Food Access Partner Agencies & Relations Coordinator

about metro caring

metro caring works with our community to meet people’s immediate need for nutritious, culturally relevant food while building a movement to end hunger at its root. Our innovative programming spans healthy food access, nutrition education, community connections, and organizing. We know that hunger is not caused by a lack of food—but by poverty, unaffordable housing, systemic racism, and inequities baked into our food systems.

That’s why we focus on bold, community-driven solutions that promote food justice and economic equity.

• pursue equity
• champion the mission
• rise together
• find the joy
• own it
• be brave
• think outside the box

the metro caring food access partner agencies & relations coordinator builds and manages community partnerships, coordinates food donation and partner distribution efforts, helping ensure efficient and values-aligned market and warehouse operations. This role maintains program data and reporting, drives process improvements, and collaborates across metro caring’s teams to expand equitable access to food while fostering strong relationships with volunteers, donors, and community partners.

All coordinators are cross-trained and expected to step into and support one another’s roles as needed to ensure continuity of operations, including during staff absences, schedule gaps, or periods of increased demand.

food access partner agencies & relations coordinator

sr. Manager of food access

1100 e 18th ave, denver, co 80218

$30.04-$33.65 hourly, full-time, non-exempt (the annual salary range for this position is $49,987 to $55,994)

metro caring currently operates on a four-day work week for full-time staff, with fridays off. Typical food access team hours are 7:30-3:30 pm. Occasional tuesday and wednesday evenings as well as some weekends may be required.

• 401(k) 5% match
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• health savings account
• employee assistance program
• life insurance
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• family and medical leave
• short-term disability

resume screening will begin immediately. The target start date for this position is: august 17, 2026.

please submit a resume and complete the application on the metro caring job site.

• coordinate metro caring’s food access resource share (fars) activities
• research, create, and cultivate new and existing relationships with in‑kind and faith‑based partners
• coordinate food drives including metro caring’s participation in stamp out hunger, an annual nation‑wide food drive through the usps
• assist in the ordering of product, logistical planning, and providing necessary materials for off‑site food access events, with an emphasis on the winter holiday season
• work with the senior manager of food access and the development team to create and implement an in‑kind donation strategy
• collaborate with the development and volunteer teams to cultivate corporate and faith‑based partners
• serve as point of contact for food access grocery rescue partners: whole foods, trader joe’s, king soopers, sam’s club
• attend partner organization events, denver and colorado area relevant food systems meetings, building relationships through participation in colorado’s food justice ecosystem

• support the daily workflow in the market and warehouse.
• prioritize safety in all areas of the loading dock, warehouse, and market.
• support programmatic compliance with servsafe food safety standards.
• implement warehouse opening and closing procedures.
• serve as warehouse shift back‑up approximately once per week or as needed to support program needs.
• drive metro caring’s 24' refrigerated box truck and 16' box truck to complete food pick‑ups as necessary.
• use electric pallet jacks and forklift to load/unload trucks and move inventory throughout the warehouse.
• support onboarding and training of volunteers into warehouse and market roles.
• help maintain clear communication between shifts and team members to support smooth daily operations.

• utilize salesforce and other…