.

Starting at $22.15 Per Hour (WG 4)

Primary responsibility is to provide supervision and instruction to 25-30 inmate workers who are assigned the duties of cooks, butchers, bakers, dining and dish workers, vegetable preparation workers, and pot and pan washers.

Provides continual training to the inmate workers in order to update their knowledge in all phases of production, presentation, and sanitation of food items. Oversees the receiving, storing, and issue of all food and non-food items.

Responsible for security operations such as key control, yeast control, knife and blade control, inmate accountability and conducts routine contraband searches throughout the work area.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Starting at $34.02 Per Hour (WS 08)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is an open continuous announcement until September 30, 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. This announcement may close without advanced notice.

The Food Service Worker duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Using proper cleaning solutions to sanitize food preparation surfaces.
• Cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers in a food service or food handling organization.
• Handling and storing sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware for public use.
• Making sandwiches using prepared ingredients for cafeteria or buffet lines.
• Portioning food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
• Assembling and tossing fresh fruit or green salads in large quantities for public consumption.
• Brewing coffee in a restaurant/commercial size coffee maker.
• Setting up glasses, silverware, dishes, trays and condiments in communal dining areas.
• Scouring and scrubbing heavy cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots.
• Performing heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings and/or exhaust hoods.
• Loading and operating a continuous conveyor belt feeding dishwasher.
• Setting up cafeteria lines and/or steam-tables with hot and cold food items.
• Standing/walking to clear tables and carrying trays of heavy dishes for several hours or more at a time.
• Sweeping and mopping floors repetitively in high traffic areas such as corridors, entry ways, cafeterias and other areas.
• Moving kitchen equipment such as stand mixers, weight scales and meat slicers to clean spaces behind and under such equipment.
• Delivering meals, which may include hot foods and liquids, to patients' bedsides or patrons.
• Emptying trashcans containing food scraps and waste.
• Reading and understanding written material such as time and duty schedules.
• Reading and following instructions with regard to safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals.
• Reading and following instructions on menus, recipes, and/or basic work instructions.
• Following label directions in using cleaning or disinfecting/sanitizing agents.
• Applying sanitation principles to safeguard food against spoilage and waste.
• Adhering to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work involving lifting, carrying, transporting and delivering food or other items.
• Working quickly without accidents while at the same time being attentive to the quality of your work.
• Recognizing typical health and safety hazards for yourself and other workers around you.
• Working rapidly and accurately under the pressure of deadlines.

Work Schedule: Full time or Part time; Work schedule will be determined upon selection.
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921-S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Remote: This is not a remote position
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 2 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

Starting at $17.70 Per Hour (WG 2)

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as the technical and quality expert of culinary standard.
• Analyzes and performs quality improvement tasks for menus and food service arrangements.
• Creates and tests specialized recipes and develops specialized food preparation methods to meet the needs of the Veteran population.
• Creates specialized food service menus, recipes and service techniques offered in a hospital setting to include diets for multiple medical conditions, including modifications in micro and or macro nutrients, food allergies, sensitivities and food consistencies, which are reviewed and approved by the Supervisory Dietitian.
• Provides forecasts of required food items based on advanced understanding of edible portions of yield and waste factors.
• Attends focus groups and implements strategies to closer meet customer desires within clinical parameters, while partnering with Clinical Nutrition Section.
• Serves as lead culinary specialist, researching, advising, training and educating in the advancement of culinary arts for the service.
• Provides budgetary input on food service subsistence needs, advises on future budgetary requests for food service and culinary program advancements.
• Conducts product samplings with vendors, keeps current on new food product availability.
• Identifies new equipment to bring into food service systems, determines equipment replacement schedules and established budget for equipment replacement.

Work Schedule: Sunday-Saturday 05:00AM -08:00PM
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Food Service Specialist/PD99847S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Starting at $80,665 Per Year (GS 11)