Part-Time Sugar and Spice Staff/Barista, IU Dining and Hospitality

Indiana University Bloomington

Location:Bloomington, IN
Salary:$12.75/hr
Type:Part-time
Date Posted:September 22, 2026
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IMU DINING (BA-DIMU-IUBLA)

Indiana University (IU) Dining and Hospitality is looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to provide exceptional service to IU students, faculty, staff and guests.

At Sugar and Spice, it's all about connection. People are at the heart of who we are. We connect with each other, our customers, and our communities to make a positive impact every day. Sugar and Spice is a place of warmth and belonging, where everyone is welcome, and we value the unique experiences that each partner brings to our team!

As a Sugar and Spice barista, this position creates the Sugar and Spice experience for our customers through excellent service, serving sweet and expertly crafted drinks. A cup of coffee and a smile can go a long way, and we believe our baristas have the power to be the sugar in each customer's day.

Department Specific Responsibilities

  • Maintains regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
  • Meets operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and food products.
  • Engages with and understand our guests, including discovering and responding to guest needs through clear and pleasant communication.
  • Prepares food and beverages to standard recipes or customized for guests, including recipe changes such as temperature, quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients
  • Available to perform many different tasks within the store during each shift. Expected to help the operation's needs.

EDUCATION

Required

  • General knowledge at the high school level

Work Experience

Preferred

  • Some previous barrister experience desirable

Skills

Required

  • Ability and enthusiasm to work on a team.
  • Positive attitude with a willingness to learn.
  • Strong commitment to guest service.

Preferred

  • Ability to work well with other people, and enjoy meeting others.
  • Ability to work as a team and collaborate.
  • Understanding of how to create a great customer service experience.
  • Ability to focus on quality and take pride in work.
  • Openness to learning new things (especially the latest beverage recipe!).
  • Ability to keep cool and calm in a fast-paced, energetic work environment.
  • Ability to maintain a clean and organized workspace.
  • Excellent communications skills.

This position requires tasks typically associated with back-of-the-house food service work and cleaning/ware washing. It involves periods of both sedentary work and times of frequent movement about the workspace. Using commercial kitchen equipment and tools, moving supplies weighing from 20 - 50 pounds, and effective communication skills are necessary. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. This role also will work indoors around both hot and cold temperatures and loud noises. This role involves handling meat and plant-based food products as well as a variety of ingredients that may include some or all of the top 9 allergens in the preparation of menu items and during the course of cleaning and ware-washing tasks. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

$12.75 per hour

12 hours a week.

Flexible work schedule.

Position is capped at 29 hours per week.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

  • Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
  • Health savings account with generous IU contributions
  • Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Basic group life insurance paid by IU
  • Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
  • Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
  • Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
  • Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
  • 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
  • Generous paid time off plans
  • Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Part Time Employee

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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