Policy Support Officer

Lutheran Education Australia Ltd; Mount Barker; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone College is seeking a Policy Support Officer to provide administrative support in developing policies, procedures and risk/compliance systems across its Lutheran school network in South Australia.

The role involves assisting the Executive Team through the Business Manager, developing and implementing a suite of policy documents, and supporting risk management across the Colleges. Applications close 31 January 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining risk and policy documents.
• Ability to work with executive teams and risk/compliance managers.
• Strong administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing and maintaining risk and compliance systems across multiple Lutheran schools in South Australia.
• Assist department leaders in policy development to ensure compliance across the network.
• Provide administrative support to the Risk and Compliance Manager and Property Managers as they implement policies.

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 31 January 2027

Cornerstone College is seeking a Policy Support Officer to provide administrative support in developing and maintaining policies, procedures, risk, and compliance systems across a group of Lutheran schools in South Australia.

About the College

As a Christian school, we place a strong emphasis on spiritual and emotional growth, providing students with the tools and support they need to navigate their emotions, build healthy relationships, and develop a positive sense of self. Together with our innovative curriculum, we help students build critical thinking skills, foster creativity, and develop a lifelong love of learning. We believe that this approach, combined with our outstanding facilities and resources, creates a learning environment that inspires and motivates our students to reach their full potential.

About the Position

The Policy Support Officer is responsible for providing administration support in the areas of developing policies and procedures for implementation for a group of schools in South Australia that are part of the Lutheran (LESNW) network, in order to assist managing risk and compliance.

The Policy Support Officer will assist the work of members of the Executive Team and other staff, through the Business Manager in each College, to continually develop and improve a suite of risk and policy documents and facilitate successful implementation, for both Colleges.

Key Responsibilities include

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of risk and compliance systems as a trusted source of truth for managing risk, compliance and policy across multiple schools.
• Assist department leaders in their development of policies and procedures to ensure policy compliance.
• Provide administrative support to the Risk and Compliance Manager and Property Managers as they carry out their responsibilities to ensure compliance for each College.

Support the Risk and Compliance Manager as they communicate new releases to staff and build awareness of the risk and compliance systems.

Applications may be considered on a rolling basis so early application is encouraged. The College reserves the right to close the application period should acceptable candidates be found.

Affiliation: Lutheran
Teaching Level: Secondary
Gender: Coed

901 Students
84 TeachingStaff
54 Non-Teaching Staff

Single School

Offers VET

Cornerstone College is a co-educational Lutheran College for Years 7-12. We are a caring Christian community nurturing within students a growing relationship with Christ which promotes individual excellence, learning and responsibility, for life.