Part-Time Student Recovery Brews Outreach Assistant, Collegiate Recovery Community, Health Promotion

HEALTH PROMOTION (BA-HPRO-IUBLA)

The Office of Student Life is focused on building a strong foundation to ensure every student's Indiana University (IU) experience is positive, safe, healthy, and meaningful. The Office of Student Life staff and multiple departments aim to help students navigate their time at Indiana University (IU), providing the tools they need to be successful in school and after graduation. Students are our priority, and their health, safety, and overall well-being are our core mission.

Health Promotion is proud to be a department within the Office of Student Life, committed to promoting learning and respect in all programs, interactions, and partnerships. We commit to creating and maintaining a welcoming environment where all people are respected, valued, and affirmed so that they may know they matter and belong at IU.

Health Promotion at IU-Bloomington supports student success through a holistic and integrated approach to wellbeing. Health Promotion provides a broad range of prevention, education, and intervention services grounded in evidence-based practices, assessment, and evaluation. Core service areas include Substance Use Intervention Services, a Collegiate Recovery Community, Nutrition Services, and Health Education and Outreach, which offers workshops on topics such as mental health, sexual health education, hazing prevention, and alcohol and other drugs prevention. Together, these programs advance student wellbeing and contribute to a healthier, more thriving campus community.

Part-Time Student Recovery Brews Outreach Assistant, housed within the Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), serves as a student advocate for recovery awareness, wellness, and connection on campus. In this role, the part-time student assistant helps lead a mobile, interactive outreach program funded by the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, using a branded coffee bike to engage students in high-traffic campus spaces. Through outreach, conversation, and education, the intern helps reduce stigma surrounding addiction, shares recovery-centered messaging, and connects students with supportive resources and opportunities for involvement.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Coordinates with CRC staff and students to plan, promote, and implement Recovery Brews outreach events, including event themes, logistics, and engagement strategies.
• Leads Recovery Brews coffee bike pop-up events at rotating high-traffic campus locations.
• Serves nitro and regular cold brew coffee in a professional, welcoming, and student-centered manner during outreach events.
• Engages students in meaningful conversation about recovery, wellness, and belonging through peer-to-peer outreach, conversation starters, and interactive prompts.
• Provides recovery-centered education that helps reduce stigma and increase awareness of addiction, recovery, and allyship.
• Shares educational materials, myth-busting information, and recovery ally tips to promote a more recovery-supportive campus culture.
• Connects students to CRC programs, Recovery Ally training, and other relevant campus resources through outreach and referral.
• Assists with student sign-ups, tabling engagement, and outreach follow-up related to CRC involvement and recovery education opportunities.
• Tracks outreach metrics such as event attendance, student engagement, resource distribution, and participation in educational activities.
• Supports the evaluation of outreach efforts by administering post-event surveys and collecting feedback to assess changes in awareness and attitudes related to recovery.
• Represents the Collegiate Recovery Community and IU Bloomington in a professional manner during all outreach activities and student interactions.
• Collaborates with professional staff, student leaders, and campus partners to support program goals and strengthen recovery-centered outreach initiatives.
• Participates in regular team meetings, training, and supervision to support professional development and program effectiveness.
  
  

EDUCATION

Required

• Currently enrolled student at Indiana University Bloomington.
  
  

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Experience in peer led positions.
  
  

Skills

Required

• Excellent organizational skills to manage mobile logistics
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills to engage with the general student body
• Ability to maintain a professional and welcoming presence while representing CRC.
  
  

This position requires move around for the duration of pop-up events (2-3 hours) and the ability to maneuver a mobile coffee bike to various campus locations. Events take place outdoors and are subject to weather conditions.

Skills

The Office of Student Life is committed to building students build career readiness and workforce skills. Student employment offers practical experience to apply learning, build real-world skills, and develop competencies valued by employers. Each role supports National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Competencies, with emphasis on those most relevant to the position:

• Career and Self-Development
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership
• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Technology
  
  

These are transferable workforce skills you can add to your resume and use in any career path.

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Bloomington, Indiana.

This is an in-person position.

$15.00 per hour

10 hours per week during Summer and Fall 2026 semester.

Position ends December 31, 2026

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 Student Employee

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